Supabase vs Appwrite Realtime

Supabase9.2Visit Appwrite Realtime8.5Visit

Higher score Supabase #1 in Backend as a Service 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Supabase

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Appwrite Realtime #2 in Backend as a Service 8.5/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Appwrite

• Supabase fits best

  Full-featured Postgres BaaS teams

• Appwrite Realtime fits best

  Open-source realtime application backends

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Side by side

Feature	Supabase 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Appwrite Realtime 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.5
Ranking	#1 in Backend as a Service	#2 in Backend as a Service
Best for	Full-featured Postgres BaaS teams	Open-source realtime application backends
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$25/mo	—
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS, Android
Features Supabase 0/4 · Appwrite Realtime 4/4
Serverless functions	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Realtime data	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
File storage	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Automatic APIs	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Database type	Relational	Multi-model
Authentication methods	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free authentication users	Not checked yet	75000 users
Our review
Pros	Dedicated Postgres with generated REST and GraphQL APIs Authentication, Row Level Security, realtime, storage, and Edge Functions Self-hosting, point-in-time recovery, and regional read replicas	WebSocket subscriptions with channels and event filtering Permissions control which realtime updates clients receive Includes databases, auth, storage, functions, SDKs, and self-hosting
Cons	Scaling controls are manual Team starts at $599 per month Enterprise features require custom pricing	Realtime is part of Appwrite rather than separately priced Free limits projects to one database, bucket, and two functions Enterprise features are reserved for the Enterprise plan
Our verdict	Supabase is a hosted Postgres development platform for developers and teams building web and API-based applications. Each project includes a dedicated relational Postgres database, automatically generated REST and GraphQL APIs,… Read the review →	Appwrite Realtime is a WebSocket-based API for live updates across Appwrite services. It is intended for developers building interactive web, iOS, Android, API, and backend applications that need live data synchronization. Realtime… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Supabase — where it wins

  • Dedicated Postgres with generated REST and GraphQL APIs
  • Authentication, Row Level Security, realtime, storage, and Edge Functions
  • Self-hosting, point-in-time recovery, and regional read replicas

  Where it doesn't

  • Scaling controls are manual
  • Team starts at $599 per month
  • Enterprise features require custom pricing

• Appwrite Realtime — where it wins

  • WebSocket subscriptions with channels and event filtering
  • Permissions control which realtime updates clients receive
  • Includes databases, auth, storage, functions, SDKs, and self-hosting

  Where it doesn't

  • Realtime is part of Appwrite rather than separately priced
  • Free limits projects to one database, bucket, and two functions
  • Enterprise features are reserved for the Enterprise plan

• Supabase9.2/10 · Free plan

  A full-featured Postgres BaaS with APIs, auth, realtime, storage, and self-hosting.

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• Appwrite Realtime8.5/10 · Free plan

  A broad open-source backend platform with permission-aware realtime subscriptions.

  Visit AppwriteFull verdict →