Excellent and intuitive SDKs and CLI

Helpful local development environment

Excellent developer experience, ease of use, and high productivity compared to manual cloud infrastructure setup

Provides a standardized, maintainable stack that is easier for new developers to onboard onto

Steep learning curve for RLS, database management, and local development setup

Predictable and transparent pricing compared to competitors

Scalability concerns including high costs, hidden pricing, and performance limits for heavy workloads

Open-source nature allows for flexibility, self-hosting, and avoids vendor lock-in

Recent updates have introduced features to address previous limitations

High level of integration between auth, database, API, and storage components

Powerful and comprehensive backend-as-a-service features with strong relational database support

Self-hosted version lacks parity with cloud offering

Lack of native, easy-to-configure email and mobile notification support

Strict reliance on PostgreSQL limits options for those preferring non-relational databases

Tech stack lock-in concerns

Responsive support team for Pro users

Documentation can be unhelpful, confusing, or overly brief

Lack of direct, personalized, or responsive customer support for non-enterprise users

Users encounter Server-Side Application Errors when using Next.js App Router

Issues with Edge Functions and database state (ghost functions)