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24 alternatives to FireCMS 2.0

A CMS based on Firebase. The missing piece for your project!

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. FireCMS 2.0 launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   FireCMS▲154

   An open source CMS and admin panel based on Firestore

   2021 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Firebase▲805

   App success made simple by google

   2016 · firebase.google.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Firebase Studio▲545

   A cloud-based, agentic dev environment powered by Gemini

   2025 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Supabase (Beta)▲322

   The open source Firebase alternative.

   2020 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Supabase (Alpha)▲470

   An open source Firebase alternative

   2020 · its alternatives →

6. 6IA
   InstantDB – A Modern Firebase▲1,145

   Hey there HN! We’re Joe and Stopa, and today we’re open sourcing InstantDB, a client-side database that makes it easy to build real-time and collaborative apps like Notion and Figma. Building modern apps these days involves a lot of schleps. For a basic CRUD app you need to spin up servers, wire up endpoints, integrate auth, add permissions, and then marshal data from the backend to the frontend and back again. If you want to deliver a buttery smooth user experience, you’ll need to add optimistic updates and rollbacks. We do these steps over and over for every feature we build, which can…

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7FA
   Firebase, a scalable real-time backend▲526

   2012 · firebase.com · its alternatives →

8. 8OS
   Open-source Firebase Alternative? It's here▲153

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Flamelink▲136

   Headless CMS for Firebase

   2021 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    gDI▲5

    Open Source CMS for Firebase

    2022 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Firefoo▲138

    Gain power over your Cloud Firestore data with a smart GUI

    2021 · its alternatives →

12. 12NO
    Nhost – Open source Firebase alternative with GraphQL▲210

    2020 · nhost.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    GraphCMS▲264

    The GraphQL CMS

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Google Firebase Studio▲34

    Firebase Studio and agentic developer tools with Gemini

    2025 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Nhost▲237

    The open source Firebase alternative with GraphQL

    2022 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Cloud Firestore, by Firebase▲275

    Store, sync and query app data at global scale

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17SA
    Stack, an open-source Clerk/Firebase Auth alternative▲144

    Hey HN! Happy to finally launch Stack. We made it because we like to put apps into production quickly, and authentication & user management was taking up way too much time. We have components like and that automatically adapt to whatever theme & design system you're using. Check the blog post to see the example with Radix UI and Joy UI. Also, there's an admin dashboard for monitoring and editing accounts. Stack is 100% AGPL/MIT-licensed, so you can self-host it. Cheers!

    2024 · stack-auth.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Fireactjs▲65

    open-source for building SaaS with React+Firebase+Stripe

    2023 · its alternatives →

19. 19OS
    Outerbase Studio – Open-Source Database GUI▲356

    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 →

20. 20
    Firebase2GraphQL▲106

    Migrate from Firebase to GraphQL on Postgres

    2018 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Firebase Apps on Glitch▲128

    Use Glitch to build & deploy Firebase apps from your browser

    2018 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Cloud Functions for Firebase▲237

    Run your mobile backend code without managing servers

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    GraphCMS▲317

    The original GraphQL CMS, evolved.

    2020 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The New GraphCMS▲305

    Original GraphQL CMS, reimagined ✨

    2018 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →