The only edge-native app engine — faster, cheaper, and more complete.
A feature-by-feature breakdown: cost, infra, and why the edge always wins.
| Feature | Firebase 🔥 | Supabase 🛡 | CFAppKit ⚡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hosting & Infra | Google Cloud hosting, setup needed | Managed Postgres hosting | Runs on Cloudflare with DNS, SSL, firewall, world-class infra |
| Pricing | Free tier → usage-based billing, costs unpredictable | Free tier, Pro starts $25/mo | $0 → $5/month, predictable at scale |
| Runtime | Cloud Functions (regional) | Edge functions (limited scale) | Cloudflare Workers global edge runtime |
| Data Layer | Firestore / Realtime DB | Postgres + storage | Hybrid D1 (SQL) + KV (object) with auto-sync |
| Auth | Firebase Auth (limits apply) | Supabase Auth (10k free MAU) | Built-in user sessions + API keys |
| Logs & Auditing | Cloud Logging, external | DB & API logs | In-app logs, metrics, audits tied to every request |
| Real-time Sync | Realtime listeners | Realtime DB triggers | Pub/Sub sync, auto-updating UI |
| Notifications | Push via FCM only | Limited integrations | Built-in browser, email, SMS |
| Webhooks & Triggers | Cloud Functions | Edge functions | CRUD-level webhooks baked in |
| Front-end UI | SDKs only | SDKs + UI libraries | PX64 bindings → Bootstrap 5 tables, charts, dashboards |
| Security | IAM rules | Policies, RBAC | Firewall + domain-level protection built in |
| Scalability | Scales but costs rise fast | Scales with cost tiers | Infinite scale on CF infra, no ops overhead |
Firebase & Supabase give you backend plumbing.
CFAppKit gives you the whole app.
Ship faster, scale cheaper, and own your app stack on Cloudflare’s edge.
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