Open Source Boxcar Alternatives

The best open source alternative to Boxcar is Supabase. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Boxcar and ten of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Boxcar are Gotify, Etebase, InstantDB and Nakama.

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  1. Gotify icon
     18 likes

    Gotify is a service for sending (via a REST-API) and receiving (via browser/android app) push notifications.

    29 Gotify alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Self-Hosted
     
  2. 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)
     
  3. 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.

    52 InstantDB alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  4. 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
     
  5. Back4App icon
     43 likes

    Low code backend to build modern apps. Back4app accelerate backend development, improves development productivity, reduces time to market, and let you scale applications without managing infrastructure.

    72 Back4App alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  6.  2 likes

    The OpenPush project aims to create a free and open source self-hosted replacement for Android Push Notifications usually sent through Google's proprietary Firebase Cloud Messaging platform.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. Winify icon
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    Winify is a Windows Desktop client for the Gotify notification system. The application is designed to be minimalistic and created to support connecting to multiple Gotify servers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Unbody icon
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    Unbody is an AI-native development stack, unifying AI and product development into one seamless toolchain. It empowers developers to build scalable AI-native products without dependencies or fragmented workflows.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  9. Scalable real-time messaging server in a language-agnostic way. Set up once and forever.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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