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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Open-source workflow automation with visual API orchestration, custom integrations, and webhook support for backend workflows
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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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Instantly converts any Postgres database into production-ready GraphQL and REST APIs with built-in authorization rules.
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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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No-code platform for database-driven web apps with auto-generated APIs, targeting businesses that want apps without custom code.
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Open-source database platform with spreadsheet UI, REST API generation, and plugin architecture for self-hosted deployment.
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Open-source platform that transforms relational databases into REST and GraphQL APIs with a spreadsheet-like interface
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TypeScript-based headless CMS that generates instant REST and GraphQL APIs with built-in admin UI and real-time management.
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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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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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Enterprise low-code platform for building internal applications with backend logic, API connections, and data workflows
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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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AWS managed GraphQL service for building scalable APIs across multiple data sources
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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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Open-source server that automatically creates REST APIs from PostgreSQL schemas with built-in authentication
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Visual backend builder that generates REST APIs, databases, and server-side logic with AI-powered design assistance.
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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 that generates production-grade backend code for REST APIs, GraphQL, and database models with source code export.
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Microsoft tool generating REST and GraphQL APIs directly from SQL Server, MySQL, and PostgreSQL databases with built-in authorization
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AI-powered low-code visual backend platform for building REST APIs, scheduled jobs, and database CRUD operations on Google Cloud.
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REST API generation platform creating documented APIs from SQL and NoSQL databases with role-based access control
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Backend framework for TypeScript with automatic infrastructure provisioning, database management, and API generation.
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Open-source headless commerce framework with REST and GraphQL APIs built on Node.js
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Open-source no-code platform with automatic REST API generation, relational data modeling, and extensible plugin architecture
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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 tool generating GraphQL APIs from PostgreSQL schemas with automatic CRUD operations
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Open-source headless commerce platform with GraphQL-first API and multi-channel support
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Open-source low-code platform with 80+ database and API integrations for building internal tools with backend logic
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Open-source code generator for REST APIs and GraphQL with automatic database scaffolding and role-based access control.
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Full-stack Next.js framework eliminating the API layer between frontend and database with built-in auth and database access patterns
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Code generator platform that creates production-ready REST APIs, GraphQL, and backend logic from visual schemas and database configurations.
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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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Low-code backend platform on Google Cloud and Firebase combining spreadsheet UI with cloud function workflows.
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Open-source headless commerce framework built on TypeScript and GraphQL with separate admin and storefront APIs
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Full-stack framework with domain-specific language for building backend APIs, authentication, and database schemas alongside React frontends
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Open-source visual AI workflow builder with LLM integrations, agent support, and API endpoints for backend automation.
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Python full-stack framework that generates FastAPI and React code from pure Python, eliminating JavaScript.
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Postgres database platform with spreadsheet UI, real-time collaboration, and automatic REST API generation.
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Instant REST API generator that maps SQL database tables directly to HTTP endpoints with zero configuration.
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Low-code API platform combining visual interface with code access for developers building backend logic and APIs
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Headless CMS with REST and GraphQL APIs, polymorphic content modeling, and zero-code schema building.
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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.
Frequently asked questions
¿Cuál es la diferencia entre un CMS headless y un backend-as-a-service?
Un CMS headless se enfoca en la gestión de contenidos y en la generación automática de APIs a partir de tipos de contenido personalizados. Un backend-as-a-service ofrece un conjunto más amplio de herramientas que incluye autenticación, bases de datos en tiempo real y funciones en la nube para la lógica de la aplicación.
¿Puedo utilizar estas plataformas si ya tengo una base de datos Postgres existente?
Sí. Varias opciones permiten transformar bases de datos Postgres existentes en APIs REST o GraphQL listas para producción. Algunas incluso ofrecen interfaces similares a hojas de cálculo para gestionar esos datos.
¿Necesito saber programar para crear lógica compleja en el lado del servidor?
No necesariamente. Algunas plataformas permiten crear lógica mediante flujos de trabajo visuales o interfaces sin código sin tener que escribir código de servidor. Otras opciones están diseñadas para desarrolladores y se basan en TypeScript o funciones personalizadas.
¿Cómo gestionan estas plataformas las actualizaciones de datos en tiempo real?
Muchas de estas opciones incluyen funciones integradas en tiempo real que sincronizan los datos con tu frontend de forma automática. Esto es útil para aplicaciones que necesitan actualizaciones instantáneas sin tener que refrescar manualmente de forma constante.