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Supabase vs Appwrite
Pick Supabase if you want Postgres (hosted or self-host) as the source of truth. Pick Appwrite if you want a BSD-3-Clause backend with auth, databases, storage, and functions as separate services. Pick PocketBase if you want one Go binary + SQLite — /compare/supabase-vs-pocketbase.
Facts checked 18 Oct 2026. License, language, and GitHub activity come from the catalog or the project's own repo. "Not in the catalog row" means the public catalog dump does not store that number.
Supabase in the catalog Appwrite in the catalog
How they compare
| Supabase | Appwrite | |
|---|---|---|
| License | Apache-2.0 (supabase/supabase) source | BSD-3-Clause (appwrite/appwrite) source |
| Language | TypeScript (GitHub); product is Postgres-shaped | TypeScript (catalog) |
| GitHub activity | 111,734 stars in the catalog source | 57,723 stars in the catalog source |
| Self-host | Compose of API, Postgres, Auth, Storage, … or their cloud. | Self-host or Appwrite Cloud. Several containers. |
| Best for | Postgres as the app database. | A Firebase-shaped API without betting the schema on Postgres. |
Self-hosting and resource needs
Supabase is the catalog Postgres/BaaS row (supabase/supabase, Apache-2.0). Self-host is a compose of several services; hosted Pro pricing is on the catalog summary. Appwrite is BSD-3-Clause (appwrite/appwrite). The published c17 path for a small app is /stacks/go-pocketbase-htmx — one binary, not a BaaS cluster.
FAQ
- What about PocketBase?
- One Go file + SQLite. That is how c17.io itself ships — /compare/supabase-vs-pocketbase.
- Is Supabase fully Apache?
- The supabase/supabase repo is Apache-2.0 on GitHub. Hosted plans are a different product (catalog summary).
- Are these free?
- OSI licenses as listed. You pay hosting or the vendor's cloud meter. Template users never pay c17.
- How do I deploy the c17 path?
- Open /stacks/go-pocketbase-htmx. PocketBase on a volume. That is combo #1.
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