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excerpt: We sit down with Jon Meyers, developer advocate at Supabase. We talk all about supabase and the architecture features along with a live demo.
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title: Supabase an Open Source Alternative
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## Questions

1. What was the inspiration behind creating Supabase?
   1. Why base it off Firebase features, or at least brand it that way?
2. What are the benefits to using Supabase?
3. What are some of the features of Supabase?
4. Is Postgres slower than some other databases like Firestore or DynamoDb.ll
5. Serverless Functions are coming soon?!

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