Supabase Edge Functions vs Appwrite Cloud
A detailed comparison to help you choose between Supabase Edge Functions and Appwrite Cloud.
Quick Verdict
4.0/5
Supabase Edge Functions
0 reviews
3.9/5
Appwrite Cloud
0 reviews
Supabase Edge Functions is rated higher (4.0 vs 3.9). Supabase Edge Functions run TypeScript serverless functions at the edge using Deno. Close to your Supabase PostgreSQL database for low-latency operations. Free tier available. Appwrite is an open source BaaS with database, authentication, storage, functions, and messaging. Self-hostable on Docker. Appwrite Cloud provides managed hosting.
Supabase Edge Functions TypeScript edge functions close to your Postgres DB | Appwrite Cloud Open-source backend platform with built-in database, auth, and APIs | |
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| Overview | ||
| Rating | 4.0 (0 reviews)✓ | 3.9 (0 reviews) |
| Pricing model | freemium | freemium |
| Starting price | Free tier available | Free tier available |
| Best for | Supabase users who need webhook handlers, payment callbacks and short-lived server-side logic close to their Postgres database | Developers and small teams who want a complete managed backend with a genuine self-hosting exit and refuse Firebase-style lock-in. |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ||
| DDoS protection | ✓ | |
| Automated backups | ✓ | |
| Snapshots | ||
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ||
| Free tier | ||
| Data-center locations | ||
| Regions | Global edge network (regionally distributed Edge Runtime nodes); Supabase databases in AWS/GCP regions across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific | — |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | free tierapi accessopen source | free tieropen sourceself hostableapi access |
| Visit Supabase Edge Functions → | Visit Appwrite Cloud → | |
Supabase Edge Functions
Pros
- + 500,000 free invocations per month — enough for real workloads before paying anything
- + Zero-configuration access to Supabase Postgres, Auth and Storage from inside functions
- + Same open-source edge runtime locally and in production, with hot reload and CI deploys
- + Transparent per-million invocation pricing ($2 per million over quota) with spending limits available
- + Global distribution with optional pinning to the database region
Cons
- - Value largely depends on being a Supabase customer — weak standalone proposition
- - Cold starts are documented; not suited to heavy synchronous work in request paths
- - Deno/Node boundary still blocks some Node packages and native modules
- - No public uptime SLA below the Enterprise tier
- - External log drains cost $60 per drain per project
Appwrite Cloud
Pros
- + BSD 3-Clause open source with full self-hosting on any Docker host
- + Generous Pro resources: 2 TB bandwidth, 150 GB storage, 200K MAU at $25/month
- + Complete backend stack: auth, databases, storage, functions, realtime, messaging
- + Clear published overage rates and budget caps
- + Six regions across NA, EU, and APAC
Cons
- - No published uptime SLA on cloud plans
- - Free tier pauses projects after a week of inactivity; two-project limit
- - Per-project pricing multiplies cost for multi-project architectures
- - Smaller integration ecosystem than Firebase or Supabase
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