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<item><title>Aiven for PostgreSQL Alternatives: What Fits Small Apps</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/aiven-alternatives</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/aiven-alternatives</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Alternatives</category><description>Aiven alternatives for PostgreSQL in 2026: options with point-in-time recovery on cheap plans, built-in pooling, branching or a full backend, with prices.</description></item>
<item><title>Appwrite Alternatives in 2026: Postgres, Documents, Self-Host</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/appwrite-alternatives</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/appwrite-alternatives</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Alternatives</category><description>Appwrite alternatives sorted by why you are switching: SQL, GraphQL, documents or lighter self-hosting. StitchDB, Supabase, Nhost, Firebase, Convex compared.</description></item>
<item><title>Auth0 Alternatives in 2026 - 7 Options Compared</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/auth0-alternatives</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/auth0-alternatives</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Alternatives</category><description>The best Auth0 alternatives in 2026, compared on free MAU, paid pricing, SSO and where user data lives. Clerk, WorkOS, Firebase, Supabase, Keycloak and more.</description></item>
<item><title>AWS Amplify Alternatives: Backends Without Stitching AWS Services</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/aws-amplify-alternatives</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/aws-amplify-alternatives</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Alternatives</category><description>AWS Amplify alternatives for backends and hosting: StitchDB, Supabase, Firebase and Appwrite compared on data model, auth, pricing and migration effort.</description></item>
<item><title>AWS RDS Alternatives for Small Teams (Postgres, 2026)</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/aws-rds-alternatives</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/aws-rds-alternatives</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Alternatives</category><description>RDS alternatives for small teams: what a small RDS Postgres really costs, what you still have to build, and managed Postgres options with simpler pricing.</description></item>
<item><title>Back4App and Parse Alternatives: Where Parse Apps Go Next</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/back4app-alternatives</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/back4app-alternatives</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Alternatives</category><description>Back4App alternatives for Parse apps: self-hosted Parse Server, StitchDB, Supabase, Firebase and Appwrite, plus a map from Parse classes to Postgres tables.</description></item>
<item><title>Best Backend as a Service Platforms in 2026</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/best-backend-as-a-service</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/best-backend-as-a-service</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Alternatives</category><description>The best backend as a service (BaaS) platforms in 2026: Firebase, Supabase, Appwrite, Convex, Nhost, PocketBase and StitchDB, by data model, price and fit.</description></item>
<item><title>Best Firebase Alternatives in 2026 (Compared)</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/firebase-alternatives</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/firebase-alternatives</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Alternatives</category><description>The best Firebase alternatives in 2026 compared on database model, pricing, free tiers, offline support and lock-in, plus when Firebase is still the right pick.</description></item>
<item><title>Best Neon Postgres Alternatives in 2026</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/neon-alternatives</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/neon-alternatives</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Alternatives</category><description>Neon alternatives compared for 2026: always-on vs serverless Postgres, flat vs usage pricing, branching, backups and backend features, with real prices.</description></item>
<item><title>Best PlanetScale Alternatives in 2026 (Free and Paid)</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/planetscale-alternatives</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/planetscale-alternatives</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Alternatives</category><description>PlanetScale alternatives for 2026 compared: free tiers, Postgres vs MySQL, branching, backups and pricing, plus when PlanetScale is still the best choice.</description></item>
<item><title>Best Supabase Alternatives in 2026 (Compared)</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/supabase-alternatives</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/supabase-alternatives</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Alternatives</category><description>The best Supabase alternatives in 2026 compared on price, free tier, Postgres features and lock-in, with honest notes on when Supabase is still the best pick.</description></item>
<item><title>Clerk Alternatives - When to Move Auth Into Your Backend</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/clerk-alternatives</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/clerk-alternatives</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Alternatives</category><description>Looking for Clerk alternatives? Compare Auth0, WorkOS, Supabase Auth, Firebase Auth, Better Auth and StitchDB on price, features and where users live.</description></item>
