# Supabase AI visibility in Backend-as-a-Service & Realtime

Canonical: https://devtune.ai/verticals/backend-as-a-service-realtime/supabase

[Website](https://supabase.com/)

Updated: 2026-10-19T14:10:52.608632+00:00
Prompts: 25
Runs: 6


## Platforms

- perplexity
- google-ai
- bing-copilot-search
- chatgpt-search
- google-ai-mode
- xai-search

Rank: 2
Total brands: 10
Measured responses: 150
Presence percent: 16
Share of voice percent: 34.437086092715234
Average position: 2.769230769230769
Docs presence percent: 15.333333333333332
Blog presence percent: 1.3333333333333335
Brand mention percent: 66.66666666666666


## Profile

Overview: Supabase is an open-source Backend-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform built on PostgreSQL, founded in 2020 by Paul Copplestone and Ant Wilson. It bundles a dedicated Postgres database, authentication, instant REST and GraphQL APIs, realtime subscriptions, file storage, edge functions, and vector embeddings into a single developer platform, positioning itself as the open-source alternative to Firebase. Projects can be hosted on Supabase's managed cloud or self-hosted via Docker. Supabase reached general availability in 2024 and has grown to over 4 million developers and 100,000 paying customers, including enterprises such as PwC, GitHub Next, and McDonald's. It has become the dominant backend choice for AI-driven development tools and represents the #2 brand by visibility in the Backend-as-a-Service & Realtime vertical.
Product summary: Supabase is the Postgres development platform—an open-source, self-hostable BaaS that gives every project a dedicated PostgreSQL database plus integrated auth, realtime, storage, edge functions, and vector/AI tooling, all manageable through a unified dashboard or CLI.


### Key capabilities

- Dedicated PostgreSQL database per project with full SQL support and PostgREST auto-generated REST API
- Auto-generated GraphQL API via pg_graphql Postgres extension
- Built-in authentication (email/password, OAuth, SSO, magic link, MFA) with Row Level Security (RLS)
- Realtime subscriptions for Postgres inserts, updates, and deletes via WebSockets (Elixir-based Realtime server)
- S3-compatible file storage with Postgres-managed permissions and CDN serving
- Edge Functions (Deno-based, globally deployed serverless functions) without cold starts
- Vector embeddings support via pgvector for AI/semantic search use cases
- Cron jobs (Supabase Cron module) for scheduled database tasks
- Local development CLI and self-hosting via Docker Compose
- SOC2 Type 2, HIPAA (Team/Enterprise), and ISO 27001 compliance certifications



### Target users

- Full-stack and backend developers building web or mobile apps on Postgres
- Startups and indie founders seeking rapid MVP development without backend infrastructure management
- AI/ML builders requiring vector search, embeddings, and LLM-integrated backends
- Teams migrating from Firebase seeking SQL semantics and open-source flexibility
- Enterprise engineering teams requiring SOC2, HIPAA, and ISO 27001 compliance
- Vibe coders and AI-assisted developers using Cursor, Lovable, or Bolt.new



### Key use cases

- Full-stack web and mobile app backends (SaaS, marketplaces, productivity tools)
- AI-native and LLM-powered applications requiring vector search and semantic retrieval
- Rapid MVP and prototype development ('build in a weekend')
- Real-time collaborative apps (multiplayer, live dashboards, chat)
- Firebase migration for teams needing SQL semantics and self-hostability
- User authentication and authorization for web and mobile apps
- File and media storage with access-controlled delivery
- Vibe-coded and AI-assisted app development via Cursor, Lovable, and Bolt integrations

