I'm not a software developer but I work in tech and I'm familiar with general concepts and some best-practices - but a long shot away from writing code. Here's my situation: I've been using Xano as my backend and it's pretty good so far - mostly intuitive and easy to do almost everything I need for an MVP but I'm wondering if I should migrate to Supabase? I'm using Weweb as my front end tool.
Pros of migrating to Supabase from Xano:
1. Supabase doesn't charge extra for cron jobs / background tasks. Xano is $85/mo for this functionality within a higher tier.
2. Supabase has realtime databases whereas Xano does not support realtime or websockets. Unclear how much I'd utilize this for my application but I can see it being very useful post-MVP.
3. Supabase is much cheaper overall. $25/mo for Supabase vs $85/mo for Xano (if paid for a full year upfront). Supabase has some usage costs that are very low and won't come close to $85/mo that Xano cost.
Cons of migrating to Supabase from Xano:
1. Not a no-code solution - unclear how much of a learning curve this will be and could significantly slow down development as a solo builder. Unclear how easy it is to stand up APIs, build custom backend functions, and write queries for non-coders. Xano is speedy here. If I have to write a bunch of custom SQL, Javascript, or parse JSON from scratch, it would significantly slow down development time.
Appreciate any feedback!