<item><title>Cloudinary Alternatives for App Images (Cheaper Options)</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/cloudinary-alternatives</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/cloudinary-alternatives</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Alternatives</category><description>Cloudinary alternatives for resizing and serving app images: ImageKit, Cloudflare Images, imgproxy, Supabase and StitchDB Storage, with November 2026 pricing.</description></item>
<item><title>CockroachDB Alternatives After the 2026 Pricing Change</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/cockroachdb-alternatives</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/cockroachdb-alternatives</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Alternatives</category><description>CockroachDB alternatives for teams that don't need a distributed SQL cluster: managed Postgres, serverless Postgres and backends, with prices as of Nov 2026.</description></item>
<item><title>Convex Alternatives: SQL and Realtime Without Per-Seat Pricing</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/convex-alternatives</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/convex-alternatives</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Alternatives</category><description>Convex alternatives compared: StitchDB, Supabase, Firebase, Appwrite and PocketBase on realtime, TypeScript, SQL access and pricing for growing teams.</description></item>
<item><title>DigitalOcean Managed Postgres Alternatives in 2026</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/digitalocean-managed-database-alternatives</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/digitalocean-managed-database-alternatives</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Alternatives</category><description>DigitalOcean managed database alternatives for Postgres: more connections, free tiers, branching or a full backend, compared with real prices and limits.</description></item>
<item><title>Fauna Alternatives After the Shutdown: Picking a Durable Home</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/fauna-alternatives</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/fauna-alternatives</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Alternatives</category><description>Fauna shut down on May 30, 2025. Compare Fauna alternatives (Convex, StitchDB, Supabase, Neon, Firebase, MongoDB Atlas) and pick one you can always leave.</description></item>
<item><title>Firebase Auth Alternatives for Web and Mobile Apps</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/firebase-auth-alternatives</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/firebase-auth-alternatives</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Alternatives</category><description>The best Firebase Auth alternatives in 2026, with limits, pricing and code. Compare Supabase, StitchDB, Clerk, Auth0 and WorkOS for web, mobile and Flutter.</description></item>
<item><title>Firebase Storage Alternatives Now That Spark Lost Storage</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/firebase-storage-alternatives</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/firebase-storage-alternatives</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Alternatives</category><description>Cloud Storage for Firebase now needs the Blaze plan. Compare Firebase Storage alternatives: StitchDB Storage, Supabase Storage, Cloudflare R2, Appwrite and S3.</description></item>
<item><title>Hasura Alternatives: GraphQL on Postgres in 2026</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/hasura-alternatives</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/hasura-alternatives</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Alternatives</category><description>Hasura alternatives for GraphQL on Postgres: pg_graphql on StitchDB and Supabase, PostGraphile, Nhost and plain REST. When you need an engine vs a backend.</description></item>
<item><title>Heroku Postgres Alternatives in 2026: Prices and Trade-offs</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/heroku-postgres-alternatives</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/heroku-postgres-alternatives</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Alternatives</category><description>Looking for a Heroku Postgres alternative? Compare Essential and Standard plans with StitchDB, Render, Neon, Supabase and RDS on price, limits and backups.</description></item>
<item><title>MongoDB Atlas Alternatives for App Backends in 2026</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/mongodb-atlas-alternatives</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/mongodb-atlas-alternatives</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Alternatives</category><description>MongoDB Atlas alternatives for apps that used App Services, Device Sync or the Data API: Postgres backends, Firebase and Appwrite compared on sync and auth.</description></item>
<item><title>Nhost Alternatives: Keep Postgres, Choose Your API Style</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/nhost-alternatives</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/nhost-alternatives</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Alternatives</category><description>Nhost alternatives for Postgres apps compared on GraphQL, permissions, free tier pausing, pricing and self-hosting: StitchDB, Supabase, Hasura and more.</description></item>
<item><title>Open Source Firebase Alternatives: Licenses and Self-Hosting</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/open-source-firebase-alternatives</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/open-source-firebase-alternatives</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Alternatives</category><description>Open source Firebase alternatives compared by license, database and real self-hosting effort: Supabase, Appwrite, PocketBase, Nhost, Parse Server and Convex.</description></item>
<item><title>PocketBase Alternatives for When You Outgrow One Server</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/pocketbase-alternatives</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/pocketbase-alternatives</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Alternatives</category><description>PocketBase alternatives for when one server is not enough: managed Postgres, replicas, backups and team workflows. StitchDB, Supabase, Appwrite, Nhost, Convex.</description></item>