Integrations ecosystem: Supabase maintains an official partner integration directory spanning categories including DevTools, Auth, Low-Code, Data Platform, Caching/Offline-First, Foreign Data Wrappers, Messaging, and Storage. Notable integrations include Vercel, Cloudflare Workers, Prisma, Clerk, Auth0, FlutterFlow, Retool, Appsmith, WeWeb, Zapier, n8n, Trigger.dev, Resend, Algolia, ClickHouse ClickPipes, BigQuery Wrapper, Stripe Wrapper, Firebase Wrapper, Sentry (log drains), PowerSync (offline-first), and ElectricSQL. AI ecosystem integrations include OpenAI and Hugging Face (via pgvector/Vector module) and LiteLLM. Official client SDKs cover JavaScript/TypeScript, Flutter, Swift, and Python; community libraries extend to C#, Go, Kotlin, Ruby, Rust, Java, and Godot. Supabase also exposes an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server used natively by Cursor and Claude Code.
Pricing summary: Supabase offers four tiers. Free ($0): 500 MB database, 1 GB file storage, 50,000 MAUs, unlimited API requests, 2 projects maximum, projects pause after 7 days of inactivity. Pro ($25/month per organization + usage): 8 GB database, 100 GB storage, 100,000 MAUs, no inactivity pausing, daily backups, custom domains, includes a $10 compute credit. Team ($599/month + usage): SSO, SOC2 Type II compliance, audit logging, 14-day backup retention, priority support. Enterprise (custom pricing): HIPAA compliance, dedicated infrastructure, custom SLAs, 24/7 support, bring-your-own-cloud option. Compute, MAU overages, egress, and per-project add-ons are billed separately on paid plans; real-world Pro spend for small production apps typically runs $35–$75/month.
Review summary: Supabase is broadly praised by developers for its speed of setup, comprehensive all-in-one backend primitives, clear documentation, and strong developer experience. G2 reviewers specifically highlight the intuitive API, scalability from side project to production, and the value of having auth, database, realtime, and storage unified in one platform. Criticism concentrates on the free tier's auto-pause behavior, unexpected compute billing outside of spend caps, limited support responsiveness below Enterprise tier, and the steep cost jump to HIPAA-compliant Team plans. Trustpilot reflects sharper dissatisfaction from a small subset of users around billing surprises and outage-related support delays.
Competitive positioning: Supabase occupies the leading open-source position in the Postgres-backed BaaS segment, directly challenging Firebase (Google) with a SQL-first, self-hostable alternative. Its key differentiation is offering a full suite of backend primitives—database, auth, realtime, storage, edge functions, and vector embeddings—all built on standard PostgreSQL, giving developers portability and no vendor lock-in. In the 'vibe coding' era it has become the de-facto backend for AI-driven development platforms such as Lovable, Bolt.new, and Cursor, and is reported as the preferred backend for over 50% of recent Y Combinator batches. Compared to Firebase, Supabase offers full SQL semantics and self-host capability; compared to Hasura, it bundles auth, storage, and functions rather than requiring external services; compared to Appwrite and Nhost (both also Postgres/open-source), Supabase commands a substantially larger developer community, ecosystem, and funding base.
Limitations: Free-tier projects pause automatically after 7 days of inactivity, causing 503 errors until manually or programmatically reactivated. Compute is billed separately per project and is excluded from spend caps, leading to reported surprise charges. HIPAA compliance requires at minimum the $599/month Team plan. Quality of support is limited on Free and Pro tiers; production incident response is primarily an Enterprise benefit. The IPv4 add-on ($4/project/month) is required for clients that cannot resolve IPv6. Spend caps do not apply to all billing categories including compute. High Edge Function invocation volume or media-heavy storage/egress workloads can push real costs substantially above headline plan prices. No built-in backup solution for free users.


### Source urls

- https://supabase.com/
- https://github.com/supabase/supabase
- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/supabase-raises-100m-at-5b-valuation-co-led-by-accel-and-peak-xv-302573153.html
- https://supabase.com/customers/maergo
- https://supabase.com/customers/chatbase
- https://www.g2.com/sellers/supabase
- https://supabase.com/partners/integrations
- https://supabase.com/docs/guides/platform/billing-on-supabase
- https://sacra.com/c/supabase/
- https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/03/supabase-nabs-5b-valuation-four-months-after-hitting-2b/

