Backend as a service Category leader
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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API development & testing Rising
Apidog
API design, debugging, testing, mocking and docs in one app
Key features
- Request builder
- Automated API tests
- OpenAPI design
- Mock servers
- Shared collections
- Generated documentation
Backend as a service Category leader
Appwrite
Open-source backend with auth, databases, storage, functions and hosting
Key features
- Managed database
- User authentication
- File storage
- Serverless functions
- Realtime sync
Bug & issue tracking for developers Category leader
Backlog
Issue tracking and project management with built-in Git
Key features
- Source control linking
Error monitoring & observability Rising
Better Stack
Uptime monitoring, logs, tracing and incident management in one tool
Key features
- Error tracking
- Distributed tracing
- Log management
- Infrastructure metrics
- Alerting and on-call routing
- Custom dashboards
Source code hosting & version control Category leader
Bitbucket
Atlassian's Git hosting with Pipelines CI/CD and Jira links
Key features
- Pull request review
- Branch protection rules
- Built-in CI/CD
- Self-hosted option
- Code security scanning
- Fine-grained permissions
CI/CD & DevOps automation Rising
Blacksmith
Faster, cheaper runners for GitHub Actions
Key features
- Parallel and cached builds
- Managed build runners
Software testing & QA Category leader
BrowserStack
Web and mobile testing cloud with real devices and test management
Key features
- Cross-browser and device testing
- Test case management
- Codeless test creation
- CI integration
- Visual regression testing
- Test reporting
API development & testing Rising
Bruno
Open-source, local-first API client that stores collections in Git
Key features
- Request builder
- Automated API tests
- Mock servers
- Shared collections
- Generated documentation
CI/CD & DevOps automation Category leader
CircleCI
Hosted CI/CD for build, test and deploy pipelines
Key features
- Managed build runners
Backend as a service Rising
Convex
Reactive backend platform with a database, functions and live queries
Key features
- Managed database
- User authentication
- File storage
- Serverless functions
- Realtime sync
Error monitoring & observability Rising
Dash0
OpenTelemetry-native observability for logs, metrics and traces
Key features
- Distributed tracing
- Log management
- Infrastructure metrics
- Custom dashboards
Error monitoring & observability Category leader
Datadog
Monitoring and security platform for cloud applications and infrastructure
Key features
- Error tracking
- Distributed tracing
- Log management
- Infrastructure metrics
- Custom dashboards
CI/CD & DevOps automation Rising
Depot
Fast container builds, caching and CI
Key features
- Parallel and cached builds
- Managed build runners
Feature flags & experimentation Rising
DevCycle
Feature flags with edge delivery and OpenFeature support
Key features
- Percentage rollouts
- Multi-language SDKs
- A/B experiments
- Per-environment flags
Backend as a service Category leader
Firebase
Google's app backend: databases, auth, storage, functions and hosting
Key features
- Managed database
- User authentication
- File storage
- Serverless functions
- Realtime sync
Source code hosting & version control Category leader
GitHub
Git hosting with pull requests, Actions CI/CD and security tooling
Key features
- Pull request review
- Branch protection rules
- Built-in CI/CD
- Self-hosted option
- Code security scanning
CI/CD & DevOps automation Category leader
GitHub Actions
CI/CD built into GitHub repositories
Key features
- Pipeline as code
- Managed build runners
- Secrets management
Source code hosting & version control Category leader
GitLab
DevSecOps platform with Git hosting, CI/CD and security scanning
Key features
- Pull request review
- Built-in CI/CD
- Self-hosted option
- Code security scanning
Source code hosting & version control Rising
Harness Code Repository
Git hosting inside the Harness delivery platform, built for agent code
Key features
- Pull request review
- Branch protection rules
- Built-in CI/CD
- Code security scanning
- Fine-grained permissions
Bug & issue tracking for developers Rising
Huly
Open-source project tracker with GitHub sync, planner and chat
API development & testing Category leader
Insomnia
API client and design tool with local, Git and cloud storage
Key features
- Automated API tests
- OpenAPI design
- Mock servers
Bug & issue tracking for developers Rising
Jam
Record bugs with console logs and network requests attached
