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Comparing Firebase, Convex, Supabase
| Attribute | Firebase | Convex | Supabase |
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| What it is | Firebase is Google's app backend with auth, the Firestore document database, hosting and functions. | Convex is a reactive backend where queries are TypeScript functions running inside the database, with auth, file storage, search and crons. | Supabase is an open-source Postgres backend with auth, storage, realtime and edge functions, available hosted or self-hosted. |
| Category | Database | Database | Database |
| Type | Platform | Platform | Platform |
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| Pricing | FreemiumAs of | FreemiumAs of | FreemiumAs of |
| License | License not yet reviewed | Source available (FSL-1.1-Apache-2.0)Checked | Open source (Apache-2.0)Checked |
| Layers | Backend / DB | Backend / DB | Auth + payments, Backend / DB |
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