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24 alternatives to Nhost

The open source Firebase alternative with GraphQL

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Nhost launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Nhost▲107

   Open source Firebase alternative with GraphQL

   2020 · nhost.io · its alternatives →

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   Nhost – Open source Firebase alternative with GraphQL▲210

   Nhost is a managed backend platform with Postgres, GraphQL, Auth, Storage, and serverless Functions. Launch in minutes and scale without limits.

   2020 · nhost.io · its alternatives →

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   Supabase (Beta)▲314

   The open source Firebase alternative.

   2020 · supabase.com · its alternatives →

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   Supabase (Alpha)▲463

   An open source Firebase alternative

   2020 · supabase.com · its alternatives →

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   CloudBoost – Open-Source Parse, Firebase and Algolia Combined into One▲113

   Realtime JavaScript Backend. . Contribute to CloudBoost/cloudboost development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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

   Announcing Appwrite 0.14 with 11 Cloud Function Runtimes! 🥳

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   CloudBoost – Open-Source Parse, Firebase and Algolia Combined into One▲25

   Realtime JavaScript Backend. . Contribute to CloudBoost/cloudboost development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   WunderBase – Serverless OSS database on top of SQLite, Firecracker▲179

   WunderBase is an open source Serverless GraphQL database built on SQLite, Firecracker, and Prisma. Sleep mode saves cost—perfect for fast, lightweight apps.

   2022 · wundergraph.com · its alternatives →

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   Open Source PostgreSQL Studio▲407

   Powerful PostgreSQL tool is now open source for self-hosting

   2021 · supabase.com · its alternatives →

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    Cloudboost.io – open-source BaaS platform just like Firebase▲12

    Realtime JavaScript Backend. . Contribute to CloudBoost/cloudboost development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2021 · cloudboost.io · its alternatives →

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    Firebase2GraphQL▲106

    Migrate from Firebase to GraphQL on Postgres

    2018 · firebase2graphql.com · 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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    Webiny Serverless Page Builder▲255

    Open source, dev-friendly and powered by GraphQL and React

    2019 · webiny.com · its alternatives →

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    Cloud Firestore, by Firebase▲275

    Store, sync and query app data at global scale

    2017 · firebase.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Agoston (Beta)▲70

    Code any ideas in hours, scale live or deploy anywhere

    2022 · agoston.io · its alternatives →

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    Metabase Cloud▲237

    Fast, easy open source dashboards for everyone

    2020 · metabase.com · its alternatives →

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    8base – Ready-to-Rock GraphQL API and Serverless Back End▲84

    8base delivers an AI-first solution that simplifies your journey from idea to working software application. | Ask us how.

    2019 · 8base.com · its alternatives →

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    CloudGraph▲122

    The GraphQL API for AWS

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    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 →

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    GUN Starter App Boilerplate – An Easy Open Source Firebase Replacement▲89

    Framework agnostic starter code for gun apps. Contribute to gundb/gun-starter-app development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hippobase▲171

    Self-host open source databases in one click

    2021 · hippobase.io · its alternatives →

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    GraphQL Yoga▲148

    The fully-featured GraphQL Server

    2022 · the-guild.dev · its alternatives →

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    Supabase Storage▲183

    Store and serve any type of digital content

    2021 · supabase.com · its alternatives →

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    FireCMS 2.0▲101

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

    2023 · firecms.co · its alternatives →

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