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Xata.io
Performance Comparison
Database query times and total request latency measured from 15 global locations.
Tests run every hour through Cloudflare Workers. Lower numbers indicate better performance.
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FAQ
Serverless Database features
Compare the features of the Serverless Database to help you choose the right one for your needs.
Feature |  Firebase Realtime |  Supabase |  Xata.io | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Infrastructure, Underlying technology Cloud Infrastructure, database system and underlying egine | Nodejs, Google Cloud, Scala | Supabase infrastructure, PostgreSQL, S3 compatible storage object | PostgreSQL, Apache Kafka, ElasticSearch | |
Serverless Support Serverless and Edge computing support | ||||
API | REST API | Deno Edge Function | TypeScript SDK | |
Edge Functions Serverless functions that run closer to the user, reducing latency and improving performance. | Cloud functions | Supabase infrastructure | Edge Caching, support for Edge environments | |
Developer Experience | ||||
Database type | OLTP, OLAP | OLTP | OLTP, OLAP | |
Data model Databases store data in models, such as Relational, Columnar or Document based | Document based, NoSQL | Relational, SQL | Relational | |
CLI Command Line Interface tools that allow developers to perform tasks and manage the tool via the command line. | Firebase CLI | supabase | @xata/cli | |
Languages, APIs The languages supporting the database and API interface for inter-process communication | JavaScript, Swift, Kotlin, Java, C++, Objective-C | TypeScript, JavaScript, supabase-js SDK, Flutter, React Native, React | JavaScript, TypeScript SDK, Python SDK, REST API | |
Query language Supported query language such as SQL, MQL, PartiQL, | JSON | SQL, PostgreSQL | JSON, MongoDB like query language (MQL) | |
ACID compliant ACID is a set of properties of database transactions intended to guarantee data validity despite errors, power failures, and other mishaps | ACID compliant | |||
Self-hosting Support for self-hosted Database instance | Doesn't have support | Docker support | Doesn't have support | |
Backups | Daily basis (Included in Free tier), PITR for paid users | Requires custom solution via REST API | ||
Security & Compliance Offerings | ||||
SOC2 Service Organization Control 2 compliance for managing customer data. | Apart from App indexing | N/A | ||
Multi-factor authentication Support of the cloud-histed database for multi-factor authentication | N/A | |||
Encryption Cryptographic security at rest and on transportation level | HTTPS, TLS | AES 256 Encryption, TLS v1.2 | TLS | |
SSO | SAML-based SSO solution | N/A | ||
Monitoring and analytics | ||||
Log retention Query log retention usually keeps lofs of operations for debugging and replication purposes | Document level history 30 days retention | By default disabled, can be enabled with pgAudit extension | N/A | |
Statistics Tools and APIs for analysing and monitoring of Database performance | Web based monitoring tools | Web dashboard, provides Prometheus-compatible metrics endpoints to gather health insights | N/A | |
Scalability | ||||
Replication and Partitioning | Region groups | read replicas in early preview | Region Groups, group replication, PostgreSQL logical replication | |