Firebase Alternatives

One of the most popular alternatives to Firebase is Supabase, which is open source with a free version. Other popular alternatives are PocketBase, TrailBase, Appwrite and Directus. You're spoiled for choice with Backend as a Service like Firebase: we list more than 100 alternatives for self-hosting, Mac, Linux, Windows and Android.

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  1. Supabase icon
     49 likes

    The open source Firebase alternative. Supabase adds realtime and restful APIs to Postgres without a single line of code.

    126 Supabase alternatives

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  2. PocketBase icon
     24 likes

    Open Source realtime backend in 1 file.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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  3. TrailBase icon
     12 likes

    TrailBase offers a blazingly fast, open-source application server featuring type-safe APIs and real-time data. Built on Rust, with JS/ES6/TS runtime, it provides built-in authentication, admin UI, and low-latency responses. Supports mobile, web, and desktop, eliminating the need for dedicated caches.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  4. Appwrite icon
     20 likes

    Secure open-source backend server for web and mobile developers. Appwrite provides developers with a set of easy-to-use and integrate REST APIs to manage their core backend needs.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Docker
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  5. Directus icon
     34 likes

    Directus, with over 20 million downloads, is the world's first Open Data Platform. It can transform any SQL database into an API and a no-code application instantly, providing equal data and digital file asset management access to all team members.

    228 Directus alternatives

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    • Online
    • DigitalOcean
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ubuntu
    • Heroku
    • Cloudron
    • Docker
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  6. bknd.io icon
     7 likes

    Modular visual backend offering integrated database, authentication, media, and workflow management, supports SQLite, Postgres, cloud DBs, AWS S3, flexible deployment across major runtimes, open source, built for universal compatibility and direct control.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  7. AWS Amplify icon
     2 likes

    AWS Amplify is a complete solution that lets frontend web and mobile developers easily build, ship, and host full-stack applications on AWS, with the flexibility to leverage the breadth of AWS services as use cases evolve. No cloud expertise needed.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Amazon Web Services
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  8. Nhost icon
     6 likes

    Nhost is an open source Firebase alternative with GraphQL, built with the following things in mind:

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  9. Stacktape icon
     4 likes

    Stacktape is a tool that simplifies AWS for developers, enabling quick deployment of production-grade infrastructure. It transforms complex tasks into more manageable processes. Developers can now use an interactive config editor instead of manually writing YAML files, allowing...

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Amazon Web Services
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  10. Neon Postgres icon
     5 likes

    The fully managed serverless Postgres with a generous free tier. We separate storage and compute to offer autoscaling, branching, and bottomless storage.

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    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
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  11. SignalDB icon
     5 likes

    SignalDB is a client-side database with a MongoDB-like interface and TypeScript support. It allows easy data management, reactivity and persistence on the client side, with plans for future replication capabilities.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • React
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  12. RapidStash icon
     2 likes

    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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    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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