ComparisonAugust 21, 20267 min readServicePeak Team
Supabase vs Firebase: Which Free Tier Is Better for Small Projects?
Both are great, but they excel at different things. We compare databases, auth, storage and pricing to help you choose.
Quick recommendation
Choose Supabase if you know SQL or want a relational database. It's what we use and recommend.
Choose Firebase if you need real-time features heavily.
Database
| Supabase | Firebase | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Postgres (SQL) | Firestore (NoSQL) |
| Storage | 500 MB | 1 GB |
| Rows/Docs | 500,000 | Unlimited |
| Query power | Excellent (SQL) | Limited |
Verdict
For small business sites, we pick Supabase every time.