Open-source Firebase Alternative? It's here

In plain words

Supabase is an open-source backend platform launched in 2022 that provides Firebase-like functionality. It offers database, authentication, real-time subscriptions, and storage capabilities for developers building applications. The platform is designed for teams seeking a self-hosted or managed alternative to Firebase, with the source code publicly available on GitHub for transparency and customization.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

We're back with yet another Appwrite release! Appwrite 0.14 is now LIVE with a lot more improvements! With the new release we focused heavily on features that the Appwrite community requested the most. With many exciting features and important bug fixes, Appwrite 0.14 now enables even more flexibility, performance, and integrations to build your amazing next project! Let’s deep dive and learn what this release has to offer. 🏊‍♀️ Two areas that received the most attention are Events and Certificates . With the new event model, you can now trigger actions with a lot more precision. The improvements around certificates makes it more easy, scalable, and reliable to generate and manage Let's…from github.com

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