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Nhost

Nhost is an open-source backend for web and mobile apps, giving developers a database, user sign-in, file storage and a GraphQL API in one package. It is aimed at developers who want an alternative to Firebase that they can host themselves or run on Nhost's hosted platform.

Description written from the project's own page; checked by AI.

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The jobs it does, and the closed apps it replaces

Databases

Replaces fully

Instead of Firebase, Kdb+, TigerGraph, Amazon Neptune, Amazon Aurora, Google Cloud Spanner, Elastic Cloud, Algolia, Snowflake

App backends

Replaces fully

Instead of Firebase

What's missing

Things people miss in Nhost. Upvote what matters to you; it helps its team decide.

Facts

LicenseMIT
Runs onMac · Linux
KindFor developers
Stars on GitHub9.4k
Hosted onGitHub
ActivityChanged within the last year

Something wrong?

Wrong devices, a wrong description, or it isn't really open source? A mod reviews every suggestion.

What we couldn't confirm2
  • Whether the hosted Nhost platform has paid tiers or separately licensed parts (open_core) is not stated in the material given.
  • Feature parity with Firebase (e.g. realtime database, push notifications, analytics) is not confirmed in the README.