Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

Pantry is a free JSON storage service designed for personal projects and hobbyist developers. It provides a simple way to store and retrieve data without managing a backend server. The service is particularly useful… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Pantry – Free JSON Storage for Personal Projects launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Pantry - Free JSON Storage▲1

   Unburden yourself from data storage woes with our simple API

   2020 · getpantry.cloud · its alternatives →

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   JSONBase▲118

   API based JSON storage

   2019 · its alternatives →

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   jsonbox.io▲200

   A free HTTP based JSON Storage.

   2019 · jsonbox.io · its alternatives →

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   JSON Api▲175

   Hosted API's to develop your app for free 🙌

   2020 · jsonapi.co · its alternatives →

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   A simple API to store and retrieve JSON objects▲18

   2015 · openbucket.io · its alternatives →

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   Make an app by adding JSON to this app▲648

   📡 Native App over HTTP, on iOS. Contribute to Jasonette/JASONETTE-iOS development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Capsule – Single-file web apps that save their data into SQLitefree▲379

   Capsule packages your entire app — UI, data, and assets — into a single portable file. No cloud. No accounts. Just share it.

   Sep 2026 · withcapsule.app · its alternatives →

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   Squirrelbyte – a SQLite-based JSON document server▲118

   2021 · squirrelbyte.com · its alternatives →

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   a small weekendish project - JSON Blob▲106

   2013 · jsonblob.com · its alternatives →

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    JSONlite – A simple, serverless, zero-configuration JSON document store▲74

    A simple, self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, json document store. - nodesocket/jsonlite

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    JSONsty▲3

    Free, Fast, and Secure JSON Cloud Storage

    2019 · json.psty.io · its alternatives →

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    Datoji – FREE HTTP JSON storage service▲12

    A tiny JSON storage service. Create, Read, Update, Delete and Search JSON data. - davidesantangelo/datoji

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    JSONsilo.com▲107

    Convert your static JSON file to a REST API in minutes

    2023 · jsonsilo.com · its alternatives →

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    JSON CMS▲37

    Hey all, some time ago I already presented my idea on HN with a landing page. Your feedback has been great and very valuable, we continued iterating on the product with customers and now have our first public version online. StorageRoom is a cloud-based CMS built specifically for Mobile Apps. If you have your own mobile app or if you are an agency or freelancer developing apps for others you can use it to create apps faster and to combine the advantages of native mobile applications with the ease of maintenance of websites. http://storageroomapp.com What do you think? Do you see other use…

    2011 · storageroomapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Pantry▲96

    A better copy & paste

    2024 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    nodb▲127

    Database for your apps in 30 seconds via JSON API

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Jsonbox.io V2 – Free HTTP-based JSON storage with private box▲20

    Navigate Twitter threads seamlessly with expert strategies and tips, maximizing engagement and conveying complex ideas effectively.

    2020 · jsonbox.io · its alternatives →

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    jsonstore.io▲5

    Store your data for free by sending simple HTTP requests

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Jason – A new JSON Library for Go▲106

    Easy-to-use JSON Library for Go. Contribute to antonholmquist/jason development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Siodb DataHub▲59

    Serverless collaborative data storage through REST API

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Tinykv – Minimal file-backed key-value store for Rust▲24

    I built tinykv because I kept reaching for simple persistent storage in Rust projects but found existing solutions either too complex (sled) or unmaintained (pickledb). tinykv focuses on simplicity: JSON-based, serde-powered, with optional TTL. Perfect for CLI tools, game saves, config storage. Would appreciate any feedback from the HN community!

    2025 · crates.io · its alternatives →

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    A JSON database on the filesystem with indexes▲12

    :man: a simple, git diffable JSON database on yer filesystem. By the power of NodeJS - DO-SAY-GO/sirdb

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    My first tiny web service, a simple key/value store▲33

    2015 · tinycache.io · its alternatives →

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    A Schemaless Data Store Within Your SQL Database▲45

    Hi HN, we're Eric and Dean, creators of SchemafreeSQL. Its roots go back to an on-line Web App Development Environment we developed back in 1999. It was comprised of an IDE, Web Server, Object Store, Virtual File System, Template System, and polyglot (Java, JavaScript, and Python). Of course, we named it “.OS”. Then we ended up dropping it. But that's a story for another time. It was the ease of use of the Object Store from .OS that we really missed, which brings us back to SchemafreeSQL. It provides an enhanced API to your SQL Database which allows it to function as a Schemaless…

    2022 · schemafreesql.com · its alternatives →

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