Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to BackendLab

No code web app backend builder

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. BackendLab launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   BackendLab – Code-free web app builder▲65

   Hi all, I'm currently validating an idea for a new BaaS solution which will allow you to build and host a web app backend without writing a single line of code. The app is called BackendLab and the landing page is here: https://www.backendlab.app/ The idea is that it allows you to define your database models by specifying what fields to include and BackendLab automatically creates a CRUD API which you can start using straight away. We've just launched the public beta and are looking for early adopters (free of charge, just looking for some feedback on the tool) Looking forward…

   2018 · its alternatives →

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   Table Backend▲353

   A backend for your simple projects

   2023 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Fastgen▲691

   Visual low-code backend builder

   2023 · its alternatives →

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   BuildShip▲420

   Low-code visual backend builder, powered by AI

   2023 · buildship.com · its alternatives →

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   WeWeb▲537

   Create websites faster with a next-generation visual builder

   2021 · weweb.io · its alternatives →

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   Back endLab – code free web app back end builder▲7

   2018 · backendlab.app · its alternatives →

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   Backender▲199

   Deploy in minutes instead of weeks

   2023 · pifa-nft.io · its alternatives →

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   StaticBackend▲118

   Low code self-hosted backend API to build web apps

   2023 · its alternatives →

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   Graphcool▲292

   The GraphQL backend for mobile & web developers

   2017 · graph.cool · its alternatives →

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    Napkin Beta▲307

    Backend in the browser

    2021 · napkin.io · its alternatives →

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    Webflow App Gen▲376

    Build full-stack web apps natively in Webflow with AI

    Nov 2025 · its alternatives →

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    Zeroqode Backend▲150

    Deploy your backend without code in a few days

    2018 · zeroqode.com · its alternatives →

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    Using Google Sheets as the back end/APIs of your app▲356

    Hello everyone! At a company I worked for, we needed to develop an MVP (basically a web page) and apply certain business logic to a Google Drive spreadsheet that was frequently updated by the Sales team. In this case, we had two options: Develop a backend to replace the current spreadsheet and have the sales team use it as a new "backoffice" - This would take a very long time, and if the hypothesis we were testing was wrong, it would be time wasted. Create the web page and use Google's SDK to extract data from the spreadsheet. We chose to go with the second option because it was quicker.…

    2024 · zerosheets.com · its alternatives →

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    AppMaster.io▲383

    No-code app builder with code generation & export

    2022 · appmaster.io · its alternatives →

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    Backendflow▲135

    The future of no-code backend development

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Build0▲349

    Build custom internal apps in minutes, no coding required

    Nov 2025 · build0.ai · its alternatives →

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    8base▲211

    Bring powerful apps to market fast - 8base GraphQL Backend

    2020 · 8base.com · its alternatives →

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    Dropbase – Build internal web apps with just Python▲207

    Hey HN, I’m Jimmy, co-founder of Dropbase (https://www.dropbase.io). We are an internal tools builder for Python developers. All you have to do is import any Python scripts/libraries, declare UI components, and layer app permissions so you can share them with others. We’re a middle ground between Airplane and Retool—simpler UI creation than Airplane, more code-centered than Retool. UI building is declarative and you can bind Python scripts/functions to UI components. You can write Python scripts/functions using our App Studio with support from a Python Language…

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Example Data Service▲181

    Lorem Ipsum backends for your next no-code app, by @Draftbit

    2020 · example-data.draftbit.com · its alternatives →

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    Backengine▲85

    No-code AI-powered APIs in seconds

    2023 · cto.new · its alternatives →

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    Based▲116

    Generate your web app's frontend in minutes

    2023 · based.so · its alternatives →

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    Napkin – Build back-end functions in the browser▲158

    Create and deploy serverless cloud functions instantly, all from the browser.

    2021 · napkin.io · its alternatives →

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    No-code alternative to Retool, Appsmith, Internal, etc.▲123

    Hi, founders! We’ve actually launched quite some time ago, but (semi)pivoted a few times along the way. Jet Admin is an app builder for creating internal tools, admin panels, dashboards, external portals, and so on without coding. You can connect to any backend, assemble a UI through the visual builder, and set up data binding, transformations, conditionals, etc. through the point-and-click interface. If you need to, you can create custom HTTP, SQL queries, make data transformations with JS, and embed custom UI components. We believe that product, data, operations teams should be able to…

    2022 · jetadmin.io · its alternatives →

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    Django and React SaaS boilerplate tutorial▲135

    DIY Django + React Boilerplate for starting your SaaS - saasitive/django-react-boilerplate

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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