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24 alternatives to Making Postgres as Easy as Firebase

Now in Supabase: Set up Postgres in less than 2 minutes Auto-generated APIs! (they are a bit flaky,... Tagged with showdev, postgres, supabase.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Making Postgres as Easy as Firebase launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Supabase▲2,325

   The Postgres developer platform is now generally available

   2024 · supabase.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Supabase (Beta)▲314

   The open source Firebase alternative.

   2020 · supabase.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Supabase▲40

   The Postgres developer platform is now generally available

   2024 · supabase.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Open Source PostgreSQL Studio▲407

   Powerful PostgreSQL tool is now open source for self-hosting

   2021 · supabase.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Supabase AI Assistant [LW24]▲756

   Idea to Postgres database

   2024 · supabase.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Supabase (Alpha)▲463

   An open source Firebase alternative

   2020 · supabase.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Hasura – Fast, instant GraphQL APIs on Postgres▲382

   Blazing fast, instant realtime GraphQL APIs on all your data with fine grained access control, also trigger webhooks on database events. - hasura/graphql-engine

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Supabase-Test – Fast Isolated Postgres DBs for Testing Supabase RLS▲30

   Hi HN — we've built a testing framework for Supabase that spins up fast, isolated Postgres databases for each test case. It’s designed to make RLS policies easy to validate with real database state, without global test fixtures or mock auth. Features: - Instant isolated Postgres DBs per test - Automatic rollback after each test - RLS-native testing with `.setContext()` for auth simulation - Flexible seeding (SQL, CSV, JSON, JS) - Works with Jest, Mocha, and any async test runner - CI-friendly (runs cleanly in GitHub Actions) We also published example projects and a free set of tutorials:…

   Nov 2025 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Realtime Postgres▲62

   Broadcast, Presence, and Postgres Changes via WebSockets - supabase/realtime

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Pg_replicate – Build Postgres replication applications in Rust▲216

    A high-performance Postgres replication engine written in Rust. Embed it in your Rust application or run it as a standalone binary. - supabase/etl

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    bit.io▲130

    All your data in one place

    2021 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Ship SaaS▲205

    Premium Next.js and Supabase SaaS starter kit

    2021 · shipsaas.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Postgres.js – Fastest Full-Featured PostgreSQL Client for Node and Deno▲257

    Postgres.js - The Fastest full featured PostgreSQL client for Node.js, Deno, Bun and CloudFlare - porsager/postgres

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14MD
    Multiplayer Demo Built with Elixir▲221

    Hey HN, I’m an engineer at Supabase [0] and one of the creators of this demo. My team and I have been working hard to bring developers the next version of Supabase Realtime. The current version of Realtime [1] is a Change Data Capture (CDC) server for a PostgreSQL database that broadcasts changes via WebSockets to authorized subscribers. It’s written in Elixir/Phoenix. The server utilizes PostgreSQL’s logical replication functionality, which writes database changes to Write-Ahead Logging (WAL) segment files, and a replication slot, responsible for managing and retaining WAL files.…

    2022 · multiplayer.dev · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Postgres Docker image with common extensions▲130

    Unmodified Postgres with some useful extensions. Contribute to supabase/postgres development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Hasura: Native Postgres Integration▲118

    Instant GraphQL backend with Hasura & Neon in under 2 mins

    2022 · hasura.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Open-source Firebase Alternative? It's here▲153

    Announcing Appwrite 0.14 with 11 Cloud Function Runtimes! 🥳

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Pg_CRDT – an experimental CRDT extension for Postgres▲296

    This is an experimental extension for CRDTs, pg_crdt: GitHub repo[0]. It supports Yjs/Yrs and Automerge. The linked blog post [1] describes how we're thinking about this extension in a Supabase context. I want to emphasise this part: "pg_crdt has not been released onto the Supabase platform (and it may never be). We’re considering many options for offline-sync/support and, while CRDTs will undoubtedly factor in, we’re not sure if this is the right approach." [0] GitHub repo: https://github.com/supabase/pg_crdt [1] Blog post:…

    2022 · supabase.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Postgres Playground▲161

    Hands-on tutorials to learn Postgres

    2022 · crunchydata.com · its alternatives →

20. 20QG
    Quickly generate REST API (for Postgres db)▲70

    2019 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Neon-PostgREST – Build a Supabase-Like API/SDK DevX over Neon▲8

    Hey folks - one thing I find a bit frustrating using non-supabase Postgres providers is the lack of ability to perform DB queries via an SDK/API. I decided to build a quick sample of how to combine PostgREST + Neon to recreate this dev experience.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Serverless PostgreSQL Platform by Xata▲152

    Postgres, powered up

    2024 · xata.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Dashibase▲119

    Instant dashboards for Supabase users

    2022 · dashibase.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Firebase2graphql – Migrate from Firebase to GraphQL on Postgres▲114

    Blazing fast, instant realtime GraphQL APIs on all your data with fine grained access control, also trigger webhooks on database events. - graphql-engine/community/tools/firebase2graphql at master · hasura/graphql-engine

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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