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Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to XServer

NoSQL backend for mobile apps, websites and unity games

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. XServer launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Discover Firebase, Google’s mobile and web app development platform that helps developers build apps and games that users will love.

    2012 · firebase.com · its alternatives →

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    Run your mobile backend code without managing servers

    2017 · firebase.google.com · its alternatives →

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    An open source Firebase alternative

    2020 · supabase.com · its alternatives →

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    Appwrite® - complete cloud infrastructure for your web, mobile and AI apps. Including Auth, Databases, Storage, Functions, Messaging, Hosting, Realtime and more - appwrite/appwrite

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Build full stack apps better and faster than everyone else

    2022 · serverless.com · its alternatives →

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    Announcing Appwrite 0.14 with 11 Cloud Function Runtimes! 🥳

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hello HN! I've found my SQL knowledge to be lacking, so I made a project that uses SQLite as a backend. As it is intended for self-hosting I aim to make it easy to set up and maintain. Getting it up & running takes no more than a few commands (bar setting up a proxy such as nginx, which is out of scope). I've set up a "demo" site at https://forum.agreper.com/ if you want to try out the UI.

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    The fastest database for cross platform mobile apps

    2016 · mongodb.com · its alternatives →

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    The open source Firebase alternative.

    2020 · supabase.com · its alternatives →

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    Xano▲390

    Hi HN — I’m Daniel, DevRel at Xano. Three years ago, Xano started as an internal tool at a software agency. We were rebuilding the same backend infrastructure for every client—auth, databases, APIs, file storage, scaling, security—over and over again. To save time, the team built a platform that could generate production-grade backends in days instead of months. That internal tool evolved into Xano, which now powers products used by both startups and large enterprises. Companies like Deriv, an online trading broker with over 3 million customers, use Xano to ship features faster without…

    2021 · xano.com · its alternatives →

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    We just launched Outerbase Studio, the open-source version of our core database offering. It works in your browser or as a desktop app and supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite. What it does: • Connects to MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite databases. • Spin up local databases directly through the UI, even if you don’t have one running. • Manage and query your data in a lightweight, intuitive interface. • Completely open source. Why we built it: We wanted to share the core Outerbase experience with the developer community as a free, open-source tool. It’s simple, fast, and removes the barriers…

    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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    Backend as a Service, reimagined by Appwrite

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Reindex▲161

    GraphQL backend as a service

    2016 · reindex.io · its alternatives →

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    Low code self-hosted backend API to build web apps

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Nhost▲237

    The open source Firebase alternative with GraphQL

    2022 · nhost.io · its alternatives →

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    The future of no-code backend development

    2023 · its alternatives →

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

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    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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    A Jamstack framework for Vue.js, build apps fast by default

    2021 · gridsome.org · its alternatives →

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    Webapp.io is a DevOps platform for developers of modern webapps.

    2023 · webapp.io · its alternatives →

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    Build scalable apps at lightning speed, coding optional

    2023 · backendless.com · its alternatives →

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    A lightweight database replacement for agile projects

    2024 · justbackend.com · its alternatives →

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    DBase▲89

    Easy to use backend for mobile and web applications

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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