Alternatives to SQL/Supabase for Backend VERİ YÖNETİM

 

 Alternatives to SQL/Supabase for Backend Data Management

Some major backend data management tools (besides Supabase) and what they focus on:

Tool	Type	Key Feature	Similar to Supabase?
Firebase	NoSQL / Realtime DB	Live syncing, JSON-based	✅ Realtime, but NoSQL
MongoDB Atlas	NoSQL	Document database (JSON), scalable	❌ No SQL schema
PlanetScale	SQL (MySQL)	Serverless MySQL, scalable	✅ SQL alternative
Hasura	GraphQL + Postgres	Auto GraphQL API from SQL	🔁 Can wrap Supabase
Direct PostgreSQL (on GCP/AWS)	SQL	Manual setup, deep control	🟡 More raw than Supabase
DynamoDB	NoSQL (AWS)	Event-driven, scalable	❌ Not SQL
Firestore (Firebase)	NoSQL + Realtime	Firebase’s modern backend	✅ Google-backed
Nhost	SQL + GraphQL	Supabase alternative	✅ Yes

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Feature	Firebase	Supabase/PostgreSQL
Memory Type	Procedural / Reflex	Declarative / Semantic
Stimulus Handling	Fast, simple	Context-aware
Structure	Flat JSON / loosely organized	Structured tables, ForeignKeys, constraints
Behavior	Event-driven	Rule + logic driven

 Supabase: Function Code (like PostgreSQL brain)

Supabase supports:

1. SQL Functions

• Written in PostgreSQL SQL or PL/pgSQL.

• Run inside the database itself.

• Example:

  sql
  
  create function summarize_text(input text) returns text as $$
  begin
    return left(input, 100);  -- simplistic summary
  end;
  $$ language plpgsql;

• One can call this function from React frontend using Supabase JS SDK:

  js
  
  const { data, error } = await supabase.rpc('summarize_text', { input: "long text" });
   

2. Edge Functions

• Written in TypeScript or JavaScript.

• Hosted on Deno (similar to serverless functions).

• Can access Supabase data via REST or RPC (Remote Procedure Call).

• Triggered via HTTP or Supabase Events (soon fully event-driven).

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 Key Differences

Feature	Supabase	Firebase
Function Language	SQL, PL/pgSQL, TypeScript (Deno)	JavaScript/TypeScript (Node.js)
Triggered By	HTTP, RPC, Realtime (limited)	DB writes, Auth, HTTP, scheduled
Function Location	Inside DB (SQL) or Edge (Deno)	Google Cloud Functions (Node)
Best For	Structured DB logic	Reactive, flexible event handling

• Supabase focuses more on database-native logic (SQL, PL/pgSQL).

• Firebase is better for event-driven serverless logic (Node functions).