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PubNub vs Supabase: What are the differences?

What is PubNub? Build real-time apps quickly and scale them globally. PubNub makes it easy for you to add real-time capabilities to your apps, without worrying about the infrastructure. Build apps that allow your users to engage in real-time across mobile, browser, desktop and server.

What is Supabase? The open source Firebase alternative. Supabase is currently in early-Alpha .It is an open-source Firebase alternative. It adds realtime and RESTful APIs to your PostgreSQL database without a single line of code.

PubNub and Supabase can be primarily classified as "Realtime Backend / API" tools.

Some of the features offered by PubNub are:

  • PubNub SDKs support over 50 of the most popular environments, including: iOS, Android, JavaScript, .NET, Java, Ruby, Python, PHP and many more.
  • Data Push - Establish and maintain persistent socket connections to any device (mobile, browser, desktop and server) and push data to global audiences in less than ¼ of a second
  • Presence - Automatically detect when users enter or leave your app and whether machines are online

On the other hand, Supabase provides the following key features:

  • Full Postgres database
  • Instant RESTful API
  • Realtime notifications via websockets
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Pros of PubNub
Pros of Supabase
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    Massively scalable & easy to use
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    Easy setup
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    Reliable
  • 19
    Great support
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    Flexible to integrate to custom applications
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    Sockets at Scale
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    99.999% availability guarantees
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    High-Performance
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    High-Reliability
  • 12
    Multiplexing
  • 7
    Scalability
  • 5
    High-Availability
  • 5
    70+ SDKs
  • 4
    Security
  • 4
    Azure Add-on
  • 3
    Heroku Add-on
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    Presence
  • 3
    Flexible
  • 3
    Easy to setup
  • 2
    Data Streams
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    Free Plan
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    Server-Side Cache
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    PhoneGap Plugin
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    AngularJS Adapter
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    Data Sync
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    Analytics
  • 2
    Support
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    Easy setup and very reliable
  • 1
    High cost, going up more in Summer '15
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    Cool
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    Angular 2+ integration
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    Documentation, easy to use, great people/service
  • 1
    CTO stephen also is A++++++
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    Real time and easy to use.
  • 1
    Easy integration with iOS apps
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    Relational Database
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    Self hosting
  • 3
    Open source
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    Free
  • 3
    Postgres hosting
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    Easy deployment
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    One-click "Magic Link"
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    Realtime
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    Focus on product, not on deployment
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    Faster development
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    Huge time-saver

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Cons of PubNub
Cons of Supabase
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    Costly
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What is PubNub?

PubNub makes it easy for you to add real-time capabilities to your apps, without worrying about the infrastructure. Build apps that allow your users to engage in real-time across mobile, browser, desktop and server.

What is Supabase?

Supabase is currently in early-Alpha .It is an open-source Firebase alternative. It adds realtime and RESTful APIs to your PostgreSQL database without a single line of code.

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