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Dev tools · October 28, 2020

Nhost

Open source Firebase alternative with GraphQL

Nhost launched on October 28, 2020 with 107 votes, #383 of 4,018 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.

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What it does

Nhost is a Google Firebase alternative but with SQL, GraphQL and no vendor lock-in. You can focus on building your app, and we’ll take care of the infrastructure.

Nhost is a managed backend platform with Postgres, GraphQL, Auth, Storage, and serverless Functions. Launch in minutes and scale without limits.

Nhost is a fully managed, extensible backend platform designed for speed, flexibility, and scale - without the infrastructure headaches. Nhost powers everything from indie hacker side projects to the core infrastructure of scaling startups. Midnight Society launched their game to 400,000+ users in just 6 weeks using Nhost. Their team saved months of development time with our end-to-end backend solution. React Flow implemented a complete subscription platform in just 2 months with Nhost. Their small team was able to focus on product features instead of backend infrastructure. RevTron achieved triple-digit growth using Nhost to power their analytics platform. They reduced onboarding time by…from nhost.io

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