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24 alternatives to 8base

Bring powerful apps to market fast - 8base GraphQL Backend

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. 8base launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    8base delivers an AI-first solution that simplifies your journey from idea to working software application. | Ask us how.

    2019 · 8base.com · its alternatives →

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    Discover Firebase, Google’s mobile and web app development platform that helps developers build apps and games that users will love.

    2012 · firebase.com · its alternatives →

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    Generate APIs, databases, and your backend with a prompt.

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    8base▲6

    Backend-as-a-Service for Professional-Grade Software

    2020 · 8base.com · its alternatives →

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    A backend for your simple projects

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    8base Pricing Announcement! How do you price a product that's built using 1's and 0's? For SaaS products, everything boils down to value.

    2019 · 8base.com · its alternatives →

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    We just launched Outerbase Studio, the open-source version of our core database offering. It works in your browser or as a desktop app and supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite. What it does: • Connects to MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite databases. • Spin up local databases directly through the UI, even if you don’t have one running. • Manage and query your data in a lightweight, intuitive interface. • Completely open source. Why we built it: We wanted to share the core Outerbase experience with the developer community as a free, open-source tool. It’s simple, fast, and removes the barriers…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Outerbase▲298

    The interface for your database

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Grafbase▲192

    Unify the data layer with GraphQL

    2023 · grafbase.com · its alternatives →

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    Graphcool▲292

    The GraphQL backend for mobile & web developers

    2017 · graph.cool · its alternatives →

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    Prisma▲522

    Build a GraphQL server with any database

    2018 · prisma.io · its alternatives →

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    Blazing fast, instant realtime GraphQL APIs on all your data with fine grained access control, also trigger webhooks on database events. - hasura/graphql-engine

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    The fully-featured GraphQL Server

    2022 · the-guild.dev · its alternatives →

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    Bedrock▲257

    Full-stack Next.js & GraphQL boilerplate for SaaS products

    2021 · bedrock.mxstbr.com · its alternatives →

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    Launch your GraphQL backend in one click

    2020 · docs.dgraph.io · its alternatives →

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    Baserow▲341

    Baserow 2.0 introduces workflow automations, the Kuma AI assistant, date dependencies, smarter AI fields, workspace search, and improved security with 2FA.

    2022 · baserow.io · its alternatives →

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    InstantDB▲320

    Complete backend with auth and storage in one prompt

    Apr 2026 · instantdb.com · its alternatives →

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    Create a serverless cloud backend with a database and API functions in few minutes! Zero maintenance required, instant provisioning, High availability & Scalability, Woldwide CDN with 113 POPs. 24/7 Professional support.

    2017 · cloudbackend.appdrag.com · its alternatives →

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    Fast, easy open source dashboards for everyone

    2020 · metabase.com · its alternatives →

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    Hey HN! I built Typebase, a library that gives you Convex's DX with Supabase's openness. After trying Supabase I liked how fast it is to spin up a DB and auth, but really didn't like using RLS and SQL for authorization. With Convex I loved how your server "lives" in your code, but disliked the DB model and the realtime-first defaults. With Typebase you just write TS files inside a typebase/ folder in your existing repo. You can define your DB tables inside a schema.ts file and export server functions that your frontend calls like local functions, fully typed. Auth is built in. Then one…

    Aug 2026 · typebase.io · its alternatives →

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    GraphQL backend development framework

    2017 · graph.cool · its alternatives →

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    The future of no-code backend development

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    GraphQL IDE for better development workflows

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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