Full-Stack Apps vs Backend Service
| Feature | Fabricate | Supabase | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
AI App Generation Fabricate builds complete apps from descriptions | Fabricate | ||
Database Included Both provide PostgreSQL databases | Tie | ||
Authentication Both offer built-in authentication | Tie | ||
Frontend Generation Fabricate generates complete UIs | Fabricate | ||
Real-time Features Supabase has excellent real-time subscriptions | Supabase | ||
Edge Functions Supabase has mature edge function support | Supabase | ||
One-Click Deploy Fabricate deploys complete apps | N/A | Fabricate | |
Learning Curve Fabricate requires no backend knowledge | Low | Medium | Fabricate |
Supabase is a powerful backend-as-a-service platform that developers use as a foundation for their apps. Fabricate generates the entire stack—frontend, backend, database, and auth—without requiring you to integrate a backend service manually.
Integration vs Generation: Supabase requires you to build your frontend and integrate it with the Supabase API. Fabricate generates both together, reducing development time dramatically.
Infrastructure: Fabricate uses Cloudflare D1 (SQLite), R2 (object storage), and KV—comparable to Supabase features but at Cloudflare's global scale.
Who It's For: Supabase is for developers who want a backend foundation. Fabricate is for anyone who wants a complete working application.
Supabase charges based on database and bandwidth usage. Fabricate includes everything in one package. For complete apps, Fabricate is often more cost-effective.
“We used Supabase as our backend and spent weeks building the frontend. Fabricate generated the whole thing in one afternoon.”
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They serve different purposes. Fabricate builds complete applications from descriptions. Supabase is a backend service you integrate with your own frontend. Choose Fabricate for full apps, Supabase if you only need a backend.
Fabricate includes its own database, but you could theoretically integrate Supabase if you wanted specific features like real-time subscriptions.
Fabricate is faster since it generates the complete application. With Supabase, you still need to build the frontend yourself or use another tool.
No. Fabricate's AI handles database design and queries. With Supabase, SQL knowledge is helpful for advanced use cases.
Supabase has more mature real-time subscription features. Fabricate supports real-time for common use cases but Supabase is more flexible.
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