Decision channel
Databases & Backend
Pick and price the datastore, cache, queue and realtime layer behind your app.
55 interactive decisions across 5 categories · prices verified as recently as 2026-07-17 · how we decide
Start here — choose a databases & backend tool
Compare head-to-head
Supabase vs Firebase — for your app, not in general →Supabase vs Neon — platform or pure Postgres? →Turso vs Neon — for your app, not in general →PlanetScale vs Convex — for your app, not in general →Inngest vs Temporal Cloud — for your app, not in general →Inngest vs Trigger.dev — for your app, not in general →Trigger.dev vs Temporal Cloud — for your app, not in general →WebSockets vs Server-Sent Events (SSE) — for your app, not in general →Server-Sent Events (SSE) vs Long polling — for your app, not in general →Long polling vs WebSockets — for your app, not in general →Firebase vs Convex — for your app, not in general →Firebase vs Neon — for your app, not in general →
Alternatives — you're on one, what else?
Firebase alternatives — ranked for your stack →MongoDB alternatives — ranked for your stack →PlanetScale alternatives — ranked for your stack →Supabase alternatives — ranked for your stack →Neon alternatives — ranked for your stack →Convex alternatives — ranked for your stack →Turso alternatives — ranked for your stack →Inngest alternatives — ranked for your stack →Trigger.dev alternatives — ranked for your stack →Temporal Cloud alternatives — ranked for your stack →Hatchet alternatives — ranked for your stack →Vercel Cron alternatives — ranked for your stack →
Migrate — is switching worth it?
Migrate from Firebase to Supabase — worth it, in months →Migrate off MongoDB — worth it, in months →Migrate off Firebase — worth it, in months →Migrate off PlanetScale — worth it, in months →Migrate off Supabase — worth it, in months →Migrate off Neon — worth it, in months →Migrate off Convex — worth it, in months →