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
Backend as a service Rising
Convex
Reactive backend platform with a database, functions and live queries
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Convex is a backend platform where a document database, TypeScript server functions, file storage and scheduling are tied together with reactive queries that keep clients in sync. Docs cover local development, vector and full-text search, auth integrations, and self-hosting.
Key Backend as a service features
- Managed database
- User authentication
- File storage
- Serverless functions
- Realtime sync
- Row-level security (not listed)
Also includes
- Client SDKs
- Vector search
- Local development tools
- Self-hosting
- Scheduled jobs
- Admin dashboard
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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
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