Top 8 Specific Competitors & Alternatives in 2025

Competitors

1. 

   #1

   Xano

   Best for SMBs

   No-code backend platform that builds scalable APIs, visual business logic, and serverless functions for production apps.

   Starts at $0 / monthly

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2. 

   #2

   Supabase

   Best for SMBs

   Est. 2020   •  51-200 employees

   Open-source backend platform centered on hosted Postgres with APIs, auth, realtime and UI tooling — often used as the data layer for internal apps.

   Starts at $0 / month

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3. 

   #3

   Hasura

   Best for mid-market companies

   Instant GraphQL and REST APIs over Postgres with powerful authorization, caching and observability for production use.

   Starts at $0 / monthly

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4. 

   #4

   Backendless

   Best for SMBs

   Low-code backend platform and BaaS offering APIs, real-time messaging, file storage and visual logic for apps.

   Starts at $0 / monthly

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5. 

   #5

   Appwrite

   Best for SMBs

   Open-source self-hosted backend server offering auth, databases, functions and storage for developers and teams.

   Starts at $0 / monthly

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6. 

   #6

   Directus

   Best for SMBs

   Est. 2004   •  51-200 employees

   Directus is an open-source, composable data platform and headless CMS that provides instant REST/GraphQL APIs, a no-code data studio, and cloud hosting for managing SQL-backed content and applications.

   Starts at $15 / per project / month

   Has a free trial

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7. 

   #7

   Anvil

   Best for SMBs

   Est. 2012   •  11-50 employees

   A Python-first web app platform for building full‑stack apps quickly, with hosting and self‑host options geared toward developer teams.

   Starts at $0 / per developer account / month

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8. 

   #8

   NocoDB

   Best for power users

   Open-source 'Airtable on Postgres' that exposes instant APIs over spreadsheets and databases for no-code app builders.

   Starts at $0 / monthly

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