<item><title>Pusher Alternatives for Realtime Apps (2026 Pricing)</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/pusher-alternatives</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/pusher-alternatives</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Alternatives</category><description>Pusher alternatives compared on connections, messages and price: Ably, PubNub, Socket.IO, Firebase, Supabase Realtime and StitchDB Realtime with DB changes.</description></item>
<item><title>Railway Postgres Alternatives: Managed Options for 2026</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/railway-database-alternatives</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/railway-database-alternatives</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Alternatives</category><description>Railway Postgres alternatives compared: backups, PITR, pooling, pricing and regions on StitchDB, Neon, Supabase, Render and DigitalOcean (November 2026).</description></item>
<item><title>Render Postgres Alternatives (Free Tier That Doesn't Expire)</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/render-postgres-alternatives</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/render-postgres-alternatives</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Alternatives</category><description>Render Postgres alternatives for 2026: free databases that don't expire after 30 days, point-in-time recovery, pooling and flat pricing, with real limits.</description></item>
<item><title>Turso Alternatives - SQLite, Postgres and Edge Options</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/turso-alternatives</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/turso-alternatives</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Alternatives</category><description>Turso alternatives in 2026 after the Supabase deal: Cloudflare D1, self-hosted SQLite, PocketBase, Neon, StitchDB and Supabase, with pricing and trade-offs.</description></item>
<item><title>Vercel Postgres Alternatives After the Move to Neon</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/vercel-postgres-alternatives</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/vercel-postgres-alternatives</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Alternatives</category><description>Vercel Postgres is no longer available. Compare Vercel Postgres alternatives for Next.js: Neon, Supabase, StitchDB, Prisma Postgres and Aurora, with code.</description></item>
<item><title>Xata Alternatives After Xata Lite: Branching Postgres and More</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/xata-alternatives</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/xata-alternatives</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Alternatives</category><description>Xata alternatives in 2026: Xata Lite is retired and Xata is now branching Postgres. Compare StitchDB, Neon, Supabase and Xata on branching and features.</description></item>
<item><title>BaaS Pricing Compared (2026) - Real Monthly Costs Worked Out</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/baas-pricing-comparison</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/baas-pricing-comparison</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Comparisons</category><description>Backend as a service pricing compared with worked examples: StitchDB, Supabase, Appwrite, Convex, Nhost and Firebase at two app sizes, plus spend caps.</description></item>
<item><title>Clerk vs Auth0 vs Built-in Auth - Cost at 10k, 50k, 100k Users</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/clerk-vs-auth0</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/clerk-vs-auth0</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Comparisons</category><description>Clerk vs Auth0 compared on price at real user counts, B2B features, SSO and developer experience, plus when built-in backend auth beats both. Nov 2026 prices.</description></item>
<item><title>Firebase vs Appwrite - Google Cloud or Open Source Backend</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/firebase-vs-appwrite</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/firebase-vs-appwrite</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Comparisons</category><description>Firebase vs Appwrite in 2026: databases, auth, storage, functions, pricing, self-hosting and lock-in, with current free tiers and a clear pick for each app.</description></item>
<item><title>Neon vs PlanetScale in 2026: Serverless or Always-On Postgres</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/neon-vs-planetscale</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/neon-vs-planetscale</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Comparisons</category><description>Neon vs PlanetScale compared: architecture, free tier, pricing, branching, HA, sharding and clouds, and which managed Postgres service fits your workload.</description></item>
<item><title>StitchDB vs Appwrite: Postgres Backend or Open Source API?</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/stitchdb-vs-appwrite</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/stitchdb-vs-appwrite</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Comparisons</category><description>StitchDB vs Appwrite: Postgres and RLS vs Appwrite permissions, Deno vs many function runtimes, pricing tiers, self-hosting and regions, compared honestly.</description></item>
<item><title>StitchDB vs AWS Amplify: One Project or Five AWS Services?</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/stitchdb-vs-aws-amplify</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/stitchdb-vs-aws-amplify</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Comparisons</category><description>StitchDB vs AWS Amplify: the developer workflow, DynamoDB vs Postgres, Cognito vs built-in auth, how each bill is built, regions, and when Amplify wins.</description></item>
