Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Simplest Way to Create CRUD API with Node.js and MongoDB? Open Source launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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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 →

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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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   Node.js Web CRUD Abstraction for Express and MongoDB▲5

   Web application CRUD Node and Mongoose. Contribute to danielrohers/web-crud development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Crudlet.js – A common, streamable interface for synchronizing data▲94

   utility library for async iterable iterators. Contribute to crcn/mesh.js development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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

   Simple online database service in the cloud with NoSQL, REST API, low code javascript hooks, MongoDB support and more. Perfect for API automation, custom development, enterprise, backoffice, serverless backends, database driven websites. It provides easy collaboration and data management with secure

   2016 · restdb.io · its alternatives →

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   restdb.io▲131

   Simple online NoSQL database backend

   2016 · restdb.io · its alternatives →

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   fastdbaccess▲70

   Organize and manage your database

   2022 · fastdbaccess.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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   MongoDB Protocol for SQLite▲147

   A truly Open Source MongoDB alternative. Contribute to FerretDB/FerretDB development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Generate React forms from JSON form schemas▲107

   Generate, validate, and parse React forms using Mongoose-inspired JSON schemas - SteveVitali/react-form-generator

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Auto generate REST API from Mongoose schemas▲17

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Rocket – Node.js React MongoDB Boilerplate with Auth, Users, Billing▲5

    2021 · userocket.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Lightswitch API▲67

    Simple, low-code CRUD API

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    useGenerated▲6

    NodeJS GraphQL API in minutes. Save weeks of development.

    2023 · usegenerated.com · its alternatives →

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    JugglingDB - cross-database ORM for Node.JS▲5

    2013 · jugglingdb.co · its alternatives →

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    An open-source React framework(4.2K stars) for building CRUD apps▲39

    A React Framework for building internal tools, admin panels, dashboards & B2B apps with unmatched flexibility. - refinedev/refine

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Create Modeled RESTful API Using Spreadsheet as Database▲7

    2019 · sheetapi.co · its alternatives →

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    CRUDLER▲7

    From data model to production API in minutes, not days.

    Jan 2026 · crudler.com · its alternatives →

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    Pagonila▲8

    Build backend API faster and well-documented

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    CrudHub▲1

    Seamless Deployment and Management of Dynamic APIs

    2023 · crudhub.onrender.com · its alternatives →

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    MongoMulch – GUI to Generate Mongoose Schemas and Seed Mongo Databases▲5

    2016 · mongomulch.com · its alternatives →

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    GitHub▲7

    Mitinoh/nest-crudify: nestjs crud for restful apis

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    MeshyDB ▲7

    A No Coding NoSQL API for MongoDB

    2020 · meshydb.com · its alternatives →

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    Apisentris Converts MySQL, PostgreSQL and MongoDB to RESTful API▲7

    INTRO: Hi HN community, it is been 2 years since I developed Apisentris (https://apisentris.com) that initially aimed to make my big brother easier to consuming data from his database (MySQL, back then). He is non programmer and wanted me to create some programming scripts to do his jobs. I found out "Database to API" libraries already out there but we have to do some programming works and server configuration to make them work. So that's the idea, what if there is a platform that would instantly generates API from database(s) without (reduce) all of scary configs stuff and backend…

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Loremapis.com▲8

    Get mock APIs from your schema

    2025 · its alternatives →

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