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Supabase
Pick this if Postgres plus auth for an indie app
Postgres, auth, storage, and realtime in one project.
Freemium
8.5
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Best Firebase alternatives
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Firebase is Google's backend platform. Common pieces are Authentication, Firestore, Cloud Storage, and Hosting, with a generous-looking free tier that is still Google Cloud underneath. Use it when you want a document database and mobile-friendly SDKs. Use Supabase when you want Postgres.
Firebase scores 7.4 in Databases and backend (Somewhere for the app to remember). The 5 alternatives below are the other tools in that job, ordered by their StackPick score. How we score.
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Best for A document backend with Google's SDKs
Ranked alternatives
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Neon
Pick this if Serverless Postgres, including a database per preview
Serverless Postgres that branches like a git repo.
Freemium8.0
Visit03
Convex
Pick this if A TypeScript backend with realtime built in
A reactive backend: queries, mutations, and functions in TypeScript.
Check site7.9
Visit04
Upstash
Pick this if Redis and queues next to a serverless app
Serverless Redis and Kafka with a per-request price.
Freemium7.4
Visit05
Wix Headless
Pick this if A store, booking calendar, or CMS behind a custom frontend
Wix CMS, commerce, bookings, and member login for a frontend you build.
Freemium7.2
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