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24 alternatives to Lumen

React.js / Firebase Social Network

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Lumen launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Minimal boilerplate and configuration for the development of firebase websites with react & es6 - Jon-Biz/simple-static-react-firebase

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Mini social network that I made as my first web app project. - misa-j/social-network

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Firebase▲804

    App success made simple by google

    2016 · firebase.google.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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    A reactive mini-social-network created with React!!

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Open-source framework for building SaaS applications with Firebase, React, TypeScript, and Stripe

    2023 · fireact.dev · its alternatives →

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    An open source Twitter clone built with Firebase

    2012 · firefeed.io · its alternatives →

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    A ReactJS boilerplate including authentication

    2020 · preview-firebase.reactmilkshake.com · its alternatives →

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    Brings a full-stack React.js web app to life in minutes

    2021 · reactapp.dev · its alternatives →

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    Flamelink▲136

    Headless CMS for Firebase

    2021 · flamelink.io · its alternatives →

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    Miminal, Clean and Realtime Global Chat Application

    2022 · chat-inn.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    I’m thrilled to finally be able to show everyone what we’ve been working on for the last 2 years. We’re re-inventing the email experience to help you email smarter and faster, so you can get more done, and maybe even actually enjoy your inbox. When we launched Firebase here 10 years ago, HN was tough but fair, and I expect no less this time around! I hope you’ll check out what we’ve built and share your feedback. I’ll be around here all day and am happy to answer any questions. Let us know what you think!

    2022 · shortwave.com · its alternatives →

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    Add open source login to any Next.js and React single page app (SPA) using free open source.

    2021 · ory.dev · its alternatives →

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    React-powered Hacker News client. Contribute to insin/react-hn development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A simple chat app built with Node/React. Contribute to lumenwrites/chat development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Serverless SaaS Boilerplate for building faster with Next.js and Node.js on AWS. React SaaS Starter kit with Express.js including authentication, payment and teams.

    2021 · nextlessjs.com · its alternatives →

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    Video reactions social network

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Share your social accounts or find anyone else's at 1 place

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Launch your SaaS product faster on Web, iOS and Android

    2023 · reactnativeboilerplate.com · its alternatives →

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    Super awesome starter for a Tinder for X App w/ Ionic

    2016 · ionicframework.com · its alternatives →

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    Build data-driven React applications with GraphQL and Relay

    2017 · packtpub.com · its alternatives →

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    Add upload features to your react projects in 2 minutes

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    I built bknd because I was tired of stitching together auth, file storage, and database APIs every time I started a new project. Existing solutions were either too hard to extend, too basic, or required a separate deployment. bknd runs directly inside your frontend app — no separate backend required. It works with Next.js, Remix, Astro, React Router. It also runs standalone on Cloudflare Workers, AWS Lambda, Bun, or Node. It supports Postgres, LibSQL (Turso), D1, SQLite and has adapter-based storage. You get instant APIs, multi-strategy auth, media handling and a built-in Admin UI. Curious…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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