--- title: "Backend as a service platforms: Which are searched most?" description: "Compare the platforms developers use for hosted databases, authentication and storage without running their own servers. Share of Search among Supabase, Firebase, Appwrite, PocketBase, AWS Amplify, Convex, Back4App and Nhost, the backend as a service platforms Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/backend-as-a-service-platforms" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Backend as a service platforms: Which are searched most? Compare the platforms developers use for hosted databases, authentication and storage without running their own servers. Share of Search among Supabase, Firebase, Appwrite, PocketBase, AWS Amplify, Convex, Back4App and Nhost, the backend as a service platforms Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Competitive set**: Backend as a service platforms - **Market**: Global - **Brands compared**: 8 - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Highest Share of Search**: Supabase, 63.3% ## Which brand is most popular in search among backend as a service platforms worldwide? - In September 2026, Supabase was the most searched among backend as a service platforms worldwide, with an estimated 2.2M branded searches, 63.3% of all searches for the eight we track. - Firebase is in 2nd place, 28.8 percentage points behind at 34.5%. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Supabase’s share of searches among backend as a service platforms worldwide increased from 37.9% to 63.3%. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Firebase’s share of searches among backend as a service platforms worldwide decreased from 56.2% to 34.5%. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Appwrite’s share of searches among backend as a service platforms worldwide decreased from 2.8% to 1.1%. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, PocketBase’s share of searches among backend as a service platforms worldwide decreased from 1% to 0.51%. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, AWS Amplify’s share of searches among backend as a service platforms worldwide decreased from 1.2% to 0.34%. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Supabase rose from 2nd to 1st among backend as a service platforms worldwide. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Firebase fell from 1st to 2nd among backend as a service platforms worldwide. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, PocketBase rose from 5th to 4th among backend as a service platforms worldwide. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, AWS Amplify fell from 4th to 5th among backend as a service platforms worldwide. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Convex, Back4App and Nhost held steady: their share of searches among backend as a service platforms worldwide each moved less than 0.5 percentage points. ## Top backend as a service platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In Brandwave's three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Supabase, Firebase, Appwrite and Convex appeared every time. Supabase was recommended most often, coming first in three out of five answers. Firebase was second, and Appwrite was third. Back4App, which ranked seventh in searches, was not mentioned at all. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Supabase | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Firebase | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Appwrite | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Convex | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | PocketBase | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | AWS Amplify | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Back4App | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Nhost | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about backend as a service platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which backend as a service platform should I use?": 1. Supabase, 2. Firebase, 3. Convex, 4. Appwrite - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best Firebase alternatives?": 1. Firebase, 2. Supabase, 3. Appwrite, 4. Convex, 5. AWS Amplify, 6. PocketBase - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best backend as a service for a small app?": 1. Supabase, 2. Firebase, 3. Appwrite, 4. Convex - Searched Google, AI Overview "backend as a service": 1. Firebase, 2. Supabase, 3. Appwrite, 4. AWS Amplify, 5. Convex - Searched Google, AI Overview "firebase alternative": 1. Supabase, 2. Appwrite, 3. PocketBase, 4. Convex, 5. Firebase Not named in any answer: Back4App and Nhost. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 22, 2026. ## Compare search popularity between leading brands - [Supabase vs Firebase: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/firebase-vs-supabase): 63.3% against 34.5% Share of Search. ## How did search popularity change for backend as a service platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Supabase gained share of searches among backend as a service platforms worldwide, from 58.3% to 63.3%. - In September 2026, Firebase lost share of searches among backend as a service platforms worldwide, from 38.9% to 34.5%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for AWS Amplify worldwide fell 55.4% over 12 measured months, from 27.1K to 12.1K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Back4App worldwide fell 46.3% over 12 measured months, from 5.4K to 2.9K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Nhost worldwide fell 33.3% over 12 measured months, from 3.6K to 2.4K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Appwrite worldwide fell 33.1% over 12 measured months, from 60.5K to 40.5K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Convex worldwide fell 32.5% over 12 measured months, from 7.9K to 5.3K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for PocketBase worldwide fell 18.5% over 12 measured months, from 22.2K to 18.1K in September 2026. ## Share of Search ranking | Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Supabase | 63.3% | 2.2M | +22.4% | Supabase | | 2 | Firebase | 34.5% | 1.2M | 0.0% | Google | | 3 | Appwrite | 1.1% | 40.5K | 0.0% | Appwrite | | 4 | PocketBase | 0.51% | 18.1K | -18.5% | PocketBase | | 5 | AWS Amplify | 0.34% | 12.1K | -18.2% | Amazon Web Services | | 6 | Convex | 0.15% | 5.3K | -13.1% | Convex | | 7 | Back4App | 0.08% | 2.9K | +20.8% | Back4App | | 8 | Nhost | 0.07% | 2.4K | 0.0% | Nhost | ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Firebase | 1.2M | 56.2% | 1 | | Oct 2025 | Supabase | 823K | 37.9% | 2 | | Oct 2025 | Appwrite | 60.5K | 2.8% | 3 | | Oct 2025 | AWS Amplify | 27.1K | 1.2% | 4 | | Oct 2025 | PocketBase | 22.2K | 1% | 5 | | Oct 2025 | Convex | 7.9K | 0.36% | 6 | | Oct 2025 | Back4App | 5.4K | 0.25% | 7 | | Oct 2025 | Nhost | 3.6K | 0.17% | 8 | | Nov 2025 | Firebase | 1.2M | 51.9% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | Supabase | 1M | 42.6% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | Appwrite | 60.5K | 2.6% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | AWS Amplify | 27.1K | 1.2% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | PocketBase | 27.1K | 1.2% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | Convex | 7K | 