<item><title>StitchDB vs AWS RDS for Postgres: A Practical Comparison</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/stitchdb-vs-aws-rds</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/stitchdb-vs-aws-rds</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Comparisons</category><description>AWS RDS vs StitchDB for Postgres: day-one setup, security model, backups, scaling, pricing and regions, plus the cases where RDS is the better choice.</description></item>
<item><title>StitchDB vs Convex: Postgres and SQL or Reactive TypeScript?</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/stitchdb-vs-convex</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/stitchdb-vs-convex</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Comparisons</category><description>StitchDB vs Convex, built side by side: the same chat feature on both, plus data model, reactivity, pricing per developer vs flat plans, and portability.</description></item>
<item><title>StitchDB vs Firebase: Postgres or Firestore for Your App?</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/stitchdb-vs-firebase</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/stitchdb-vs-firebase</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Comparisons</category><description>StitchDB vs Firebase compared on data model, Security Rules vs RLS, offline sync, push, analytics, pricing and lock-in. Which backend fits your app best?</description></item>
<item><title>StitchDB vs Heroku Postgres: Plans, Backups and Migration</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/stitchdb-vs-heroku-postgres</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/stitchdb-vs-heroku-postgres</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Comparisons</category><description>Heroku Postgres vs StitchDB: plan-by-plan pricing, connections, rollback vs point-in-time recovery, followers vs replicas, and how to move your database.</description></item>
<item><title>StitchDB vs MongoDB Atlas: Postgres or MongoDB for Your App?</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/stitchdb-vs-mongodb-atlas</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/stitchdb-vs-mongodb-atlas</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Comparisons</category><description>MongoDB Atlas vs Postgres for app backends: documents vs jsonb, queries, transactions, scaling, the deprecated App Services layer and pricing compared.</description></item>
<item><title>StitchDB vs Neon: Always-On Backend or Serverless Postgres</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/stitchdb-vs-neon</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/stitchdb-vs-neon</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Comparisons</category><description>Neon vs StitchDB for 2026: scale to zero vs always-on, usage vs flat pricing, branching, backups, auth and regions, with costs for three traffic patterns.</description></item>
<item><title>StitchDB vs Nhost: Two Postgres Backends, Different API Layers</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/stitchdb-vs-nhost</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/stitchdb-vs-nhost</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Comparisons</category><description>StitchDB vs Nhost: two Postgres backends with different API layers. Hasura GraphQL vs REST and pg_graphql, functions, free tiers, recovery and pricing.</description></item>
<item><title>StitchDB vs PlanetScale: Backend Platform or Database Service</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/stitchdb-vs-planetscale</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/stitchdb-vs-planetscale</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Comparisons</category><description>PlanetScale vs StitchDB: HA Postgres and Vitess clusters versus Postgres with Auth, APIs and Storage. Pricing, free tiers, branching, regions, trade-offs.</description></item>
<item><title>StitchDB vs PocketBase: Managed Postgres or One Go Binary?</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/stitchdb-vs-pocketbase</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/stitchdb-vs-pocketbase</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Comparisons</category><description>StitchDB vs PocketBase: SQLite in one binary on your server vs managed Postgres per project. Compare operations work, access rules, functions, cost and fit.</description></item>
<item><title>StitchDB vs Railway: Where Should Your Database Live?</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/stitchdb-vs-railway</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/stitchdb-vs-railway</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Comparisons</category><description>Railway vs StitchDB: an app platform with a Postgres template versus a managed Postgres backend. Pricing, backups, pooling, regions and using both together.</description></item>
<item><title>StitchDB vs Render Postgres: Six Questions That Decide It</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/stitchdb-vs-render</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/stitchdb-vs-render</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Comparisons</category><description>Render Postgres vs StitchDB: free tier expiry, storage pricing, backups, connections, regions and what's included beyond the database, with real numbers.</description></item>
<item><title>StitchDB vs Supabase: Pricing, Features and Compatibility</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/stitchdb-vs-supabase</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/stitchdb-vs-supabase</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Comparisons</category><description>StitchDB vs Supabase compared: same open APIs and client libraries, different pricing, backups, regions and free-tier rules. Where each one really wins.</description></item>
<item><title>StitchDB vs Xata: Branching Postgres or a Full Backend?</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/stitchdb-vs-xata</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/stitchdb-vs-xata</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Comparisons</category><description>StitchDB vs Xata: copy-on-write branches vs migration-built preview branches, data masking, instance pricing vs flat plans, and BYOC vs managed EU hosting.</description></item>
