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24 alternatives to Supabase

The Postgres developer platform is now generally available

Supabase is a Postgres developer platform that has reached general availability after four years in beta. It provides database infrastructure and SDKs for building applications, scaling from small projects to… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Supabase launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    The Postgres developer platform is now generally available

    2024 · supabase.com · its alternatives →

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    The open source Firebase alternative.

    2020 · supabase.com · its alternatives →

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    Powerful PostgreSQL tool is now open source for self-hosting

    2021 · supabase.com · its alternatives →

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    Idea to Postgres database

    2024 · supabase.com · its alternatives →

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    An open source Firebase alternative

    2020 · supabase.com · its alternatives →

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    The open source backend for AI applications

    2023 · supabase.com · its alternatives →

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    Announcing Appwrite 0.14 with 11 Cloud Function Runtimes! 🥳

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    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 →

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    Fully integrated analytics from Supabase. Free to use.

    2025 · dreambase.com · its alternatives →

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    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 →

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

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    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 →

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    Easy postgres codebase injection - aka postgres non data live reload - oelmekki/pgrebase

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    We just launched Outerbase Studio, the open-source version of our core database offering. It works in your browser or as a desktop app and supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite. What it does: • Connects to MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite databases. • Spin up local databases directly through the UI, even if you don’t have one running. • Manage and query your data in a lightweight, intuitive interface. • Completely open source. Why we built it: We wanted to share the core Outerbase experience with the developer community as a free, open-source tool. It’s simple, fast, and removes the barriers…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    BaseBuddy▲103

    Turn your Supabase database into a WordPress-like editor

    May 2026 · basebuddy.stack127.com · its alternatives →

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    Postgres, powered up

    2024 · xata.io · its alternatives →

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    Easily build real-time apps that enables user collaboration

    2022 · multiplayer.dev · its alternatives →

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    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 →

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

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Outerbase▲298

    The interface for your database

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Hands-on tutorials to learn Postgres

    2022 · crunchydata.com · its alternatives →

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    Hippobase▲171

    Self-host open source databases in one click

    2021 · hippobase.io · its alternatives →

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    Never waste time building boring pages and features

    2023 · usenextbase.com · its alternatives →

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    bit.io▲130

    All your data in one place

    2021 · its alternatives →

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