Firebase Alternative: 3 Open-Source ways to follow

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Firebase

Additionally, neither Firebase allows easy integrations with other apps nor is it possible to install your own modules on your backend. As far as scaling is concerned, even a fully managed database provider like Firebase is not a complete solution to all your scaling related concerns, as it becomes extensive once you scale your app. That’s why it’s always a better idea to choose an open source framework over Firebase for scaling apps.

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Back4App

Here’s the most important thing to consider — always choose a technology that you’re already comfortable with or looking forward to learning, forget the rest. After pondering all these options I decided to go with Back4App.

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Parse-Server

Parse Server comes with a gazillion out-of-the-box features that allows you to get your MVP out quick and effortlessly. Currently, Parse server is the most popular and robust BaaS framework available that helps developers build mobile apps faster without any technical locks. It is an open source version of the Parse backend that can be easily downloaded for free on GitHub. Many developers have successfully migrated their apps from other platforms to Parse Server.

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Hoodie

The key trait that gives Hoodie a competitive edge over Firebase and other app development platforms is the fact that it gives the control back in the hands of the frontend developer by abstracting away the backend completely. Yes, you heard it right! With Hoodie frontend development, without worrying about your server side, you just need to focus on its simple, easy-to-learn-and-implement frontend API. Unlike other backend platforms, Hoodie uses a community-driven approach to API designing, known as Dreamcode.

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Horizon

Overview: Horizon is a real-time, open-source backend platform that allows you to rapidly build and deploy web and mobile apps using a simple JavaScript API. Built by the RethinkDB team and an open-source community, Horizon lets you scale your app to millions of users without any backend code. It is a standalone server for browser-based JavaScript apps. Here’s the best part: whenever you feel like you’re ready to write custom backend code, you can easily load the Horizon modules directly in Node.js.

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