Supabase vs Back4app

Supabase9.2Visit Back4app7.9Visit

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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Back4app #6 in Backend as a Service 7.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Back4app

• Supabase fits best

  Full-featured Postgres BaaS teams

• Back4app fits best

  Affordable MongoDB-based application backends

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Side by side

Feature	Supabase 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Back4app 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	7.9
Ranking	#1 in Backend as a Service	#6 in Backend as a Service
Best for	Full-featured Postgres BaaS teams	Affordable MongoDB-based application backends
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$25/mo	$5/unit/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS, Android
Features Supabase 0/4 · Back4app 0/4
Serverless functions	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Realtime data	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
File storage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Automatic APIs	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Database type	Relational	Not checked yet
Authentication methods	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free authentication users	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
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	Managed MongoDB with automatic REST and GraphQL APIs Free plan plus containers starting at $5 per month Authentication, realtime sync, storage, and scheduled jobs
Cons	Scaling controls are manual Team starts at $599 per month Enterprise features require custom pricing	Container pricing is charged per container, per month Deployment regions are limited to 1 The platform spans many services, requiring architectural decisions
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 →	Back4app combines managed backend services with container-based deployment for teams building web and mobile applications. Its backend includes managed MongoDB hosting, automatically generated REST and GraphQL APIs, authentication with… 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

• Back4app — where it wins

  • Managed MongoDB with automatic REST and GraphQL APIs
  • Free plan plus containers starting at $5 per month
  • Authentication, realtime sync, storage, and scheduled jobs

  Where it doesn't

  • Container pricing is charged per container, per month
  • Deployment regions are limited to 1
  • The platform spans many services, requiring architectural decisions

• Supabase9.2/10 · Free plan

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

  Visit SupabaseFull verdict →
• Back4app7.9/10 · Free plan

  An affordable MongoDB-based backend with APIs, realtime features, and containers.

  Visit Back4appFull verdict →