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Products that do what monapi does

Turn MongoDB schemas into instant REST APIs

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2. 2
   Simple API Generator (Rest + GraphQL)▲121

   Instantly generate openapi (OAS) 3.0.0 REST + GraphQL APIs

   2019

3. 3AG
   Auto generate REST API from Mongoose schemas▲17

   2020 · github.com

4. 4IA
   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

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   restdb.io▲131

   Simple online NoSQL database backend

   2016

6. 6
   InstantDB▲329

   Complete backend with auth and storage in one prompt

   Apr 2026 · instantdb.com

7. 7QG
   Quickly generate REST API (for Postgres db)▲70

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8. 8
   Mock API Generator▲548

   Generate custom data & API to build apps in less than 30s

   2021

9. 9AI
   Amplication – Instantly Generate Node.js Apps with GraphQL and REST API▲272

   2021 · github.com

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    Apisentris▲132

    Convert any databases to APIs

    2020

11. 11GA
    Given an API, Generate client libraries in Node, Python, PHP, Ruby▲268

    PS: Assuming a REST architecture.

    2014 · github.com

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    Apisentris▲86

    Instantly build APIs in seconds from your database schema

    2018

13. 13GR
    Generate REST APIs for Existing Applications▲85

    2012 · emergentone.com

14. 14RI
    Rest – Instant RESTful API on Any SQL Database▲26

    2023 · github.com

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    GraphQL Zeus▲101

    GraphQL client/code generator with autocomplete library ⚡

    2020

16. 16GA
    GraphQL2REST – Automatically generate a REST API from your GraphQL API▲23

    2020 · github.com

17. 17MO
    MongoDB + open source e-commerce = Forward▲107

    2012 · getfwd.com

18. 18RI
    Restdb.io – a plug and play database service▲101

    2016 · restdb.io

19. 19SP
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    2019 · apisentris.com

20. 20MS
    Modelence – Supabase for MongoDB▲38

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    2025 · github.com

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    Text2Query▲103

    Turn plain language into powerful database queries

    2025

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    Aqreo▲25

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23. 23SA
    SpectaQL – auto-generate GraphQL API documentation▲51

    2021 · github.com

24. 24TS
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