Firebase is Google's backend-as-a-service offering auth, a realtime database, storage and push notifications. Usage-based billing and deep lock-in to Google's proprietary APIs push developers towards open backends they can host themselves and migrate freely.
8 open-source alternatives to Firebase you can host yourself, ranked by GitHub stars and updated daily.
| # | App | Category | Stars | Language | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
strapi/strapi
|
CMS & Website Builders | 73,464 | TypeScript | today |
| 2 |
pocketbase/pocketbase
archived
|
Backend-as-a-Service | 61,597 | Go | 16d |
| 3 |
appwrite/appwrite
|
Low-code & Internal Tools | 58,053 | TypeScript | today |
| 4 |
directus/directus
|
CMS & Website Builders Backend-as-a-Service |
38,695 | TypeScript | today |
| 5 |
hasura/graphql-engine
|
API Management & Testing | 32,127 | TypeScript | 1d |
| 6 |
nhost/nhost
|
Backend-as-a-Service | 9,377 | Go | today |
| 7 |
ontola/atomic-server
|
Wikis & Knowledge Bases | 1,638 | TypeScript | today |
| 8 |
Erudika/para
|
API Management & Testing | 576 | Java | 1d |