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Head-to-head · Backend as a Service

Supabase vs Convex

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score Supabase #1 in Backend as a Service 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Supabase
Convex #3 in Backend as a Service 8.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Convex

Supabase leads on 0 checks, Convex on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreSupabase · 9.2/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresConvex · 3 of 4

Supabase scores higher on our rubric for backend as a service: 9.2 against 8.4 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #3.

On database type, Convex gives you Multi-model where Supabase offers Relational.

Supabase is the better fit for full-featured Postgres BaaS teams. Convex is the better fit for typeScript realtime application development.

  • Supabase fits best

    Full-featured Postgres BaaS teams

  • Convex fits best

    TypeScript realtime application development

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Side by side

Feature Supabase 9.2/10 Visit ↗ Convex 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.2 8.4
Ranking #1 in Backend as a Service #3 in Backend as a Service
Best for Full-featured Postgres BaaS teams TypeScript realtime application development
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
Features Supabase 0/4 · Convex 3/4
Serverless functions Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Realtime data Not checked yet ✓ (best)
File storage Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Automatic APIs Not checked yet —
Specs
Database type Relational Multi-model
Authentication methods Not checked yet Social
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
  • Reactive database with TypeScript queries, mutations, and subscriptions
  • Built-in storage, search, scheduling, authentication, and HTTP APIs
  • Free plan plus self-hosted open-source backend option
Cons
  • Scaling controls are manual
  • Team starts at $599 per month
  • Enterprise features require custom pricing
  • Professional starts at $25 per developer per month
  • Business & Enterprise requires a $2,500 monthly minimum
  • Starter costs vary with usage beyond free-tier limits
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,…

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Convex is a backend platform for dynamic applications, with a reactive document-relational database, TypeScript queries and mutations, realtime client subscriptions, serverless actions, scheduled functions, file storage, search,…

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  1. SupabaseBackend as a Service 9.2Free plan
  2. ConvexBackend as a Service 8.4Free plan

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

  • Convex — where it wins

    • Reactive database with TypeScript queries, mutations, and subscriptions
    • Built-in storage, search, scheduling, authentication, and HTTP APIs
    • Free plan plus self-hosted open-source backend option

    Where it doesn't

    • Professional starts at $25 per developer per month
    • Business & Enterprise requires a $2,500 monthly minimum
    • Starter costs vary with usage beyond free-tier limits

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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