Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to RapidQL

Fetch & combine data from APIs and databases in one call 🚛

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. RapidQL launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   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 →

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   OctoSQL – Query and join multiple databases and files, written in Go▲310

   OctoSQL is a query tool that allows you to join, analyse and transform data from multiple databases and file formats using SQL. - cube2222/octosql

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Rapid - Real-time Database Service▲184

   Build real-time apps without maintaining the infrastructure

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4QG
   Quickly generate REST API (for Postgres db)▲70

   2019 · its alternatives →

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   Hasura – Fast, instant GraphQL APIs on Postgres▲382

   Blazing fast, instant realtime GraphQL APIs on all your data with fine grained access control, also trigger webhooks on database events. - hasura/graphql-engine

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   QuickQuery - NoSQL database manager▲145

   Seamlessly convert any database into Excel report

   2021 · its alternatives →

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   EasyDB – A One-Click Ephemeral Database▲158

   2019 · easydb.io · its alternatives →

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   Quick API▲348

   Convert your CSV data into API product

   2022 · quickapi.io · its alternatives →

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   QuickQuery 3.0▲66

   NoSQL Database manager for team work

   2022 · its alternatives →

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    PgQueuer – Transform PostgreSQL into a Job Queue▲376

    PgQueuer is a Python job queue that uses PostgreSQL for everything — queue storage, locking, notifications. No Redis, no RabbitMQ, no separate broker to operate. If your app already has Postgres, you already have the broker. After ~2 years and 26 minor releases, 1.0 ships today as the first stable release. Strict semver from here on. Thanks to everyone who contributed and left feedback!

    2024 · github.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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    InstantDB▲320

    Complete backend with auth and storage in one prompt

    Apr 2026 · instantdb.com · its alternatives →

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    PugSQL, a Python Port of HugSQL▲155

    PugSQL is a Python library for interacting with your database the way the gods intended.

    2019 · pugsql.org · its alternatives →

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    SnapQL – Desktop app to query Postgres with AI▲104

    SnapQL is an open-source desktop app (built with Electron) that lets you query your Postgres database using natural language. It’s schema-aware, so you don’t need to copy-paste your schema or write complex SQL by hand. Everything runs locally — your OpenAI API key, your data, and your queries — so it's secure and private. Just connect your DB, describe what you want, and SnapQL writes and runs the SQL for you.

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    restdb.io▲131

    Simple online NoSQL database backend

    2016 · restdb.io · its alternatives →

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    Chartbrew▲159

    One dashboard to view, create and share your data

    2020 · chartbrew.com · its alternatives →

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    Anyquery▲110

    Query anything with SQL (e.g. Notion, GitHub, JSON)

    2024 · anyquery.dev · its alternatives →

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    Apisentris▲132

    Convert any databases to APIs

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    EasyDB▲155

    A one-click ephemeral database

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Godb is a simple Go ORM for PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite and SQL Server▲205

    A Go SQL query builder and struct mapper. Contribute to samonzeweb/godb development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Simple API Generator (Rest + GraphQL)▲121

    Instantly generate openapi (OAS) 3.0.0 REST + GraphQL APIs

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22SA
    SpreadsheetDB – A database that you can query with spreadsheets▲144

    2017 · spreadsheetdb.io · its alternatives →

23. 23HA
    Hashquery, a Python library for defining reusable analysis▲67

    Hi all, we recently open sourced the first version of Hashquery, a Python library which lets you model analytics, DRY up common logic, and execute it against a database or warehouse. We were originally rendering SQL directly for all our queries, but that spiraled out of control with more complex analysis; the SQL needed to be changed sporadically for each new database dialect (BigQuery, Redshift, Aethena, Postgres, etc etc) and the SQL fragments were very challenging to reuse (and so fragments were copy-pasted all over). ~~~ Advantages we think it has over writing SQL by hand: - Queries are…

    2024 · hashquery.dev · its alternatives →

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    QueryFlex▲67

    All-in-one database query generator designed for developers

    2023 · queryflex.in · its alternatives →

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