Convex vs Supabase
Compare Convex and Supabase to find the best Backend as a Service (BaaS) provider for your needs.
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Convex
A serverless backend platform with real-time sync, global consistency, and automatic caching.
Unique Features
- Emphasizes real-time data synchronization and collaborative apps.
- Strong consistency, built with out of the box caching, ACID transactions and automatic retries.
- Strong focus on simplicity for developers with its functional API.
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Supabase
An open-source Firebase alternative with a Postgres database, authentication, instant APIs, realtime subscriptions, and storage.
Unique Features
- Powered by PostgreSQL, which gives it relational database capabilities.
- Open-source, community-driven with a growing ecosystem.
- Excellent support for SQL and real-time features like subscriptions.
Feature Comparison
Authentication
| Feature | Convex | Supabase |
|---|---|---|
| Social | ||
| Phone | ||
| Magic Links | ||
| User Management | ||
| SSO | ||
| OTP |
Database
| Feature | Convex | Supabase |
|---|---|---|
| Relations | ||
| Migrations | ||
| Documents | ||
| Full Text Search | ||
| Vector Search |
Realtime
| Feature | Convex | Supabase |
|---|---|---|
| Realtime Database | ||
| Pub Sub |
Functions
| Feature | Convex | Supabase |
|---|---|---|
| Triggers | ||
| Queueing | ||
| Scheduling | ||
| Runtime | Node and Convex | Deno |
Storage
| Feature | Convex | Supabase |
|---|---|---|
| File Upload | ||
| Resume Upload | ||
| Image Processing | ||
| CDN |
Push Notifications
| Feature | Convex | Supabase |
|---|---|---|
| Web | ||
| Android | ||
| IOS |
Permissions
| Feature | Convex | Supabase |
|---|---|---|
| Custom Rules | ||
| Row Level Security | ||
| RBAC |
Compliances
| Feature | Convex | Supabase |
|---|---|---|
| HIPAA | ||
| GDPR | ||
| SOC 2 | ||
| PCI |
Pricing Comparison
Free Tier Limits
Free resources provided each month without any cost.
| Resource | Convex | Supabase |
|---|---|---|
| Team Members | 2 | Unlimited |
| Projects | 20 | 2 |
| Auth Users | Unlimited | 50,000 |
| DB Storage | 0.5 GB | 0.5 GB |
| DB Bandwidth | 1 GB | 5 GB |
| File Storage | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| File Bandwidth | 1 GB | 5 GB |
| Function Calls | 1,000,000 | 500,000 |
| Note | DB reads and writes count towards the function call limit. | Database and file bandwidth are shared. |
Priced Tier
Paid plans offering increased resources and features.
| Resource | Convex | Supabase |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $25 | $25 |
| Team Members | 1 | Unlimited |
| Projects | 100 | 1 |
| Auth Users | Unlimited | 100,000 |
| DB Storage | 50 GB | 8 GB |
| DB Bandwidth | 50 GB | 250 GB |
| File Storage | 100 GB | 100 GB |
| File Bandwidth | 50 GB | 250 GB |
| Function Calls | 25,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
| Note | DB reads and writes count towards the function call limit. | Database and file bandwidth are shared. |
Overage Pricing
Costs for usage beyond free or subscription limits.
| Resource | Convex | Supabase |
|---|---|---|
| Price | - | - |
| Team Members | $25 per member | - |
| Projects | - | - |
| Auth Users | - | $0.00325 per user |
| DB Storage | $0.2 per GB | $0.125 per GB |
| DB Bandwidth | $0.2 per GB | $0.09 per GB |
| File Storage | $0.03 per GB | $0.021 per GB |
| File Bandwidth | $0.3 per GB | $0.09 per GB |
| Function Calls | $2 per million | $2 per million |
| Note | DB reads and writes count towards the function call limit. | Database and file bandwidth are shared. |