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⚡ Realtime Backend / API

Platforms providing backend services and APIs for real-time applications and data management.

The best Realtime Backend / API Products based on votes, our collection of reviews, verified products and a total of 1,567 factors.

Best Realtime Backend / API Products in 2025

  1. 305

    An open source Firebase alternative

    Open Source

    /supabase-alternatives
  2. 197

    Firebase is a cloud service designed to power real-time, collaborative applications for mobile and web.

    /firebase-alternatives
  3. 98

    Hasura is an open platform to build scalable app backends, offering a built-in database, search, user-management and more.

    Open Source

    /hasura-alternatives
  4. 92

    JavaScript library for app development using cloud services

    /aws-amplify-alternatives
  5. 69

    Open Source backend with realtime database, authentication, file storage and admin dashboard, all compiled in 1 portable executable.

    Open Source free

    /pocketbase-io-alternatives
  6. 60

    Realtime application framework (Node.JS server)

    Open Source

    /socket-io-alternatives
  7. 48

    Build applications faster with object and file storage, user authentication, push notifications, dashboard and more out of the box.

    Open Source

    /parse-alternatives
  8. 47

    Pterodactyl is the free game server management panel designed by users, for users.

    Open Source

    /pterodactyl-alternatives
  9. 41

    The command line tool for quick, simple deployment and management of dedicated game servers.

    Open Source

    /linux-game-server-managers-alternatives
  10. 45

    It's made for hosting your Minecraft server. It's open source.

    Open Source

    /pufferpanel-alternatives
  11. 38

    Pusher is a hosted API for quickly, easily and securely adding scalable realtime functionality via WebSockets to web and mobile apps.

    Open Source

    /pusher-alternatives
  12. 69

    Etebase makes it easy to build end-to-end encrypted applications by taking care of the encryption and its related challenges.

    Open Source

    /etebase-alternatives
  13. 38

    Appwrite provides web and mobile developers with a set of easy-to-use and integrate REST APIs to manage their core backend needs.

    Open Source

    /appwrite-alternatives

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