Firebase vs Supabase
Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?
The short answer
Supabase is the stronger AI pick in Low-Code & No-Code: it has a visibility score of 3.6 versus 3.2 for Firebase, and ranks ahead in 33% of the answers that name both.
Choose Firebase if…
- You need ISO 27017 or ISO 27018 or SOC 1 or SOC 2 or SOC 3 coverage
- Smooth integration with Firebase and Supabase
- No permanent lock-in if a different team takes over development
Choose Supabase if…
- You want the brand AI engines rank higher (3.6 vs 3.2)
- You need a self-hosted or on-premises option
- You need SOC 2 Type 2 or HIPAA (BAA available) coverage
- Integrates smoothly with Firebase and Supabase
AI visibility side by side
Latest weekly run · Nov 3
| Metric | Firebase | Supabase |
|---|---|---|
| Visibility score | 3.2% | 3.6% |
| Change vs last week | New | New |
| Rank in Low-Code & No-Code | #29 | #27 |
| Share of voice | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| Mentions this run | 6 | 6 |
| Positive in AI answers | — | 18% |
The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.
Visibility score trend
Weekly runs over the last 60 days
Firebase +3.2pp · Supabase +3.6pp over 1 weekly runs.
Engine by engine
Supabase leads on 2 of 3 engines
Head to head in AI answers
6 engine answers name both brands
| Prompt | Engine | Firebase | Supabase |
|---|---|---|---|
| What should a low-code platform integrate with? | ChatGPT | #2 | #1 |
| What are the best Low-Code & No-Code tools in 2026? | ChatGPT | #11 | #12 |
| Top low-code platform options for B2B SaaS companies | ChatGPT | #6 | #7 |
| Best low-code platform for startups | ChatGPT | #6 | #3 |
| Best low-code platform for startups | AI Mode | #4 | #5 |
| Compare the leading Low-Code & No-Code platforms | ChatGPT | #15 | #16 |
Features, pricing & fit
| Dimension | Firebase | Supabase |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | — | Flat tiers |
| Entry price | — | Free; paid from $25 / mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Deployment | Managed cloud service that removes the need to manage servers. | Hosted cloud in AWS regions across the US, EU and Asia Pacific, or self-hosted open source |
| Compliance | ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3 | SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA (BAA available) |
| Support | — | Community support (Free plan), Email support (Pro plan), Priority email support and SLAs (Team plan), 24x7 premium enterprise support and private Slack channel (Enterprise plan) |
| Founded | 2012 | 2020 |
| Headquarters | — | Remote-first, United States |
| Employees | — | 201–500 |
| Funding | Acquired by Google | Series D · $1000M raised |
| Best for | — | Teams building production applications on Postgres that want auth, storage, realtime and vector search in one backend |
Plans side by side
Firebase
Pricing not available.
Pros and cons
Themes from the AI answers that mention each brand
Firebase
- Smooth integration with Firebase and Supabase
- No permanent lock-in if a different team takes over development
Supabase
- Integrates smoothly with Firebase and Supabase
- Zero extra infrastructure when already running Postgres via Supabase
- Pay nothing extra for pgvector on an existing database
- Minimal operational overhead for existing Postgres clusters
- Offers vector search via pgvector, with customers paying only for the database
Data collected ·ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode·coverage 98.8%·next run
Cite as: SlateIndex, “Firebase vs Supabase”, https://slateindex.ai/compare/firebase-vs-supabase, data of Nov 3, 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.