Realtime Database vs PostgreSQL

Developers should use Realtime Database when building applications that require instant data updates across multiple users or devices, such as real-time messaging, multiplayer games, or live tracking systems meets postgresql is widely used in the industry and worth learning. Here's our take.

Realtime Database

Nice Pick

Developers should use Realtime Database when building applications that require instant data updates across multiple users or devices, such as real-time messaging, multiplayer games, or live tracking systems

Pros

• It eliminates the need for polling or manual sync logic, reducing development complexity and improving performance
• Related to: firebase, nosql

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL is widely used in the industry and worth learning

Pros

• Widely used in the industry
• Related to: sql, supabase

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

Use Realtime Database if: You want it eliminates the need for polling or manual sync logic, reducing development complexity and improving performance and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.

Use PostgreSQL if: You prioritize widely used in the industry over what Realtime Database offers.

The Bottom Line

Realtime Database wins

Developers should use Realtime Database when building applications that require instant data updates across multiple users or devices, such as real-time messaging, multiplayer games, or live tracking systems