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24 alternatives to DBAPI

Build Rest API with SQL for all types of databases

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1
NoCodeAPI▲552
Build third-party application APIs with NoCode
2020 · nocodeapi.com · its alternatives →
2
Restdb.io – a plug and play database service▲101
Simple online database service in the cloud with NoSQL, REST API, low code javascript hooks, MongoDB support and more. Perfect for API automation, custom development, enterprise, backoffice, serverless backends, database driven websites. It provides easy collaboration and data management with secure
2016 · restdb.io · its alternatives →
3
restdb.io▲131
Simple online NoSQL database backend
2016 · restdb.io · its alternatives →
4
Directus 9▲367
Instant no-code app and dynamic API for any SQL database
2021 · directus.com · its alternatives →
5
Xmysql – One command to serve REST APIs for any MySql database▲72
xmysql is now https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb. Contribute to o1lab/xmysql development by creating an account on GitHub.
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
6
A SQL database implemented purely in TypeScript type annotations▲426
A SQL database implemented purely in TypeScript type annotations. - codemix/ts-sql
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
7
Rest – Instant RESTful API on Any SQL Database▲26
Rest serves a fully RESTful API from any SQL database - rest-go/rest
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
8
Neurelo ▲527
Transform your databases into APIs
2024 · dripnetwork.io · its alternatives →
9
Fireapis▲105
Build APIs with NoCode
2021 · fireapis.com · its alternatives →
10
Example Data Service▲181
Lorem Ipsum backends for your next no-code app, by @Draftbit
2020 · example-data.draftbit.com · its alternatives →
11
Autorest▲67
No-code solution for creating scalable Rest APIs
2021 · its alternatives →
12
WrapAPI▲291
Build an API on top of any website
2016 · wrapapi.com · its alternatives →
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TypeAPI – An OpenAPI alternative optimized for code generation▲55
An OpenAPI alternative to describe REST APIs for type-safe code generation.
2023 · typeapi.org · its alternatives →
14
Simple API Generator (Rest + GraphQL)▲121
Instantly generate openapi (OAS) 3.0.0 REST + GraphQL APIs
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
15
SQL Database Schema Generator▲133
Generate a 100% free database schema for your project
2024 · supalaunch.com · its alternatives →
16
Datasette – Create and publish an API for SQLite databases▲269
I just shipped the first public version of datasette, a new tool for creating and publishing JSON APIs for SQLite databases. You can try out out right now at fivethirtyeight.datasettes.com, …
2017 · simonwillison.net · its alternatives →
17
SheetAPI▲148
Transform Google Sheet into a RESTful JSON API
2019 · its alternatives →
18
Apisentris▲132
Convert any databases to APIs
2020 · its alternatives →
19
InstaAPI▲104
Low-code API builder
2023 · its alternatives →
20
SlashApi – a web platform to build REST APIs without code▲88
SlashApi is a web platform to build REST APIs fast without having to write any code yourself, you will gain instantly access to a fully operational API
2021 · slashapi.com · its alternatives →
21
Kodingless▲100
Turn database schema into Backend API source codes
2023 · its alternatives →
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XgeneCloud – Instant REST and GraphQL APIs on Any SQL Database▲103
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
23
Vibecode DB▲152
The Frontend Database API Gateway
Dec 2025 · vibecode-db.geekyants.com · its alternatives →
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Apisentris▲86
Instantly build APIs in seconds from your database schema
2018 · its alternatives →

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