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Firebase alternatives
Firebase
Google's platform for building and running mobile and web apps.
58 alternatives to Firebase
The other databases & backend tools WIP makers mention, ranked by how many use them. Some replace Firebase, others sit next to it.
1
PostgreSQL
Open source object-relational database system for reliable application data storage.
106 makers
2
Amazon S3
Cloud object storage for files, backups, static assets, data lakes, and application data.
89 makers
3
Supabase
Postgres backend platform with auth, storage, APIs, realtime, and edge functions.
84 makers
5
Airtable
No-code platform for building collaborative databases, apps, forms, workflows, and automations.
79 makers
10
Cloudinary
Image and video API for uploads, storage, transformations, optimization, and CDN delivery.
32 makers
12
PostgreSQL
Open-source object-relational database system for reliable application data storage.
29 makers
13
Auth0
Authentication and authorization platform for apps, APIs, users, and organizations.
28 makers
15
Cloudflare R2
S3-compatible object storage with zero egress fees on Cloudflare's developer platform.
24 makers
16
Cloud Firestore
Serverless NoSQL document database for storing, syncing, and querying app data.
22 makers
17
Cloudflare R2
S3-compatible object storage with no egress fees for application data, assets, and backups.
21 makers
18
Google OAuth
OAuth 2.0 authentication and authorization for Google APIs and account access.
21 makers
19
Elasticsearch
Distributed search and analytics engine for structured, unstructured, and vector data.
18 makers
22
Crunchbase
Private company data, funding insights, predictive intelligence, and API access.
16 makers
24
Amazon S3
Cloud object storage for files, backups, data lakes, archives, and application assets.
13 makers
25
Google Places API
Location data API for place search, autocomplete, details, photos, and reviews.
13 makers
26
PlanetScale
Cloud database hosting for scalable MySQL, Vitess, and PostgreSQL workloads.
11 makers
27
MariaDB
Open-source relational database server created by the original MySQL developers.
10 makers
28
DigitalOcean Spaces
S3-compatible object storage with a built-in CDN for files, assets, and backups.
10 makers
29
Neon
Serverless Postgres backend platform with branching, auth, storage, and functions.
10 makers
31
Elastic
Search and analytics platform for building search, observability, and security applications.
9 makers
32
RabbitMQ
Open-source messaging and streaming broker for queues and distributed application communication.
8 makers
34
Contentful
API-first headless CMS and content platform for managing structured content across channels.
8 makers
35
Cloud Firestore
Serverless NoSQL document database for storing, syncing, and querying app data.
8 makers
39
Pusher
Hosted realtime APIs for in-app events, chat, live updates, and push notifications.
7 makers
40
Typesense
Open-source search engine for typo-tolerant app, site, vector, and semantic search.
7 makers
44
Convex
Reactive backend platform with database, functions, sync, search, storage, and TypeScript APIs.
6 makers
45
Realm
Offline-first, cloud-syncable database SDK for mobile, web, desktop, and IoT apps.
6 makers
46
Strapi
Open-source TypeScript headless CMS for building content APIs and managing content.
6 makers
47
Firecrawl
API for scraping, crawling, searching, and turning web pages into LLM-ready data.
6 makers
49
Directus
Self-hostable backend and headless CMS that adds APIs and an admin UI to SQL databases.
5 makers
50
Foursquare
Location intelligence platform with Places API, POI data, and business listings.
5 makers
52
Backblaze B2
S3-compatible cloud object storage for backups, apps, media, and AI workloads.
5 makers
53
Kaggle
Platform for AI competitions, datasets, notebooks, and machine learning learning resources.
5 makers
54
Memberstack
Membership, authentication, Stripe payments, and gated content for websites.
4 makers
55
Upstash
Serverless Redis, vector, search, messaging, workflow, and blob storage for modern apps.
4 makers
56
IPFS
Open-source tools for content-addressed, verifiable, resilient data across networks.
4 makers
57
Sanity
Structured content platform and headless CMS for web, mobile, and AI applications.
3 makers
