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What do you guys think about Supabase?

What do you guys think about Supabase?

I think that for MVPs and small projects is quite a good option and an alternative to Firebase.

It also has a free tier with quite some nice limits...

https://supabase.io/

on October 4, 2021
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    I am evaluating Supabase for next project and I like it so far.

    I have used Strapi, and now moving to Supabase.
    Major benefit of Supabase is Real time Subscription and updates.

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      Hey! Looking to use Supabase on my next project starting sometime next month. How have you been liking it so far? Does it compare well to Firebase?

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      I was also draw in by the Real-time Subscriptions, looking forward to explore it.

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    I have used Supabase for one very small project (https://foxling.app) and think it was quite a good experience. With that said, I wouldn't use it for a too serious project as I don't really like giving up data and sometimes it was a bit messy building the models. This was more than six months ago though so things might have changed. If you want to save time building your APIs but still wants to keep control then I would suggest Strapi.

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      Thanks for sharing your experience. Btw, Supabase is also open source and you can self-host it, so you don’t need to give up control of your data.
      Strapi looks interesting, I always like to discover new tools, thanks 👍

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        Yes that it true, totally forgot it was open source as well. Still think it is a little bit too early to use it for a serious project though. You also need to be relatively good in Postgres to use it for more advanced stuff, but of course there is always a learning curve with every tool and I guess there are worse things to learn than Posgres :)

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          I would say that also at the moment, at least until they add Functions. Then I would be curious about their evolution. I have also been checking out Parse, which is also open source and more complete (at least for now) than Supabase.

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    I haven't used it yet - but it's what I wish I had a when I was looking for a Firebase-like experience with SQL.

    With a relational database mindset, it would be super powerful, especially if you're looking to skip a lot of the devops with getting a backend off the ground. Having this setup probably comes with tradeoffs on some flexibility (and maybe cost, if there are a lot of users for the product). After all, it is a young tool.

    If you write an MVP in it, I'd love to hear how it goes!

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      Same here, I am an old school kinda guy, prefer my relational sql.

      They should be launch soon functions, which will allow to run code on the server. I am interested to see how they evolve…

      Might not use it for me, but might use it for a client’s MVP. I will let know of my findings.