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24 alternatives to AWS AppSync

Build apps with real-time and off-line capabilities

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. AWS AppSync launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   SaaS Boilerplate▲221

   Launch a SaaS business faster with this boilerplate app

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Rapid - Real-time Database Service▲184

   Build real-time apps without maintaining the infrastructure

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Easy Serverless GraphQL APIs with Serverless Framework AppSync▲90

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   TinyStacks▲225

   Code to cloud in minutes

   2022 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Serverless Framework v1.0▲150

   Build auto-scaling, pay per execution apps on AWS Lambda

   2016 · serverless.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Portal▲164

   Self-host open source apps in seconds

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   AWS Device Farm▲144

   Test your app on real devices in the cloud.

   2015 · aws.amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Telepat.io Cloud▲128

   Open source, real time API platform

   2016 · telepat.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   A360▲100

   Autodesk's cloud collaboration workspace for design projects

   2015 · autodesk.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    DevHub▲126

    Offline applications to support developers' daily tasks

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Runstatus▲128

    Build your app, not a status page

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    GorillaStack▲83

    Operational and financial efficiencies for your AWS cloud

    2015 · softwareone.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    AppStash▲175

    Handpicked apps and tools to help create great companies

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    StackBricks▲130

    Build your stack like Lego

    2022 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Backendless▲99

    Build scalable apps at lightning speed, coding optional

    2023 · backendless.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Async – Claude code and Linear and GitHub PRs in one opinionated tool▲107

    Hi, I’m Mikkel and I’m building Async, an open-sourced developer tool that combines AI coding with task management and code review. What Async does: - Automatically researches coding tasks, asks clarifying questions, then executes code changes in the cloud - Breaks work into reviewable subtasks with stack diffs for easier code review - Handles the full workflow from issue to merged PR without leaving the app Demo here: https://youtu.be/98k42b8GF4s?si=Azf3FIWAbpsXxk3_ I’ve been working as a developer for over a decade now. I’ve tried all sorts of AI tools out there including…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    AWS Snowmobile by Amazon▲125

    Move exabytes of data to the cloud in weeks

    2016 · aws.amazon.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    RealtimeApp – Deploy a realtime app using serverless components▲98

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Bashoto▲88

    Build instant real-time local apps

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Nimbella▲91

    Simple serverless cloud for developers

    2020 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    LightCMS▲98

    Build Beautiful Websites

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Amazon GameLift▲103

    Deploy and scale games in the cloud in minutes

    2016 · aws.amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Ezfire▲88

    Modern tools for a more productive Firebase

    2021 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Quicksite▲82

    A cloud-based business intelligence tool from Amazon

    2015 · aws.amazon.com · its alternatives →

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