Reviewed at: 2026-04-28T23:26:17.166+00:00


### Customer outcomes

| Customer | Summary | Metric |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Maergo | Nationwide parcel delivery company migrated from MongoDB and AWS Elastic Beanstalk to Supabase, achieving a dramatic reduction in codebase complexity and deployment friction while handling peak-season traffic with no database issues. | 90% codebase reduction (730K to 95K LOC); deployment times from 12–15 minutes to seconds; 100x highest sustained traffic |
| Chatbase | Solo founder built and launched an AI chatbot builder using Supabase as the entire backend (database, auth, storage, realtime), going from idea to MVP in two weeks and reaching $1M annualized revenue within five months of launch. | $1M ARR in 5 months; 100–150 hours of backend development saved |



### Reviews breakdown

| Platform | Score | Score max | Review count | Url |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| G2 | 4.7 | 5 | 31 | https://www.g2.com/sellers/supabase |



### Review themes



#### Praised

- Fast setup and time-to-first-ship
- All-in-one backend (DB, auth, storage, realtime) eliminates service stitching
- Clear, high-quality documentation
- Intuitive API that scales from prototype to production
- Open-source and self-hostable with no vendor lock-in
- Strong Postgres foundation with Row Level Security
- Excellent developer experience and dashboard UI
- Active community and MCP/AI-tool integrations



#### Criticized

- Free tier projects auto-pause after 7 days of inactivity
- Unexpected compute charges outside spend cap coverage
- Limited support responsiveness on Free and Pro tiers
- HIPAA compliance requires expensive Team plan ($599/month minimum)
- No built-in backup for free users
- Steep Pro-to-Team pricing jump for compliance features




### Company facts

Founded year: 2020
Hq: San Francisco, CA, USA


#### Founders

- Paul Copplestone
- Ant Wilson

Employees range: 200-400
Total funding: ~$500M+
Valuation: $5B
Arr: ~$70M
Customer count: 100,000+
Status: Private


Readiness: Not available


## Ranking

| Display name | Pair count | Total pairs | Presence percent | Avg position |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Appwrite | 26 | 150 | 17.333333333333336 | 4.044444444444444 |
| Supabase | 24 | 150 | 16 | 2.769230769230769 |
| Firebase | 16 | 150 | 10.666666666666668 | 3.5 |
| Nhost | 3 | 150 | 2 | 4.333333333333333 |
| PocketBase | 3 | 150 | 2 | 5.5 |
| Hasura | 2 | 150 | 1.3333333333333335 | 2 |
| Convex | 2 | 150 | 1.3333333333333335 | 2.6 |
| Back4App | 2 | 150 | 1.3333333333333335 | 5.25 |
| 8base | 0 | 150 | 0 | Not available |
| Amplication | 0 | 150 | 0 | Not available |



## Platform breakdown

| Platform | Prompt count | Presence rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| perplexity | 21 | 84 |
| google-ai | 0 | 0 |
| bing-copilot-search | 1 | 4 |
| chatgpt-search | 0 | 0 |
| google-ai-mode | 2 | 8 |
| xai-search | 0 | 0 |



## Strengths

| Prompt text | Platform count | Avg position |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Which BaaS platforms support outbound webhooks so you can trigger external services when a database record changes? | 1 | 1 |
| Which BaaS platforms have the best data export and portability story so you're not locked in if you need to migrate to a custom backend? | 1 | 1 |
| Which BaaS platforms integrate well with third-party auth providers — letting you use an existing identity provider alongside built-in auth? | 2 | 1 |
| Which BaaS platforms expose direct SQL access to the underlying database while still supporting the platform's security and realtime features? | 2 | 1 |
| Which BaaS platforms offer the best row-level security implementation — can users only access their own data with declarative rules rather than custom code? | 1 | 1 |



