The 6 Best Supabase Alternatives in 2026 (Backend-as-a-Service)
Dušan Jovović
Founder of Tolodora. I hunt for smaller, lesser-known tools that punch above their weight — and I only recommend the ones I'd actually use.
Supabase gives you a Postgres-based backend with auth, storage and APIs, but depending on whether you want Google's ecosystem, a single-file backend, or reactive data, another fits better. Here are six Supabase alternatives I'd consider in 2026.
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Firebase
- Pricing
- 7.8/10
- Functionality
- 9.2/10
- Ease of use
- 8.6/10
- Support
- 8.2/10
What I like
Google's mature BaaS with realtime database, auth, hosting and a vast ecosystem — battle-tested at scale.
Best for
Google's proven ecosystem.
Firebase is Google's established backend platform with realtime data, auth, functions and hosting. Proven and capable, though more proprietary than open alternatives.
Appwrite
- Pricing
- 9.6/10
- Functionality
- 9.0/10
- Ease of use
- 8.4/10
- Support
- 8.0/10
What I like
Open-source backend with database, auth, storage and functions — self-host it and own your stack.
Best for
Open-source breadth.
Appwrite is an open-source backend-as-a-service with database, auth, storage and functions. A leading self-hostable alternative to Firebase and Supabase.
Nhost
- Pricing
- 8.8/10
- Functionality
- 8.8/10
- Ease of use
- 8.4/10
- Support
- 8.0/10
What I like
An open-source backend on Postgres with an instant GraphQL API, auth, storage and functions.
Best for
A GraphQL Firebase alternative.
Nhost offers a Postgres backend with a GraphQL API, auth, storage and functions, open source and self-hostable. Great for GraphQL-first apps.
PocketBase
- Pricing
- 9.9/10
- Functionality
- 8.4/10
- Ease of use
- 8.6/10
- Support
- 7.6/10
What I like
An entire backend in a single self-hosted file — SQLite, auth, storage and admin UI, beautifully simple.
Best for
A single-file, self-hosted backend.
PocketBase is an open-source backend in one file, with SQLite, auth, storage and a realtime API. The pick for simple, self-hosted apps you fully own.
Convex
- Pricing
- 8.4/10
- Functionality
- 9.2/10
- Ease of use
- 8.6/10
- Support
- 8.2/10
What I like
A reactive backend where your data updates in real time and you write logic as functions — magical for live apps.
Best for
Reactive, real-time apps.
Convex is a reactive backend platform with real-time data and serverless functions. The pick when you want live, reactive apps with minimal plumbing.
Xata
- Pricing
- 8.8/10
- Functionality
- 8.8/10
- Ease of use
- 8.8/10
- Support
- 8.2/10
What I like
A serverless data platform on Postgres with built-in search and a lovely developer experience.
Best for
Serverless data with search.
Xata is a serverless database platform on Postgres with full-text search and a clean DX. Great when you want data and search together, simply.
Want Google's mature BaaS? Firebase. Open source with more breadth? Appwrite. A GraphQL Firebase alt? Nhost. A single-file, self-hosted backend? PocketBase. Reactive, real-time data? Convex. Data plus search? Xata. Pick by openness and model.
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