InstantDB Alternatives

Apps similar to InstantDB include Supabase, which is open source with a free version. Other options are PocketBase, Firebase, Directus and Appwrite. Backend as a Service like InstantDB are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for the web, self-hosting, Windows, Linux and Mac.

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  1. API Platform icon
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    API Platform is a next-generation web framework designed to easily create API-first projects without compromising extensibility and flexibility:

    32 API Platform alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  2. 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
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  3. The AI-native backend. Idea in, API out. Model reality as it is, in graphs. Your agents compose typed JSON queries programmatically. No SQL, no joins, no ORMs.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  4. Rivestack icon
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    Managed PostgreSQL with pgvector for AI vector search. Dedicated NVMe servers, automated backups, HA failover. From $0/month.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  5. Typebase icon
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    Write actions, a database schema, and auth as TypeScript files in a typebase/ folder inside your app. Your frontend calls them like local functions, end-to-end typed, zero REST boilerplate.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    • Typescript
    • npm
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  6. RapidAPI icon
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    RapidAPI lets you easily find and connect to practically any API in the world while also providing the easiest way to track and manage the ones you use, in just one place. No need to search through massive API docs either, RapidAPI's intuitive interface gives developers a...

    78 RapidAPI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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