0.3% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | Back4App | 5.4K | 0.23% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | Nhost | 2.9K | 0.12% | 8 | | Dec 2025 | Firebase | 1.2M | 52% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | Supabase | 1M | 42.7% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | Appwrite | 60.5K | 2.6% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | PocketBase | 27.1K | 1.2% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | AWS Amplify | 22.2K | 0.95% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | Convex | 6.9K | 0.29% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | Back4App | 4.4K | 0.19% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | Nhost | 2.9K | 0.12% | 8 | | Jan 2026 | Firebase | 1.2M | 47.5% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | Supabase | 1.2M | 47.5% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | Appwrite | 60.5K | 2.4% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | PocketBase | 27.1K | 1.1% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | AWS Amplify | 18.1K | 0.71% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | Convex | 13.7K | 0.53% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | Back4App | 3.6K | 0.14% | 7 | | Jan 2026 | Nhost | 2.9K | 0.11% | 8 | | Feb 2026 | Firebase | 1.2M | 47.8% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | Supabase | 1.2M | 47.8% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | Appwrite | 49.5K | 1.9% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | PocketBase | 27.1K | 1.1% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | AWS Amplify | 14.8K | 0.58% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | Convex | 12.8K | 0.5% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | Back4App | 3.6K | 0.14% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | Nhost | 2.9K | 0.11% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | Supabase | 1.8M | 53% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | Firebase | 1.5M | 43.5% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | Appwrite | 60.5K | 1.8% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | PocketBase | 27.1K | 0.79% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | AWS Amplify | 14.8K | 0.43% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | Convex | 9.5K | 0.28% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | Back4App | 4.4K | 0.13% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | Nhost | 3.6K | 0.1% | 8 | | Apr 2026 | Supabase | 1.8M | 53.3% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | Firebase | 1.5M | 43.7% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | Appwrite | 49.5K | 1.4% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | PocketBase | 27.1K | 0.79% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | AWS Amplify | 14.8K | 0.43% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | Convex | 7.3K | 0.21% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | Back4App | 4.4K | 0.13% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | Nhost | 2.4K | 0.07% | 8 | | May 2026 | Supabase | 1.8M | 53.3% | 1 | | May 2026 | Firebase | 1.5M | 43.7% | 2 | | May 2026 | Appwrite | 49.5K | 1.4% | 3 | | May 2026 | PocketBase | 27.1K | 0.79% | 4 | | May 2026 | AWS Amplify | 12.1K | 0.35% | 5 | | May 2026 | Convex | 7.4K | 0.22% | 6 | | May 2026 | Back4App | 3.6K | 0.1% | 7 | | May 2026 | Nhost | 2.4K | 0.07% | 8 | | Jun 2026 | Supabase | 1.8M | 58.3% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | Firebase | 1.2M | 38.8% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | Appwrite | 40.5K | 1.3% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | PocketBase | 22.2K | 0.71% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | AWS Amplify | 18.1K | 0.58% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | Convex | 6K | 0.19% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | Back4App | 2.9K | 0.09% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | Nhost | 1.9K | 0.06% | 8 | | Jul 2026 | Supabase | 1.8M | 58.3% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | Firebase | 1.2M | 38.9% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | Appwrite | 40.5K | 1.3% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | PocketBase | 27.1K | 0.86% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | AWS Amplify | 12.1K | 0.39% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | Convex | 5.2K | 0.17% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | Back4App | 2.9K | 0.09% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | Nhost | 1.9K | 0.06% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | Supabase | 1.8M | 58.3% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | Firebase | 1.2M | 38.9% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | Appwrite | 40.5K | 1.3% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | PocketBase | 22.2K | 0.71% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | AWS Amplify | 14.8K | 0.47% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | Convex | 6.1K | 0.2% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | Back4App | 2.4K | 0.08% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | Nhost | 2.4K | 0.08% | 8 | | Sep 2026 | Supabase | 2.2M | 63.3% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | Firebase | 1.2M | 34.5% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | Appwrite | 40.5K | 1.1% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | PocketBase | 18.1K | 0.51% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | AWS Amplify | 12.1K | 0.34% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | Convex | 5.3K | 0.15% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | Back4App | 2.9K | 0.08% | 7 | | Sep 2026 | Nhost | 2.4K | 0.07% | 8 | ## What is being compared - **Appwrite**: Measured on the search term “appwrite”. - **AWS Amplify**: Measured on the search term “aws amplify”. - **Back4App**: Measured on the search term “back4app”. - **Convex**: Measured on the search terms “convex backend”, “convex database” and “convex dev”, summed into one figure. - **Firebase**: Measured on the search term “firebase”. - **Nhost**: Measured on the search term “nhost”. - **PocketBase**: Measured on the search term “pocketbase”. - **Supabase**: Measured on the search term “supabase”. - [Appwrite](/demand/global-en/brands/appwrite) - [AWS Amplify](/demand/global-en/brands/aws-amplify) - [Back4App](/demand/global-en/brands/back4app) - [Convex](/demand/global-en/brands/convex-dev) - [Firebase](/demand/global-en/brands/firebase) - [Nhost](/demand/global-en/brands/nhost) - [PocketBase](/demand/global-en/brands/pocketbase) - [Supabase](/demand/global-en/brands/supabase) ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which brand is most popular in search among backend as a service platforms worldwide? In September 2026, Supabase was the most searched among backend as a service platforms worldwide, with an estimated 2.2M branded searches, 63.3% of all searches for the eight we track. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Backend as a service platforms: Which are searched most?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/backend-as-a-service-platforms This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/backend-as-a-service-platforms. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.