Open-source alternatives to Back4App

Back4App in the Automation & integration category. These are the open alternatives we recommend looking at.

PocketBase

Backend in a single file with a database, authentication, file storage and real-time, for small and mid-sized apps.

MITPermissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

GitHub stars
61.3k
Deployment
Server
Login/SSO
OIDC

Appwrite

Backend platform with authentication, databases, storage, functions and messaging for web and mobile apps.

BSD-3-ClausePermissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

GitHub stars
57.6k
Deployment
Docker
Login/SSO
OIDC

Parse Server

Node.js backend server with database, users and push notifications, originally from Parse.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

GitHub stars
21.4k
Deployment
Docker
Login/SSO
LDAP

Nhost

Backend platform with PostgreSQL, GraphQL, authentication, storage and serverless functions.

MITPermissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

GitHub stars
9.3k
Deployment
Docker

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