<item><title>Supabase vs Appwrite - SQL Platform or All-in-One API?</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/supabase-vs-appwrite</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/supabase-vs-appwrite</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Comparisons</category><description>Supabase vs Appwrite in 2026: data model, permissions, auth, functions, hosting, self-hosting and pricing per project, with honest picks for each kind of app.</description></item>
<item><title>Supabase vs Convex - SQL Database or Reactive TypeScript?</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/supabase-vs-convex</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/supabase-vs-convex</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Comparisons</category><description>Supabase vs Convex for developers: Postgres and SQL vs TypeScript functions and reactive queries. Data model, realtime, pricing, lock-in and when to pick each.</description></item>
<item><title>Supabase vs Firebase in 2026 - Which Backend to Pick</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/supabase-vs-firebase</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/supabase-vs-firebase</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Comparisons</category><description>Supabase vs Firebase compared on data model, auth, realtime, storage, pricing and lock-in, with current free tiers and code. Plus where a third option fits.</description></item>
<item><title>Supabase vs Neon in 2026: Backend Platform vs Serverless Postgres</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/supabase-vs-neon</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/supabase-vs-neon</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Comparisons</category><description>Supabase vs Neon compared for 2026: pricing, free tiers, branching, backups, auth and APIs, scale to zero and regions, with a clear guide on which to choose.</description></item>
<item><title>Supabase vs PlanetScale: Which Fits Your App in 2026?</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/supabase-vs-planetscale</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/supabase-vs-planetscale</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Comparisons</category><description>Supabase vs PlanetScale compared: backend platform vs high-performance database, free tiers, pricing, HA, branching, Postgres vs MySQL and what you build.</description></item>
<item><title>Supabase vs PocketBase - Postgres Platform or One-File Backend</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/supabase-vs-pocketbase</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/supabase-vs-pocketbase</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Comparisons</category><description>Supabase vs PocketBase compared: Postgres vs SQLite, hosting, scaling, auth, realtime, extending with code, and costs. Which backend fits your next project?</description></item>
<item><title>Firebase to Postgres Migration: A Practical Plan</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/migrate-firebase-to-postgres</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/migrate-firebase-to-postgres</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Migration</category><description>A practical Firebase to Postgres migration plan: model Firestore documents as tables, export data and users, turn Security Rules into RLS and cut over safely.</description></item>
<item><title>How to Migrate from Supabase to StitchDB (Step by Step)</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/migrate-supabase-to-stitchdb</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/migrate-supabase-to-stitchdb</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Migration</category><description>Migrate from Supabase to StitchDB with a live copy: database, auth users with passwords, files, Edge Functions and settings, then switch over in seconds.</description></item>
<item><title>Migrate from Neon to StitchDB with a Live Copy</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/migrate-neon-to-stitchdb</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/migrate-neon-to-stitchdb</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Migration</category><description>Migrate from Neon to StitchDB: enable logical replication, use the direct connection string, run a live copy, verify every table and switch over in seconds.</description></item>
<item><title>Migrate Heroku Postgres to a New Host Without Surprises</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/migrate-heroku-postgres</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/migrate-heroku-postgres</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Migration</category><description>How to migrate Heroku Postgres: plan the downtime window, copy with an import wizard or pg_dump and pg_restore, verify row counts, then switch DATABASE_URL.</description></item>
<item><title>MySQL to Postgres Migration: Moving Off PlanetScale (Vitess)</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/migrate-planetscale-mysql-to-postgres</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/migrate-planetscale-mysql-to-postgres</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Migration</category><description>A MySQL to Postgres migration guide for PlanetScale Vitess users: dump the data, convert with pgloader, fix types and queries, add foreign keys and cut over.</description></item>
<item><title>Android Backend for Kotlin Apps: Postgres, Auth and Push</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/kotlin-android-backend</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/kotlin-android-backend</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Guides</category><description>Build an Android backend for Kotlin apps: Gradle setup, coroutine queries, deep link sign-in, realtime Flows, FCM push and Google Play Billing checks.</description></item>
