Simple guide to Backend Development with Interview Questions
Supabase is an open source Firebase alternative. Start your project with a Postgres database, Authentication, instant APIs, Edge Functions, Realtime subscriptions, Storage, and Vector embeddings.
Xata is a serverless data platform. Built on top of PostgreSQL, Xata provides a full-text and vector search engine, record-level file attachments, table-level aggregations and exposes a single consistent REST API with SDKs. Xata provides support for schema branches and an optional ask endpoint to engage with with OpenAI's ChatGPT API.
Build your entire backend within minutes and scale effortlessly using Appwrite's open-source platform. Add Authentication, Databases, Functions, Storage, and Messaging to your projects using the frameworks and languages of your choice.
Turso is a SQLite-compatible database built on libSQL, the Open Contribution fork of SQLite. It enables scaling to hundreds of thousands of databases per organization and supports replication to any location, including your own servers, for microsecond-latency access
PocketBase is an open source backend consisting of embedded database (SQLite) with realtime subscriptions, built-in auth management, convenient dashboard UI and simple REST-ish API.
BAAS | Supabase | Appwrite | Xata |
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Database | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Authentication | ✓ | ✓ | |
Edge Functions | ✓ | ✓ | |
Storage | ✓ | ✓ | |
Realtime | ✓ | ✓ | |
Vector | ✓ | ✓ | |
File Storage without Bucket | ✓ | ||
Branching | ✓ | ||
Full Text Search | ✓ | ||
Chat GPT | ✓ |
BASS | Supabase | Appwrite | Xata |
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Unlimited API Request | ✓ | 750 K Executions | ——— |
Database Space | 500 MB | Not clearly Mentioned | 15 GB Data Storage |
File Storage | 1 GB | 2 GB | 2 GB File Attachments |
Bandwidth | 5 GB | 10 GB | ——— |
Active Users | 50,000 | 75,000 | |
AI Queries | ——— | ——— | 250 AI Query Per Month |
Search Engine Storage | ——— | ——— | 15 GB Storage |
BASS | Supabase - Popular | Appwrite |
---|---|---|
Pricing | $25 / Per Month | $15 / Per Month |
Unlimited API Request | ✓ | 3.5 Million Executions |
Database Space | 8 GB then → $0.025 Per GB | 150 GB |
File Storage | 100 GB then → $0.021 Per GB | 2 GB |
Bandwidth | 250 GB then → $0.09 Per GB | 300 GB |
Active Users | 100,000 | 200,000 |
Email Support | ✓ | ✓ |
Daily Backup | Daily Backup stored for 7 Days | |
AI Queries | ——— | ——— |
Search Engine Storage | ——— | ——— |
BASS | Supabase | Appwrite |
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Features Free Tier | Free projects are paused after 1 week of inactivity. Limit of 2 active projects | 1 DB, 3 Buckets, 5 Functions Per Project, Unlimited Project Never Pause |
Features Pro Tier | 7-day log retention | Remove Appwrite Branding, Add-ons, unlimited DB, Buckets, Functions |