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AWS Amplify
Fullstack TypeScript backend and hosting on AWS
Key features
- Managed database
- User authentication
- File storage
- Serverless functions
- Realtime sync
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Appwrite
Open-source backend with auth, databases, storage, functions and hosting
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- User authentication
- File storage
- Serverless functions
- Realtime sync
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Convex
Reactive backend platform with a database, functions and live queries
Key features
- Managed database
- User authentication
- File storage
- Serverless functions
- Realtime sync
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Firebase
Google's app backend: databases, auth, storage, functions and hosting
Key features
- Managed database
- User authentication
- File storage
- Serverless functions
- Realtime sync
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Supabase
Open-source Postgres backend for building apps
Key features
- Managed database
- User authentication
- File storage
- Serverless functions
- Realtime sync
- Row-level security
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