## Gaps

| Prompt text | Competitor presence count |
| --- | --- |
| Which BaaS platforms support background jobs and scheduled tasks natively — async queues and cron jobs without external tooling? | 1 |
| Which BaaS platforms handle GraphQL subscriptions and live queries at scale with thousands of concurrent connected clients? | 1 |
| For a startup building a real-time collaborative app, which BaaS platforms get you a working prototype fastest — covering auth, data, and live sync? | 1 |
| Which BaaS platforms support multi-region deployments so the backend runs close to users for lower latency? | 1 |
| Which managed BaaS platforms have strong enough uptime guarantees and track records to build a business-critical production app on? | 1 |



## Topic scores

| Topic name | Prompt count | Cited prompt count |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability | 5 | 3 |
| Developer Experience | 5 | 5 |
| Integrations & Ecosystem | 5 | 5 |
| Performance & Reliability | 5 | 4 |
| Setup & First Run | 5 | 5 |



## Prompt results

- Prompt text: Which BaaS platforms support outbound webhooks so you can trigger external services when a database record changes?


#### Brand position by platform

Perplexity: Not available
Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: 1
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Appwrite | 1 |
| Hasura | 2 |



##### Google-ai





##### Bing-copilot-search





##### Chatgpt-search





##### Google-ai-mode

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Supabase | 1 |



##### Xai-search




- Prompt text: Which BaaS platforms have the best data export and portability story so you're not locked in if you need to migrate to a custom backend?


#### Brand position by platform

Perplexity: 1
Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Supabase | 1 |
| Appwrite | 3 |
| Firebase | 5 |



##### Google-ai





##### Bing-copilot-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Appwrite | 2 |



##### Chatgpt-search





##### Google-ai-mode

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Appwrite | 1 |



##### Xai-search




- Prompt text: How does read/write latency compare between BaaS-hosted databases and direct managed relational databases — which platforms close the gap best?


#### Brand position by platform

Perplexity: Not available
Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Firebase | 4 |



##### Google-ai





##### Bing-copilot-search





##### Chatgpt-search





##### Google-ai-mode





##### Xai-search




- Prompt text: Which BaaS platforms integrate well with third-party auth providers — letting you use an existing identity provider alongside built-in auth?


#### Brand position by platform

Perplexity: 1
Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: 1
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Supabase | 1 |
| Firebase | 3 |
| Appwrite | 7 |



##### Google-ai





##### Bing-copilot-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Supabase | 1 |



##### Chatgpt-search





##### Google-ai-mode

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Appwrite | 1 |
| PocketBase | 2 |
| Firebase | 3 |



##### Xai-search




- Prompt text: Which BaaS platforms expose direct SQL access to the underlying database while still supporting the platform's security and realtime features?


#### Brand position by platform

Perplexity: 1
Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: 1
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Supabase | 1 |
| Nhost | 4 |



##### Google-ai





##### Bing-copilot-search





##### Chatgpt-search





##### Google-ai-mode

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Supabase | 1 |
| Appwrite | 3 |



##### Xai-search




- Prompt text: Which BaaS platforms work well alongside any frontend framework and deployment platform without being tightly coupled to specific client libraries?


#### Brand position by platform

Perplexity: 3
Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Appwrite | 1 |
| Supabase | 3 |
| Nhost | 4 |
| PocketBase | 6 |



##### Google-ai





##### Bing-copilot-search





##### Chatgpt-search





##### Google-ai-mode





##### Xai-search




- Prompt text: Which BaaS platforms offer the best row-level security implementation — can users only access their own data with declarative rules rather than custom code?


#### Brand position by platform

Perplexity: 1
Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Supabase | 1 |
| Firebase | 2 |
| Appwrite | 4 |



##### Google-ai





##### Bing-copilot-search





##### Chatgpt-search





##### Google-ai-mode





##### Xai-search




- Prompt text: Which BaaS platforms support background jobs and scheduled tasks natively — async queues and cron jobs without external tooling?


#### Brand position by platform

Perplexity: Not available
Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Convex | 1 |
| Firebase | 4 |



##### Google-ai





##### Bing-copilot-search





##### Chatgpt-search





##### Google-ai-mode





##### Xai-search




- Prompt text: Which BaaS platforms are best suited for frontend developers who need to own the full stack without deep backend knowledge?


