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The Hidden Hurdles of Supabase: A Developer's Perspective
Excerpt
In this candid review, we explore some of the challenges developers may encounter while using Supabase — issues like cumbersome migration processes, limits on email authentication that could leave users stuck, and performance bottlenecks due to edge functions. While the platform excels in many ways, these lesser-known pitfalls could complicate your project and lead to unexpected hurdles.
Related Pain Points
Email authentication limits and user lockout risks
6Supabase's email authentication has undocumented limits that can leave users unable to authenticate, creating support headaches and potential user experience issues.
Edge functions performance bottlenecks
6Supabase edge functions introduce performance degradation that can become a bottleneck in production applications, limiting their practical utility for performance-critical operations.
Complex schema migrations are error-prone and difficult to manage
5SQLite's schema migration capabilities are more complex and error-prone compared to client-server databases, particularly in large projects. This creates friction when evolving database schemas in production environments.