<item><title>Crash Reporting and Analytics Built Into Your App Backend</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/app-crash-reporting-analytics</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/app-crash-reporting-analytics</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Guides</category><description>Add crash reporting and analytics to web, Flutter, Android and iOS apps from your backend: issues, regressions, source maps, funnels, data in Postgres.</description></item>
<item><title>Database Branching for Preview Environments</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/database-branching</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/database-branching</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Guides</category><description>Database branching gives every pull request its own database. Learn the approaches, how to seed or mask data, a GitHub workflow, and how merges should work.</description></item>
<item><title>Edge Functions: A Practical Guide with Real Examples</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/edge-functions-guide</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/edge-functions-guide</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Guides</category><description>A practical guide to edge functions: Deno handlers, secrets, JWT checks, webhooks, scheduled runs, CPU limits and deploys from CI, with code that runs as is.</description></item>
<item><title>EU Hosted Backend as a Service: How to Choose One</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/eu-backend-hosting</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/eu-backend-hosting</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Guides</category><description>Choosing an EU hosted backend as a service: what EU hosting covers, which parts of a backend must stay in region, options compared, latency and a buyer's checklist.</description></item>
<item><title>Feature Flags Without Another Vendor: Rollouts in Your Backend</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/feature-flags-postgres</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/feature-flags-postgres</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Guides</category><description>Run feature flags and remote config from your backend: targeting by plan and app version, stable percentage rollouts, undo, request budgets and a DIY option.</description></item>
<item><title>File Upload Storage for Web and Mobile Apps, Done Right</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/file-uploads-guide</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/file-uploads-guide</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Guides</category><description>A guide to file upload storage for web and mobile apps: buckets, per-user policies, signed URLs, resumable uploads, image resizing, caching and plan limits.</description></item>
<item><title>Flutter Backend: Postgres, Auth, Storage and Push for Apps</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/flutter-backend</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/flutter-backend</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Guides</category><description>A Flutter backend with Postgres, deep link sign-in, live streams, file storage, push and in-app purchases, with Dart code for each step and honest trade-offs.</description></item>
<item><title>GDPR Database Hosting: What an EU-Friendly Setup Needs</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/gdpr-database-hosting</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/gdpr-database-hosting</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Guides</category><description>GDPR database hosting explained for developers: what the law actually requires, EU regions vs transfers, DPAs, backups, erasure and a practical checklist.</description></item>
<item><title>In-App Purchase Validation on the Server: iOS and Android</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/in-app-purchases-backend</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/in-app-purchases-backend</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Guides</category><description>In-app purchase validation on the server: check App Store and Google Play purchases, track renewals and refunds, and gate content with entitlements in SQL.</description></item>
<item><title>iOS Backend for Swift Apps: Postgres, Auth and StoreKit</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/swift-ios-backend</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/swift-ios-backend</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Guides</category><description>An iOS backend for SwiftUI apps: Swift Package setup, Codable queries, Sign in with Apple, keychain sessions, APNs push and StoreKit 2 checks on the server.</description></item>
<item><title>JWT Authentication Explained for App Developers</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/jwt-auth-explained</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/jwt-auth-explained</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Guides</category><description>JWT authentication explained: token structure, claims, signing, access and refresh tokens, where to store them, server-side verification and mistakes to avoid.</description></item>
<item><title>Next.js Backend: Postgres, Auth and Storage in One Project</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/nextjs-backend</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/nextjs-backend</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Guides</category><description>Build a Next.js backend with a hosted Postgres database, sign-in, file uploads and server routes. Real App Router code, key handling and RLS policies.</description></item>
<item><title>Passwordless Authentication: Magic Links, Codes and Passkeys</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/passwordless-auth</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/passwordless-auth</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Guides</category><description>Passwordless authentication compared: magic links, one-time codes, SMS and passkeys. How each works, security and UX trade-offs, code examples and a rollout plan.</description></item>