#### Brand position by platform

Perplexity: 1
Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Supabase | 1 |
| Appwrite | 4 |



##### Google-ai





##### Bing-copilot-search





##### Chatgpt-search





##### Google-ai-mode





##### Xai-search




- Prompt text: Which BaaS platforms handle GraphQL subscriptions and live queries at scale with thousands of concurrent connected clients?


#### Brand position by platform

Perplexity: Not available
Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Hasura | 1 |
| Nhost | 2 |



##### Google-ai





##### Bing-copilot-search





##### Chatgpt-search





##### Google-ai-mode





##### Xai-search




- Prompt text: What's the recommended approach for migrating from a NoSQL BaaS to a relational backend-as-a-service platform — what tools or platforms help with this?


#### Brand position by platform

Perplexity: 1
Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Supabase | 1 |



##### Google-ai





##### Bing-copilot-search





##### Chatgpt-search





##### Google-ai-mode





##### Xai-search




- Prompt text: For a startup building a real-time collaborative app, which BaaS platforms get you a working prototype fastest — covering auth, data, and live sync?


#### Brand position by platform

Perplexity: 5
Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Firebase | 3 |
| Supabase | 5 |



##### Google-ai





##### Bing-copilot-search





##### Chatgpt-search





##### Google-ai-mode





##### Xai-search




- Prompt text: Which BaaS platforms include file storage and CDN capabilities with image transformation, access control, and resumable uploads built in?


#### Brand position by platform

Perplexity: 1
Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Supabase | 1 |
| Appwrite | 4 |



##### Google-ai





##### Bing-copilot-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Appwrite | 3 |



##### Chatgpt-search





##### Google-ai-mode





##### Xai-search




- Prompt text: Which BaaS platforms handle database connection pooling under heavy load well — avoiding connection exhaustion in production?


#### Brand position by platform

Perplexity: 3
Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Supabase | 3 |



##### Google-ai





##### Bing-copilot-search





##### Chatgpt-search





##### Google-ai-mode





##### Xai-search




- Prompt text: Which BaaS platforms support multi-region deployments so the backend runs close to users for lower latency?


#### Brand position by platform

Perplexity: 4
Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Appwrite | 1 |
| Firebase | 2 |
| Supabase | 4 |



##### Google-ai





##### Bing-copilot-search





##### Chatgpt-search





##### Google-ai-mode





##### Xai-search




- Prompt text: Which BaaS platforms offer a complete local development experience — running auth, database, and storage emulators entirely offline?


#### Brand position by platform

Perplexity: 1
Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Supabase | 1 |
| Firebase | 3 |
| Appwrite | 4 |
| PocketBase | 7 |



##### Google-ai





##### Bing-copilot-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Appwrite | 4 |



##### Chatgpt-search





##### Google-ai-mode





##### Xai-search




- Prompt text: Which managed BaaS platforms have strong enough uptime guarantees and track records to build a business-critical production app on?


#### Brand position by platform

Perplexity: 4
Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Firebase | 1 |
| Supabase | 4 |
| Appwrite | 5 |



##### Google-ai





##### Bing-copilot-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Back4App | 4 |



##### Chatgpt-search





##### Google-ai-mode





##### Xai-search




- Prompt text: Which BaaS platforms handle complex business logic beyond CRUD well — with good support for custom functions or server-side code?


#### Brand position by platform

Perplexity: 1
Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Supabase | 1 |
| Firebase | 2 |
| Appwrite | 3 |



##### Google-ai





##### Bing-copilot-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Appwrite | 7 |



##### Chatgpt-search





##### Google-ai-mode





##### Xai-search




- Prompt text: Which BaaS platforms let a solo developer spin up a working backend with auth, database, and file storage for a mobile app in a day or less?


#### Brand position by platform

Perplexity: 1
Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Supabase | 1 |
| Firebase | 3 |
| Appwrite | 6 |



##### Google-ai





##### Bing-copilot-search





##### Chatgpt-search





##### Google-ai-mode





##### Xai-search




- Prompt text: Which BaaS platforms have a solid database migration workflow for team settings — not just manual schema coordination?


