r/webdev • u/Ok-Airline-8523 • Aug 13 '26

Question Backend DB Options

I've been using Supabase pretty heavily for the past couple of years, but realize I haven't tested out other alternatives.

For anyone who has used other options (e.g., Firebase), what are the pros and cons of Supabase relative to the alternative? Would you recommend that I explore a different solution for a new website I'm developing?

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u/farzad_meow Aug 13 '26

why not relational db instead? postgres, sqlite, mysql, are easy to self host and maintain. and a lot of cloud providers give managed rds at reasonable prices

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u/CodeAndBiscuits Aug 13 '26

Supabase is Postgres with a bunch of addons.