Firebase Alternatives

Firebase is described as 'Provided by Google, is a backend service and application development platform. It uses AI, cloud infrastructure, and cross-platform SDKs for efficient app development. Firebase offers tools and infrastructure for app creation and business growth' and is a popular backend as a service in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Firebase, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Linux, SaaS and Mac apps. The best Firebase alternative is Supabase, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Firebase are TrailBase, Directus, Appwrite and PocketBase.

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  1. RapidStash icon
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    RapidStash is a service for rapidly publishing sandbox APIs with just JSON. If you have an idea of what kind of data you want to send and receive but aren’t yet ready to build a backend, just throw some example data in a “stash” and interact with it there.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  2. FerretDB icon
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    FerretDB (formerly MangoDB) is an open-source proxy, which converts MongoDB wire protocol queries to SQL, and uses PostgreSQL as a database engine.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  3. remoteStorage icon
     27 likes

    An open protocol for per-user storage on the Web.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. Singlebase is the ultimate Firebase alternative. 🚀 We provision NoSQL Datastore, Authentication, Storage, Images, Search & Analytics in under 30 seconds ?.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  5. Realm icon
     7 likes

    Realm enables any development team, no matter the size, to include difficult-to-build features like two-way data sync and realtime collaboration. Devote more time to what makes your app truly unique and less time to maintaining services.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  6. InstantDB icon
     3 likes

    Instant is for building real-time and offline-enabled applications. We make it easy to build collaborative products like Notion or Figma.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  7. Etebase icon
     11 likes

    Etebase makes it easy to build end-to-end encrypted applications by taking care of the encryption and its related challenges.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  8. Backendless icon
     25 likes

    Backendless is a complete visual app development platform that offers a fully integration UI Builder, real-time database, robust backend with Codeless logic, team-driven development, and bulletproof security.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Comments about Backendless as an Alternative to Firebase
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    Backendless is user friendly, has tons of features for the backend and database, utilizes visual programming, and has a fully integrated UI Builder.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think Backendless is a great Firebase alternative, some don't.

    • Backendless is Freemium and ProprietaryFirebase is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • Backendless is CustomizableFirebase is not according to our users
  9. Ably icon
     7 likes

    Scalable pub/sub platform offers developers secure, low-latency, enterprise-grade realtime messaging, built-in features for GPS tracking, event updates, and automatic failover, delivering billions of messages daily to users across industries on a global edge network.

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    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Nakama icon
     10 likes

    Nakama is an open-source distributed social and realtime server for games and apps. It has a large set of services for users, storage, and realtime communication; as well as specialized APIs like realtime multiplayer, groups/guilds, and chat.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Unity
     
  11. Neon Postgres icon
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    The fully managed serverless Postgres with a generous free tier. We separate storage and compute to offer autoscaling, branching, and bottomless storage.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
     
  12. Kuzzle icon
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    Kuzzle is a high performance open source, on premise and cloud agnostic backend for IoT and modern apps featuring CRUD, real-time notifications, authentication, geofencing, a full featured cluster mode and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
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