#### Brand position by platform

Perplexity: 1
Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Supabase | 1 |
| Appwrite | 6 |



##### Google-ai





##### Bing-copilot-search





##### Chatgpt-search





##### Google-ai-mode





##### Xai-search




- Prompt text: What BaaS platforms can handle complex transactional workloads, and which ones require dropping to a custom backend for serious transaction logic?


#### Brand position by platform

Perplexity: 1
Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Supabase | 1 |
| Appwrite | 3 |
| Firebase | 5 |



##### Google-ai





##### Bing-copilot-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Appwrite | 4 |



##### Chatgpt-search





##### Google-ai-mode





##### Xai-search




- Prompt text: Which BaaS platforms can sustain thousands of concurrent WebSocket connections for realtime features at scale?


#### Brand position by platform

Perplexity: 3
Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Firebase | 1 |
| Supabase | 3 |
| Appwrite | 5 |



##### Google-ai





##### Bing-copilot-search





##### Chatgpt-search





##### Google-ai-mode





##### Xai-search




- Prompt text: Which realtime BaaS platforms handle conflict resolution when multiple clients write simultaneously — do any support CRDT-style merging?


#### Brand position by platform

Perplexity: 5
Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Firebase | 1 |
| Convex | 3 |
| Supabase | 5 |



##### Google-ai





##### Bing-copilot-search





##### Chatgpt-search





##### Google-ai-mode





##### Xai-search




- Prompt text: Which BaaS platforms support self-hosting on your own infrastructure, and how does the ops burden compare to their managed cloud version?


#### Brand position by platform

Perplexity: 1
Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Supabase | 1 |
| Appwrite | 2 |
| Back4App | 3 |



##### Google-ai





##### Bing-copilot-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Appwrite | 2 |



##### Chatgpt-search





##### Google-ai-mode





##### Xai-search




- Prompt text: Which BaaS platforms generate and maintain type-safe client SDKs automatically from your schema — typed queries and mutations included?


#### Brand position by platform

Perplexity: 2
Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Appwrite | 1 |
| Supabase | 2 |



