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24 alternatives to Stack on Cloud

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   Open Source PostgreSQL Studio▲407

   Powerful PostgreSQL tool is now open source for self-hosting

   2021 · its alternatives →

2. 2IO
   I open-sourced the in-memory PostgreSQL I built at work for E2E tests▲379

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   ob1 by Outerbase▲280

   Generate APIs, databases, and your backend with a prompt.

   2023 · its alternatives →

4. 4HF
   Hasura – Fast, instant GraphQL APIs on Postgres▲382

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   SQL playground▲156

   Free private sample PostgreSQL databases

   2021 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Rocketgraph▲121

   Build production grade web applications in minutes

   2024 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   WoWSQL▲6

   Ship your backend before your coffee gets cold

   Jun 2026 · wowsql.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   8base▲211

   Bring powerful apps to market fast - 8base GraphQL Backend

   2020 · its alternatives →

9. 9QG
   Quickly generate REST API (for Postgres db)▲70

   2019 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    InstantDB▲329

    Complete backend with auth and storage in one prompt

    Apr 2026 · instantdb.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    bit.io▲130

    All your data in one place

    2021 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    StaticBackend▲118

    Low code self-hosted backend API to build web apps

    2023 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Serverless Cloud▲283

    Build full stack apps better and faster than everyone else

    2022 · its alternatives →

14. 14SO
    StackGres: open-source Postgres-aaS on Kubernetes with 120 Extensions▲54

    2021 · stackgres.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Simple API Generator (Rest + GraphQL)▲121

    Instantly generate openapi (OAS) 3.0.0 REST + GraphQL APIs

    2019 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Builduo▲157

    Build SaaS backends with AI and deploy in minutes

    2025 · builduo.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Hasura: Native Postgres Integration▲118

    Instant GraphQL backend with Hasura & Neon in under 2 mins

    2022 · its alternatives →

18. 18KB
    Kretes – Build full-stack applications in TypeScript and PostgreSQL▲81

    2020 · kretes.dev · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Autobase for PostgreSQL®▲11

    The open-source alternative to cloud-managed databases

    2024 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Serverless PostgreSQL Platform by Xata▲152

    Postgres, powered up

    2024 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    PostgreSQL performance and cost across 23 EC2 instance types▲97

    Hey! I'm Andrei. I got frustrated by how people tend to build overcomplicated backend systems, being "motivated" by big tech case studies and popular books. So, I started exploring lean architecture, and building my digital garden of ideas, approaches and data that align with this direction. Here I want to present one of the tools – Sizing tool for PostgreSQL. I've benchmarked PostgreSQL on different EC2 instances and disks, with different initial data sets to see performance that these instances can give you. And I've built a tool to visualize this data, which I welcome you to explore. So,…

    Jul 2026 · postgres.saneengineer.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Build API▲54

    A boilerplate about API building

    2024 · its alternatives →

23. 23DG
    Dbdot – Golang tool to help generate Postgres schema diagrams▲119

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    DBngin▲133

    Free all-in-one database version management tool 🛠️

    2018 · its alternatives →

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