Back4app Vs. Supabase, Right Firebase Alternative?-Forum-Culture Informatique

Hi All!

Google Firebase is a big name in cloud computing, especially for building and deploying mobile and web applications without managing a backend. Although over 42,000 companies use Firebase services worldwide because of its outstanding offerings, firms still opt for alternatives. Yes, companies prefer to look for a Firebase alternative because of its drawbacks. Some of its drawbacks are:

– It is troublesome to migrate app data from Firebase to other platforms.

– You can’t self-host your projects on Firebase, which makes it an unreliable option for large-scale projects.

– Unpredictable pricing and limited support for complicated queries are also cons of using Firebase. 

Now, if we discuss the major Firebase alternatives from here, the first name that comes to mind is Back4app. I have been using this BaaS platform for the last 3 years and have found it very capable of handling server-side functionalities from real-time DBs, cloud functions, and push notifications. This is an open-source platform that offers on-premises and cloud-based hosting. You can switch from here to another platform at any time.

On the other hand, Supabase is also considered a viral Firebase alternative among the tech community. Although I haven’t used it personally, I have seen too many positive reviews of this BaaS platform. The best thing I found about Supabase is its open-source nature and strong support for PostgreSQL, which is not available in Firebase. 

All in all, I shortlisted these two platforms and would like to know your thoughts on it.

What do you say?