Firebase alternatives

The most-starred open source alternative to Firebase is Supabase. Other notable options: Appwrite, SurrealDB, Hasura GraphQL Engine, PostgREST. All of them are free to download and most can run on your own server.

Supabase114.6k

supabase/supabase

Open source Postgres development platform with auth, storage and APIs, an alternative to Firebase.

Alternative to: Firebase

LicenseOpen sourceApache-2.0

CategoryData & DatabasesSelf-hosted

LanguageTypeScript

Last updatetoday

PlatformsWebDocker

Appwrite57.9k

appwrite/appwrite

Open source backend platform that provides auth, databases, storage and functions for web and mobile apps.

Alternative to: Firebase

LicenseOpen sourceBSD-3-Clause

CategoryDeveloper ToolsSelf-hosted

LanguageTypeScript

Last updatetoday

PlatformsWebDocker

SurrealDB33.3k

surrealdb/surrealdb

Scalable, distributed document-graph database built for real-time web applications.

Alternative to: Firebase

LicenseOpen source

CategoryData & DatabasesSelf-hosted

LanguageRust

Last update2 days ago

PlatformsDockerCommand line

Hasura GraphQL Engine32.1k

hasura/graphql-engine

Instantly generates realtime GraphQL APIs on top of your databases.

Alternative to: Firebase

LicenseOpen sourceApache-2.0

CategoryData & DatabasesSelf-hosted

LanguageTypeScript

Last updatetoday

PlatformsWebDocker

PostgREST27.7k

PostgREST/postgrest

Turns any PostgreSQL database into a RESTful API, with endpoints generated from the schema and permissions kept in the database.

Alternative to: Firebase, Supabase

LicenseOpen sourceMIT

CategoryData & DatabasesSelf-hosted

LanguageHaskell

Last updatetoday

PlatformsDockerCommand line

InsForge13.3k

InsForge/InsForge

All-in-one open-source backend platform for agentic coding with database, auth and storage

Alternative to: Supabase, Firebase

LicenseOpen sourceApache-2.0

CategoryServers & DevOpsSelf-hosted

LanguageTypeScript

Last update3 days ago

PlatformsWebDocker

Convex12.8k

convex/convex-backend

Open-source reactive database and backend for app developers

Alternative to: Firebase

LicenseOpen source

CategoryData & DatabasesSelf-hosted

LanguageTypeScript

Last updatetoday

PlatformsDocker

ElectricSQL10.4k

electric-sql/electric

Sync based platform for building real-time apps and agents on top of Postgres

Alternative to: Firebase

LicenseOpen sourceApache-2.0

CategoryData & DatabasesSelf-hosted

LanguageTypeScript

Last update30 days ago

PlatformsWebDocker

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