Backend as a service Category leader

Firebase

Google's app backend: databases, auth, storage, functions and hosting

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Firebase is Google's platform for building web and mobile apps without managing servers. It offers Cloud Firestore and Realtime Database, authentication, Cloud Storage, Cloud Functions, hosting and a local emulator suite, with SQL Connect for PostgreSQL on Cloud SQL.

  • Managed database
  • User authentication
  • File storage
  • Serverless functions
  • Realtime sync
  • Row-level security (not listed)

Also includes

  • SQL database
  • Client SDKs
  • Local development tools
  • Scheduled jobs
  • Web hosting
  • Multi-factor authentication

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AWS Amplify

Paid 1–500+ people

Fullstack TypeScript backend and hosting on AWS

Key features

  • Managed database
  • User authentication
  • File storage
  • Serverless functions
  • Realtime sync

Backend as a service Category leader

Appwrite

Free plan· $25/mo 1–500 people

Open-source backend with auth, databases, storage, functions and hosting

Key features

  • Managed database
  • User authentication
  • File storage
  • Serverless functions
  • Realtime sync

Backend as a service Rising

Convex

Free plan 1–500 people

Reactive backend platform with a database, functions and live queries

Key features

  • Managed database
  • User authentication
  • File storage
  • Serverless functions
  • Realtime sync