Backend as a service

13 services

A backend as a service bundles a database, user auth, file storage and server functions behind one SDK, so a frontend or mobile app can ship without its own server. Free plans are usually capped by records, function calls, storage and active users rather than by compute. Convex allows 1M records and 5M function calls a month. Backendless gives 1 GB of file storage, 50,000 push notifications a month and 1,000 objects per table. 8base caps at 2,500 rows and 5 app users, and LeanCloud at 3,000 API requests a day.

Lock-in is the main long-term question. Supabase and appwrite publish their code, so a project can move to your own server later, and back4app runs on the open Parse Platform, so leaving is easier. Supabase pauses free projects after a period of inactivity, which is fine for prototypes but not for a live app. appwrite allows unlimited projects with one database and three storage buckets each. codehooks.io offers 5 GB of storage and 60 API calls a minute without a card.

13 services

8base.com

JavaScript-focused platform with GraphQL backend, serverless functions and UI app builder.

2,500 rows

5 app users, 1 GB-hr serverless compute

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appwrite

Open backend server bundling auth, databases, storage buckets, functions and realtime events.

Unlimited projects

1 database per project, 3 buckets per project, 5 functions per project

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Backendless

Backend for web and mobile apps with data tables, file storage and push messaging.

1 GB file storage

50,000 push notifications/mo, 1,000 data objects per table

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codehooks.io

JavaScript backend with NoSQL storage, key-value, jobs, queues and realtime messages.

  • No card

5 GB storage

60 API calls/min, 2 developers

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Cohesivity

Backend bundle aimed at AI agents: hosting, databases, storage, LLM access and third-party APIs.

100K edge requests

10 GB object storage, 10 projects, 100 emails, $5 credit/mo (AI and search)

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ConnectyCube

SDKs and backend for in-app chat, peer-to-peer calls, attachments and push messages.

1,000 users

Unlimited chat messages

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Convex

Reactive backend with a transactional document store, server functions and live client updates.

1M records

5M function calls/mo

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LeanCloud

Mobile backend service with storage, cloud engine and push, close to the Parse API.

3,000 API requests/day

1 GB data storage, 256 MB instance, 10,000 pushes/day

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paraio.com

Hosted backend API offering auth options, full-text search and a cache layer.

1 app

1 GB app data

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Back4App

Hosted backend built on the Parse Platform with database, APIs and cloud code.

Limits not listed

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Nhost

Postgres-based backend with Hasura GraphQL, auth, file storage and serverless functions.

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Supabase

Postgres-based backend offering auth, realtime subscriptions and object storage.

  • Open source

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Serverless full-stack platform from Zoho with functions, a data store and hosting.

Limits not listed

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