API and Backend Builders

Backend platforms for a mobile or web app that need real logic, not just a spreadsheet standing in for a database. Auth, custom endpoints, and server-side workflows get built visually, then called from any front end over a standard API.

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    Open-source Firebase alternative with instant REST and GraphQL APIs, auth, storage, and realtime features for Postgres.

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    Google's backend-as-a-service with realtime NoSQL database, authentication, hosting, and cloud functions.

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    No-code backend platform for building Postgres-backed REST APIs with visual logic, no server coding required.

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    Instantly converts any Postgres database into production-ready GraphQL and REST APIs with built-in authorization rules.

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    Amazon's low-code platform for backend APIs via GraphQL, plus auth, storage, and functions for web and mobile.

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    Open-source headless CMS that auto-generates REST and GraphQL APIs from custom content types you define.

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    Open-source backend server with REST, GraphQL, and realtime APIs for auth, databases, storage, and functions.

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    Visual low-code backend platform with database, user management, and drag-and-drop logic builder publishing REST APIs.

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    Backend-as-a-service combining document storage with TypeScript functions, syncing data to frontends in realtime with zero extra work.

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    Open-source data platform layering REST and GraphQL APIs onto any existing SQL database with a built-in content management interface.

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    No-code platform for database-driven web apps with auto-generated APIs, targeting businesses that want apps without custom code.

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    Single-file open-source backend combining SQLite database, file storage, user authentication, and realtime APIs in one deployable Go binary.

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    Open-source backend merging Postgres, GraphQL APIs, auth, file storage, and serverless functions into one deployable managed platform.

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    Backend-as-a-service running Parse Server with a hosted database, REST and GraphQL APIs, plus cloud functions for app logic.

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    Open-source backend supporting REST, WebSocket, and MQTT protocols over a document database, purpose-built for IoT and realtime web apps.

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    Community-run open-source mobile backend with database, push notifications, and REST and GraphQL APIs, forked from Facebook's original Parse.