<item><title>Python Postgres Backend: SDK, SQLAlchemy and FastAPI</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/python-backend</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/python-backend</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Guides</category><description>Use a hosted Python Postgres backend three ways: the stitchdb SDK, a direct connection with psycopg or SQLAlchemy, and FastAPI with per-user access and RLS.</description></item>
<item><title>React Authentication: Add Sign-In to a React App</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/react-auth-guide</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/react-auth-guide</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Guides</category><description>Add React authentication with e-mail and password, magic links, OAuth and MFA. A session hook, protected routes and database rules that keep data private.</description></item>
<item><title>React Native Backend for Expo Apps: Auth, Data and Push</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/react-native-backend</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/react-native-backend</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Guides</category><description>Set up a React Native backend for Expo: sessions in AsyncStorage, OAuth through deep links, Postgres queries with RLS, uploads, push tokens and purchase checks.</description></item>
<item><title>Spend Cap vs Budget Alerts: Avoid Surprise Backend Bills</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/avoid-surprise-cloud-bills</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/avoid-surprise-cloud-bills</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Guides</category><description>How a spend cap differs from budget alerts, what Firebase, AWS, Supabase and StitchDB actually stop, and a practical checklist to avoid surprise backend bills.</description></item>
<item><title>SQL vs NoSQL for Mobile and Web Apps - A Practical Guide</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/sql-vs-nosql-for-apps</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/sql-vs-nosql-for-apps</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Guides</category><description>SQL vs NoSQL for app developers: the same app modeled in Postgres and in a document database, with queries, offline sync, security and a decision checklist.</description></item>
<item><title>Stripe Postgres Sync: Subscriptions in Your Own Database</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/stripe-subscriptions-backend</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/stripe-subscriptions-backend</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Guides</category><description>Use Stripe Postgres sync to keep subscriptions, prices and invoices in your database, gate features with RLS, and skip writing your own webhook handler.</description></item>
<item><title>Dedicated vs Shared Postgres Hosting: When to Upgrade</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/dedicated-vs-shared-postgres</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/dedicated-vs-shared-postgres</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Postgres</category><description>Dedicated Postgres server vs shared hosting: how each works, noisy neighbors, signs you need dedicated compute, cost math, and how to move without downtime.</description></item>
<item><title>Free Postgres Hosting in 2026 - Every Free Tier Compared</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/free-postgres-hosting</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/free-postgres-hosting</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Postgres</category><description>Free Postgres hosting compared: Neon, Supabase, StitchDB, Prisma Postgres, Aiven and Render. Storage, pausing, expiry, backups and the catch in each free tier.</description></item>
<item><title>Multi-Tenant Postgres for SaaS: Patterns That Scale</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/multi-tenant-saas-postgres</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/multi-tenant-saas-postgres</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Postgres</category><description>Multi tenant Postgres for SaaS compared: shared tables with tenant_id and RLS, schema per tenant, database per tenant, with SQL, indexes and migration tips.</description></item>
<item><title>Point in Time Recovery for Postgres: How It Works</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/postgres-point-in-time-recovery</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/postgres-point-in-time-recovery</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Postgres</category><description>Point in time recovery for Postgres explained: base backups plus WAL, a self-hosted recovery example, managed PITR, single-table restores and a recovery runbook.</description></item>
<item><title>Postgres Backup Best Practices for App Teams</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/postgres-backups</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/postgres-backups</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Postgres</category><description>Postgres backup best practices: logical vs physical backups, PITR, the 3-2-1 rule, pg_dump flags that matter, retention, encryption and monthly restore drills.</description></item>
<item><title>Postgres Connection Pooling Explained (Session vs Transaction)</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/postgres-connection-pooling</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/postgres-connection-pooling</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Postgres</category><description>Postgres connection pooling explained: why connections are expensive, session vs transaction mode, what breaks in each, pool sizing math and serverless setups.</description></item>
