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Supabase Realtime
Supabase Realtime is a service that enables developers to build real-time applications by synchronizing client state globally over WebSockets.
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Our verdict
Who it's for
Sync client state globally over WebSockets to build modern real-time web and mobile applications.
Who should look elsewhere
The documentation does not explicitly mention advanced features like message queuing, message persistence beyond active subscriptions, or guaranteed message delivery, which might be crucial for certain enterprise-grade real-time applications.
Pros
- +Simplifies real-time application development by abstracting backend complexity.
- +Leverages existing Postgres knowledge and skills.
- +Offers a fully integrated suite of tools within the Supabase ecosystem.
- +Scalable and dependable for growing applications.
- +Easy to set up and use with convenient APIs.
Cons
- −The documentation does not explicitly mention advanced features like message queuing, message persistence beyond active subscriptions, or guaranteed message delivery, which might be crucial for certain enterprise-grade real-time applications.
- −Details on security features beyond basic access control (e.g., end-to-end encryption for broadcast messages, advanced authentication mechanisms for channels) are not highlighted, which could be a concern for highly sensitive data.
Key features
- ✓Database Change Listener
- ✓Presence Tracking
- ✓Data Broadcasting
- ✓WebSocket-based synchronization
- ✓Client and server-side libraries
- ✓Scalable infrastructure
Pricing
No public pricing plans recorded.