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Supabase vs Appwrite vs PocketBase
A side-by-side look at how actively Supabase, Appwrite and PocketBase are developed on GitHub — popularity, contributor base, commit activity and how quickly issues and pull requests move.
What the numbers say
- Supabase is the most-starred of the 3, with 111k stars — about 1.9× Appwrite's 58k.
- Over the 52 weeks to the snapshot, Appwrite recorded the most commits (14k), against 534 for PocketBase.
- Supabase has closed or merged the most pull requests in its lifetime: 24k.
- Relative to its popularity, PocketBase carries the lightest open-issue load: 0.3 open issues per 1,000 stars, versus 6.0 for Appwrite.
Head-to-head
Snapshot taken 30 September 2026.
| Metric | Supabase Active | Appwrite Active | PocketBase Active |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stars | 111k | 58k | 61k |
| Forks | 15k | 5.8k | 3.7k |
| Contributors | 2.1k | 532 | 45 |
| Commits, last 52 weeks | 6.1k | 14k | 534 |
| Open issues | 300 | 345 | 19 |
| Open pull requests | 798 | 324 | 0 |
| Closed / merged PRs | 24k | 7.8k | 345 |
| Watchers | 752 | 422 | 326 |
| Last push | 30 Sep 2026 | 30 Sep 2026 | 28 Sep 2026 |
| Latest release | v1.26.08 (Aug 2026) | 2.3.0 (Sep 2026) | v0.40.4 (Sep 2026) |
| Main language | TypeScript | PHP | Go |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause | MIT |
| Created | Oct 2019 | Apr 2019 | Jul 2022 |
Bold marks the highest value in a row. “Active / Slowing / Dormant” is a simple heuristic from how recently code was pushed and open issues per star — a starting point, not a verdict. Stars measure popularity, not quality.
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