<item><title>Postgres Full Text Search, Fuzzy Matching and Semantic Search</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/postgres-full-text-search</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/postgres-full-text-search</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Postgres</category><description>Build Postgres full text search step by step: tsvector columns, GIN indexes, ranking, typo-tolerant pg_trgm, the REST API and hybrid search by meaning.</description></item>
<item><title>Postgres GraphQL API Without Running a GraphQL Server</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/graphql-from-postgres</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/graphql-from-postgres</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Postgres</category><description>Get a Postgres GraphQL API from your schema with pg_graphql: turn it on, query collections, run mutations, page with cursors and keep RLS in charge of access.</description></item>
<item><title>Postgres Realtime: Listen to Database Changes in Your App</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/postgres-realtime-changes</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/postgres-realtime-changes</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Postgres</category><description>Postgres realtime options compared: LISTEN/NOTIFY, logical replication and managed change streams, with code to subscribe to inserts, updates and deletes safely.</description></item>
<item><title>Postgres REST API: Instant Endpoints from Your Schema</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/rest-api-from-postgres</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/rest-api-from-postgres</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Postgres</category><description>How a Postgres REST API generated from your schema works: filters, joins, upserts, RPC, Row Level Security, paging, rate limits and when to add your own code.</description></item>
<item><title>Postgres Row Level Security: A Practical Guide</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/row-level-security-postgres</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/row-level-security-postgres</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Postgres</category><description>Postgres row level security explained with real policies: USING vs WITH CHECK, permissive vs restrictive, teams, performance tips, testing and common mistakes.</description></item>
<item><title>Postgres Security Checklist for App Developers (2026)</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/postgres-security-checklist</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/postgres-security-checklist</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Postgres</category><description>A Postgres security checklist for app developers: connections and TLS, roles, Row Level Security, functions and views, secrets, API keys, monitoring and backups.</description></item>
<item><title>Postgres vs MySQL in 2026 - Differences That Matter for Apps</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/postgres-vs-mysql</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/postgres-vs-mysql</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Postgres</category><description>Postgres vs MySQL compared for app developers in 2026: data types, JSON, transactions, security, extensions, replication, hosting and which one to pick.</description></item>
<item><title>Serverless Postgres Explained - Scale to Zero, Drivers, Costs</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/serverless-postgres</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/serverless-postgres</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Postgres</category><description>What serverless Postgres means, how scale to zero, pooling and HTTP drivers work, cold starts on Neon and Aurora, and when an always-on database costs less.</description></item>
<item><title>When to Add Postgres Read Replicas (and When Not To)</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/postgres-read-replicas</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/postgres-read-replicas</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Postgres</category><description>When Postgres read replicas help and when they don't: signs you need one, replication lag, read-your-writes, routing reads, costs and cheaper fixes to try first.</description></item>
<item><title>AI Agent Database Access: How to Let Agents Write Safely</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/ai-agent-database-safety</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/ai-agent-database-safety</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>AI</category><description>Give an AI agent database access without handing over the keys: a Postgres role per agent, a SQL firewall, human approvals, query logs and session undo.</description></item>
<item><title>MCP Postgres Server: Connect Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/mcp-database-server</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/mcp-database-server</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>AI</category><description>Set up an MCP Postgres server for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code and the OpenAI API, with scoped tokens and a safe read-only mode.</description></item>
<item><title>pgvector Guide: Build AI Search and RAG in Postgres</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/pgvector-ai-apps</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/pgvector-ai-apps</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>AI</category><description>A hands-on pgvector guide: store embeddings, pick a distance operator, add HNSW or IVFFlat indexes, query with Row Level Security and build RAG in Postgres.</description></item>
<item><title>Undo Database Changes Made by an AI Agent, Step by Step</title><link>https://stitchdb.com/blog/undo-ai-agent-changes</link><guid>https://stitchdb.com/blog/undo-ai-agent-changes</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>AI</category><description>How to undo database changes an AI agent made: session revert with dry runs and conflicts, plus when to use change history, the recycle bin or a PITR restore.</description></item>
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