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Managed Postgres with auth, storage, realtime and edge functions around it.

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Overall in convex alternatives
1of 11 · score 74.6
Data coverage
100%
26 of 26 fields sourced

Best for

  • •Teams that need raw SQL, BI tooling or a third-party ORM against the same data
  • •Anyone who wants a credible migration path off the platform from day one
  • •Projects already comfortable with Postgres row-level security

Strong on

  • +Full-text search Yes 1/11
  • +Cron & scheduling Yes 1/11
  • +Schema changes sql-migrations 1/11
  • +Vector search Yes 1/11
  • +GitHub stars 90,000 1/10
  • +Exit cost 2 2/11

Weak on

  • −Entry price $25/mo 7/10
    Better: Firebase: $0/mo
  • −Function timeout 2.5min 5/5
    Better: Firebase: 1h
  • −Optimistic writes No 7/11
    Better: Convex: Yes

vs Appwrite

  • •Ahead on Raw SQL: Yes vs No
  • •Ahead on Vector search: Yes vs No
  • •Behind on Entry price: $25/mo vs $15/mo
  • •Behind on Function timeout: 2.5min vs 15min

How Supabase scores among 11 convex alternatives26 of 26 fields known

Features13

Reactivity1st
push
1/11
supabase.com · 2026-07-20
TS inference
Partial
6/11
Leader: Convex · Yes
supabase.com · 2026-07-20
Transactions1st
mvcc
1/11
supabase.com · 2026-07-20
Local-first sync
No
6/11
Leader: InstantDB · Yes
Optimistic writes
No
7/11
Leader: Convex · Yes
Cron & scheduling1st
Yes
1/11
supabase.com · 2026-07-20
File storage1st
Yes
1/11
supabase.com · 2026-07-20
Vector search1st
Yes
1/11
supabase.com · 2026-07-20
Full-text search1st
Yes
1/11
supabase.com · 2026-07-20
Auth1st
built-in
1/11
supabase.com · 2026-07-20
Hard limits
Postgres limits apply: about 1 GB per field, no vendor row cap. The real ceilings are connection count and the compute tier you pay for.
Cold start3rd
250ms
3/6
Leader: Convex · 0ms
Function timeout
2.5min
5/5
Leader: Firebase · 1h

Portability & exit5

Exit cost2nd
2
2/11
Leader: Neon + Drizzle · 1
Self-hostable1st
Yes
1/11
supabase.com · 2026-07-20
Bulk export1st
Yes
1/11
supabase.com · 2026-07-20
Raw SQL1st
Yes
1/11
Schema changes1st
sql-migrations
1/11
supabase.com · 2026-07-20

Agentic2

MCP server1st
Yes
1/11
supabase.com · 2026-07-20
Agent fit2nd
4
2/11
Leader: Convex · 5

Pricing3

Pricing model
flat per org + compute + usage
supabase.com · 2026-07-20
Entry price
$25/mo
7/10
Leader: Firebase · $0/mo
supabase.com · 2026-11-06
Egress metered1st
Yes
1/9
supabase.com · 2026-11-06

Traction2

GitHub stars1st
90,000
1/10
Backing3rd
venture-backed
3/11
Leader: Firebase · big-tech

Positioning1

Positioning
The Postgres development platform, the open-source Firebase alternative.
supabase.com · 2026-07-20

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