##### Google-ai





##### Bing-copilot-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Firebase | 1 |



##### Chatgpt-search





##### Google-ai-mode





##### Xai-search







## Top sources

| Url | Title | Domain | Logo url | Source vertical | Content type | Citation count | Last30d count |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| https://supabase.com/docs/guides/database/overview | Database \| Supabase Docs | supabase.com | https://izgwnlozsmjmqjsnddmg.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/domain-logos/9dbab6f8-54b2-49a0-8181-89a0ed130318/d80f019c-30c7-4158-9122-6083a47b2682/61f63556d4408fa9dc38330aafa001c62098f472.png | commercial | product_page | 18 | 18 |
| https://supabase.com/ | Supabase \| The Postgres Development Platform | supabase.com | https://izgwnlozsmjmqjsnddmg.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/domain-logos/9dbab6f8-54b2-49a0-8181-89a0ed130318/d80f019c-30c7-4158-9122-6083a47b2682/61f63556d4408fa9dc38330aafa001c62098f472.png | commercial | product_page | 13 | 13 |
| https://supabase.com/docs/guides/realtime/limits | Realtime Limits \| Supabase Docs | supabase.com | https://izgwnlozsmjmqjsnddmg.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/domain-logos/9dbab6f8-54b2-49a0-8181-89a0ed130318/d80f019c-30c7-4158-9122-6083a47b2682/61f63556d4408fa9dc38330aafa001c62098f472.png | commercial | product_page | 13 | 13 |
| https://supabase.com/docs | Supabase Docs | supabase.com | https://izgwnlozsmjmqjsnddmg.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/domain-logos/9dbab6f8-54b2-49a0-8181-89a0ed130318/d80f019c-30c7-4158-9122-6083a47b2682/61f63556d4408fa9dc38330aafa001c62098f472.png | commercial | product_page | 12 | 12 |
| https://supabase.com/docs/guides/database/postgres/row-level-security | Row Level Security \| Supabase Docs | supabase.com | https://izgwnlozsmjmqjsnddmg.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/domain-logos/9dbab6f8-54b2-49a0-8181-89a0ed130318/d80f019c-30c7-4158-9122-6083a47b2682/61f63556d4408fa9dc38330aafa001c62098f472.png | commercial | product_page | 11 | 11 |
| https://supabase.com/docs/guides/functions | Edge Functions \| Supabase Docs | supabase.com | https://izgwnlozsmjmqjsnddmg.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/domain-logos/9dbab6f8-54b2-49a0-8181-89a0ed130318/d80f019c-30c7-4158-9122-6083a47b2682/61f63556d4408fa9dc38330aafa001c62098f472.png | commercial | product_page | 11 | 11 |
| https://supabase.com/docs/guides/deployment/database-migrations | Database Migrations \| Supabase Docs | supabase.com | https://izgwnlozsmjmqjsnddmg.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/domain-logos/9dbab6f8-54b2-49a0-8181-89a0ed130318/d80f019c-30c7-4158-9122-6083a47b2682/61f63556d4408fa9dc38330aafa001c62098f472.png | commercial | product_page | 10 | 10 |
| https://supabase.com/docs/guides/database/connecting-to-postgres/pooling-and-limits | Connection pooling and limits \| Supabase Docs | supabase.com | https://izgwnlozsmjmqjsnddmg.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/domain-logos/9dbab6f8-54b2-49a0-8181-89a0ed130318/d80f019c-30c7-4158-9122-6083a47b2682/61f63556d4408fa9dc38330aafa001c62098f472.png | commercial | documentation | 10 | 10 |



## Response excerpts

| Prompt text | Platform | Excerpt |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Which BaaS platforms support outbound webhooks so you can trigger external services when a database record changes? | google-ai-mode | Supabase * Direct SQL Access: Exposes a full, unconstrained PostgreSQL database. |
| Which BaaS platforms integrate well with third-party auth providers — letting you use an existing identity provider alongside built-in auth? | google-ai-mode | Supabase : Uses native Database Webhooks built as asynchronous wrappers around Postgres triggers using the `pg_net` extension. |
| Which BaaS platforms expose direct SQL access to the underlying database while still supporting the platform's security and realtime features? | google-ai-mode | Supabase * How it works: Supabase features robust native support for Third-Party Auth integration . Instead of forcing you to use its GoTrue/Supabase Auth exclusively, it allows you to bring JWTs issued by external provide... |



## Competitor excerpts

| Platform | Competitor name | Excerpt |
| --- | --- | --- |
| perplexity | Convex | The clearest fits are Convex and Firebase Cloud Functions—with a distinction between an app-level built-in feature and a managed cloud service: \| Platform \| Async background work \| Recurring schedules \| Qualification \| \|---\|---\|---\|---\| \| Conv... |
| perplexity | Hasura | Strongest fits are Hasura (including Hasura Cloud) and Nhost, which provides GraphQL through Hasura. |
| perplexity | Nhost | Strongest fits are Hasura (including Hasura Cloud) and Nhost, which provides GraphQL through Hasura. |
| perplexity | Firebase | \| \| Firebase (Firestore) \| A very fast path if you want managed auth plus a database with built-in live listeners. |
| perplexity | Appwrite | Appwrite — Explicitly supports multi-region deployments for its core services and data, and offers edge endpoints for requests closer to users. |
| perplexity | Firebase | Firebase — Cloud Functions can be deployed to multiple regions, while Cloud Firestore supports multi-region database locations. |
| perplexity | Firebase | For a business-critical app, I’d shortlist Firebase/Google Cloud, AWS AppSync, and Supabase Enterprise—but the right choice depends on which backend services your app actually relies on. |



## Trend

Visibility delta: -21.575757575757574
Avg position delta: -0.04563492063492047
Citation count delta: -15