Key features
- Bug report capture
CI/CD & DevOps automation Category leader
Jenkins
Open source automation server for building, testing and deploying
Key features
- Pipeline as code
- Parallel and cached builds
- Secrets management
- Approval gates
Bug & issue tracking for developers Category leader
Jira
Issue and project tracking from Atlassian, with boards, workflows and automation
Key features
- Custom workflows
- Backlog prioritization
- Roadmap view
Software testing & QA Category leader
Katalon
Test automation and test management platform for web, mobile and API
Key features
- Cross-browser and device testing
- Test case management
- Codeless test creation
- CI integration
- Test reporting
Feature flags & experimentation Category leader
LaunchDarkly
Feature flags and experimentation for shipping and testing in production
Key features
- Percentage rollouts
- User targeting rules
- Kill switch
- Multi-language SDKs
- A/B experiments
- Per-environment flags
Software testing & QA Rising
Momentic
AI agent that writes and runs end-to-end tests in plain English
Key features
- Codeless test creation
- CI integration
- Test reporting
CI/CD & DevOps automation Rising
Namespace
Fast build and test infrastructure for CI
Key features
- Managed build runners
Error monitoring & observability Category leader
New Relic
Observability platform covering APM, logs, infrastructure and browser
Key features
- Error tracking
- Distributed tracing
- Log management
- Infrastructure metrics
- Alerting and on-call routing
- Custom dashboards
Feature flags & experimentation Category leader
Optimizely Feature Experimentation
Feature flags and experiments across backend, mobile and edge
Key features
- Percentage rollouts
- User targeting rules
- Kill switch
- Multi-language SDKs
- A/B experiments
API development & testing Category leader
Postman
API platform for building, testing and documenting APIs together
Key features
- Request builder
- Automated API tests
- Mock servers
- Shared collections
- Generated documentation
Software testing & QA Rising
QA Wolf
AI-driven end-to-end testing with optional managed QA engineers
Key features
- CI integration
Software testing & QA Rising
QA.tech
AI agents that test web and mobile apps from plain-language goals
Key features
- Codeless test creation
- CI integration
- Test reporting
Feature flags & experimentation Rising
Reflag
TypeScript feature flags that clean up after themselves
Key features
- Percentage rollouts
- Per-environment flags
Error monitoring & observability Category leader
Sentry
Application monitoring that surfaces errors, slow code and replays
Key features
- Error tracking
- Distributed tracing
- Log management
Bug & issue tracking for developers Category leader
Shortcut
Project management for software teams
Key features
- Source control linking
- Sprint and cycle planning
- Custom workflows
- Backlog prioritization
- Roadmap view
Error monitoring & observability Rising
SigNoz
OpenTelemetry-native observability with an open-source edition
Key features
- Distributed tracing
- Log management
- Custom dashboards
Feature flags & experimentation Category leader
Statsig
Feature flags, experiments and analytics in one platform
Key features
- Percentage rollouts
- User targeting rules
- Kill switch
- Multi-language SDKs
- A/B experiments
- Per-environment flags
Backend as a service Category leader
Supabase
Open-source Postgres backend for building apps
Key features
- Managed database
- User authentication
- File storage
- Serverless functions
- Realtime sync
- Row-level security
API development & testing Category leader
SwaggerHub
Design, document and govern OpenAPI and AsyncAPI definitions
Key features
- OpenAPI design
- Mock servers
- Generated documentation
Source code hosting & version control Rising
Tangled
Open-source social Git hosting built on the AT Protocol
Key features
- Pull request review
- Built-in CI/CD
- Self-hosted option
Software testing & QA Category leader
TestMu AI
Testing cloud for web, mobile and AI agents (formerly LambdaTest)
Key features
- Cross-browser and device testing
- Test case management
- Codeless test creation
- CI integration
- Visual regression testing
API development & testing Rising
Yaak
Local-first desktop API client for REST, GraphQL and gRPC
Key features
- Request builder
Bug & issue tracking for developers Category leader
YouTrack
JetBrains issue tracker with agile boards, Gantt charts and time tracking
Key features
- Source control linking
- Sprint and cycle planning
- Backlog prioritization
- Roadmap view
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