--- title: "Firebase vs Supabase: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Firebase or Supabase more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Realtime infrastructure platforms set worldwide. 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/realtime-infrastructure-platforms/compare/firebase-vs-supabase" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Firebase vs Supabase: Which is searched more? Is Firebase or Supabase more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Realtime infrastructure platforms set worldwide. 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 - **Compared**: Firebase and Supabase - **Competitive set**: Realtime infrastructure platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Firebase Share of Search**: 40.9% - **Supabase Share of Search**: 57.7% ## Is Firebase or Supabase more popular in search? - In September 2026, Supabase had more branded searches than Firebase among realtime infrastructure platforms worldwide. Supabase had about 2.2 million branded searches, while Firebase had 1.6 million. Supabase made up 57.7% of all realtime infrastructure platform searches we track, and Firebase accounted for 40.9%. - The lead changed hands once in the 12 months ending September 2026: Supabase took it in June 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Firebase’s share of searches among realtime infrastructure platforms worldwide moved from 63.2% to 40.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.5M to 1.6M. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Supabase’s share of searches among realtime infrastructure platforms worldwide moved from 34.2% to 57.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 823K to 2.2M. ## Top realtime infrastructure platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Supabase was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Firebase was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Supabase was listed before Firebase in every answer that named either. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Ably | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Supabase | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Liveblocks | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | PubNub | 4th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Firebase | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Pusher | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Socket.IO | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about realtime infrastructure platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which realtime infrastructure platform should I use?": 1. Ably, 2. Supabase - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best realtime infrastructure platforms?": 1. Ably, 2. Supabase, 3. Liveblocks, 4. Firebase, 5. Pusher - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best realtime infrastructure platform for a product team?": 1. Ably, 2. Liveblocks, 3. Supabase - Searched Google, AI Overview "real time messaging api": 1. PubNub, 2. Ably - Searched Google, AI Overview "event streaming platform": named none of the brands we track Not named in any answer: Socket.IO. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for realtime infrastructure platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Supabase gained share of searches among realtime infrastructure platforms worldwide, from 52.7% to 57.7%. - In September 2026, Firebase lost share of searches among realtime infrastructure platforms worldwide, from 45.7% to 40.9%. ## Month by month | Month | Firebase estimated searches | Firebase Share of Search | Firebase rank | Supabase estimated searches | Supabase Share of Search | Supabase rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.5M | 63.2% | 1 | 823K | 34.2% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 1.5M | 58.6% | 1 | 1M | 38.5% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 1.5M | 58.9% | 1 | 1M | 38.7% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 1.6M | 55.2% | 1 | 1.2M | 42.4% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 1.5M | 54.4% | 1 | 1.2M | 43.6% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 1.9M | 49.7% | 1 | 1.8M | 48.6% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 1.9M | 49.7% | 1 | 1.8M | 48.7% | 2 | | May 2026 | 1.9M | 49.7% | 1 | 1.8M | 48.7% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 1.6M | 45.8% | 2 | 1.8M | 52.7% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 1.6M | 45.7% | 2 | 1.8M | 52.6% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 1.6M | 45.7% | 2 | 1.8M | 52.7% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 1.6M | 40.9% | 2 | 2.2M | 57.7% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Firebase’s and Supabase’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Firebase**: Measured on the search terms “firebase” and “firebase console”, summed into one figure. - **Supabase**: Measured on the search term “supabase”. - [Firebase profile](/demand/global-en/brands/firebase) - [Supabase profile](/demand/global-en/brands/supabase) - [All realtime infrastructure platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/realtime-infrastructure-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands. ## 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 ### Is Firebase or Supabase more popular in search? In September 2026, Supabase had more branded searches than Firebase among realtime infrastructure platforms worldwide. Supabase had about 2.2 million branded searches, while Firebase had 1.6 million. Supabase made up 57.7% of all realtime infrastructure platform searches we track, and Firebase accounted for 40.9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Firebase vs Supabase: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/realtime-infrastructure-platforms/compare/firebase-vs-supabase This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/realtime-infrastructure-platforms/compare/firebase-vs-supabase. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.