Supabase

The open source Firebase alternative

5.0•716 reviews•

36K followers

The open source Firebase alternative

5.0•716 reviews•

36K followers

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Supabase is an open-source backend-as-a-service that provides real-time databases, authentication, and API services. It enables developers to build and scale applications quickly without managing server infrastructure.

Supabase Reviews

The community submitted 716 reviews to tell us what they like about Supabase, what Supabase can do better, and more.

5.0

Based on 716 reviews

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Reviewers largely see Supabase as a fast, practical backend for shipping products, especially early on. They repeatedly praise the all-in-one mix of Postgres, auth, storage, APIs, and real-time features, plus strong docs, clean UI, easy framework integrations, and an open, extensible setup that feels less limiting than Firebase. Founders of Aident AI and Greta say it removed infrastructure work and sped up launch. The main complaints are weaker documentation in places, some UX/setup friction, limited free-tier capacity, inactivity suspensions, and short function execution times.

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authentication features (56)

PostgreSQL integration (40)

easy setup (35)

scalable infrastructure (32)

real-time capabilities (26)

developer experience (25)

open source (24)

storage solutions (23)

fast performance (16)

seamless integration (15)

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documentation gaps (3)

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used Supabase to build Decks For Good

•2 reviews

Super easy backend as a service

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used Supabase to build SoloGuard

•12 reviews

I used Supabase as a backend / auth.

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used Supabase to build Embedful

•3 reviews

Supabase lets me handle the database infra without extra setup.

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used Supabase to build Gemma

•3 reviews

Needed a reliable backend with real-time capabilities for Gemma's reminder system. Supabase's PostgreSQL database, authentication, and edge functions gave me everything I needed without the complexity of Firebase. Plus the pricing is perfect for indie makers.

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used Supabase to build Orca

•8 reviews

Backend-aaS of the future.

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used Supabase to build lemonpod.ai

•3 reviews

Supabase delivers real-time features, simple auth, and Postgres power all in one, with a dev-friendly setup.

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used Supabase to build BedRock

•4 reviews

Auth, Postgres database, and row-level security

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1mo ago

used Supabase to build Rankfender instead of Appwrite, Convex, and others

•5 reviews

Hey everyone! 👋 Founder here again. Great question about the backend stack! We chose Supabase for Rankfender after evaluating all four options, and here's why: 1. PostgreSQL from day one. Unlike Convex (NoSQL) or Appwrite (document-based), Supabase gives us full SQL power with ACID compliance . For a data-heavy platform tracking AI answers and keyword performance, we needed relational integrity and complex queries—Postgres delivers that out of the box . 2. Open-source = no vendor lock-in. Railway is great for deployment flexibility, but it's more of a PaaS than a full BaaS—we'd have to build auth, storage, and realtime ourselves . Supabase gives us the "batteries-included" backend (auth, realtime, storage, edge functions) and we can self-host if needed . That matters for enterprise clients down the road. 3. Real-time capabilities. We monitor AI-generated answers as they appear—that requires live data sync. Supabase's real-time subscriptions (built on Postgres logical replication) give us this without extra infrastructure . 4. Growing ecosystem. With customers like Mozilla, GitHub, and 1Password using it , we knew Supabase could scale with us. The branching feature integrated with Git is also a lifesaver for our development workflow . Why not the others? Railway: Too low-level. We'd spend weeks building auth and storage instead of focusing on AI visibility features. Convex: Great for real-time apps, but the NoSQL model and less mature auth meant more complexity for our relational data . Appwrite: Solid option, but the document database approach didn't fit our SQL-heavy needs, and real-time felt less battle-tested . At the end of the day, Supabase hit the sweet spot: PostgreSQL power + Firebase-like speed + open-source flexibility. It let us build fast without painting ourselves into a corner. 🚀 Happy to dive deeper if anyone has follow-up questions!

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used Supabase to build Deep Personality

•4 reviews

So easy to to manage!

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used Supabase to build AI Agent Skills Refiner

•3 reviews

"Handling 210,000+ Datasets from GitHub required a robust and scalable database. PostgreSQL's performance in handling JSONB (JSONB 数据类型) was the key to our scoring system."

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