Supabase is an open source Firebase alternative. We're building the features of Firebase using enterprise-grade open source tools.
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As a Firebase user, I was surprised to see that Supabase's API is completely different from Firebase's. With a definition of "firebase alternative" this loose, I gotta say: an open source Firebase alternative already exists and it's called Hasura. Obviously there's enough room in the world for multiple open source projects addressing the same goal, but, after looking at Supabase's website, my thought wasn't "Why would I choose this instead of Firebase." It was, "Why would I choose this instead of Hasura?"
Hey John, thanks for the feedback. We're implementing the features of FIrebase, but we're not creating a 1:1 mapping. For example, we use Postgres instead of a NoSQL store. This is on purpose - we want to make the platform scalable, and Postgres is proven to scale.
Probably a matter of preference! There are quite a few similarities. Joe highlighted some of the differences in his response.
Ultimately we're both open source and contributing to other open source tools like Postgres, so it's great for you and the community :)
Fair enough. I guess the point I was trying to make is that, for me (a Firebase user for about 2 years who is aware of, but has never used, Hasura), I don't find the current Supabase marketing materials that compelling. But it's important for me to acknowledge that, in general, I'd rather use a GraphQL API than another proprietary javascript one. While I like the Firestore API, it's definitely a negative that it's proprietary.
You are correct! Best of luck.
Yeah it’s a bit “YCombinator” the a,b,c for x,y,z. I’ve used all three and while there are similarities, what makes Supabase stand out for me is the authentication, Postgres and that it’s open source. I do wish it had some of the “functions” of firebase and the GraphQL capabilities of Hasura—I’m really liking the security features as well as how easy it is to manage, query, and edit the database. It’s hella fast too.
You might really like Nhost. We do Postgres, Hasura, Auth, Storage and Serverless functions :)
will Supabase have graphql ? :D
Firebase is big and slow on web. Does your alternative solves this problem?
Check out the "Performance" section here! supabase.io/beta
will take a look thanks