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Couchbase
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Vendor lock-in
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Open source
Couchbase and Couchbase Mobile are open source and released under the Apache License.
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No model mapper for Android
Couchbase does not have a model mapper for Android built-in and out of the box, instead you will have to write your own from scratch.
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Easy to implement N1QL queries
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Not Compatible with couchdb
Since version 2 the sync-protocol is no longer compatible with couchdb. This makes couchbase nearly worthless
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Ability to run ad-hoc SQL like queries on realtime big data
Couchbase N1QL allows native SQL processing over JSON data with high performance indexing for low latency queries at scale.
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Easy sync protocol to mobile devices
The minimal code needed to pull data down to a device
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Available on Windows, Linux & macOS
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Ability to make predefined fast queries
With Couchbase you can make "Views" of data, which are practically predefined queries which are fetched with an O(1) algorithm.
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Back4App
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Open source
Back4app is an open source BAAS and Backend generator.
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Uses MongoDB for the backend, which is not considered very safe by many
Back4App uses MongoDB as the database where data is stored. Mongo has been known to have issues with data corruption and data loss.
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Smooth migration from Parse
Back4App offers a smooth migration for all former Parse users who wish to migrate their data now that Parse has announced that it will stop soon.
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Kuzzle
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Multiprotocol
Supports REST, WebSockets and MQ protocols.
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May have issues since it's stil la relatively young project
Kuzzle is (as of February 2nd, 2015) in alpha version and approaching beta.
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Realtime through filters
You do not connect to classic rooms but to search filters and can be warned of changes on permanent storage or volatile one.
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Open Source
Kuzzle is open source and it's released under the Apache 2 License.
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Javascript SDK
A fully documented javascript SDK exists.
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Kumulos
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Good for mobile app development companies
Scales very well and useful console to view all their apps and its fully rebrandable which works great if you want to give the clients you are building apps for access to their own view of how it is performing. The fact that it comes with integrated push notifications and their automated monthly report is also great.
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Weak documentation
In the last year they launched a dedicated Docs site that has made this a lot better. https://docs.kumulos.com/ Prior to that Kumulos was lacking in the documentation department. A lot of things are explained in just a few sentences.
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Granular permissions
For companies or large teams of developers, where there are multiple projects being worked on at once, you can choose permissions for any developer and decide who gains access to each app on the backend. Lets you rebrand the system, which works well if you want to give the clients you are building the app for access to their own view of how their app is performing. Also like the fact it comes with the option of integrated push notifications and an automated executive summary report.
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Awesome support - a rarity these days. A support team that answers your questions and you can actually talk to them.
Have found response times to be pretty amazing, usually same day, often within an hour of logging a ticket.
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Multiple Services in one place
Having Crash, Analytics, Push, Content Management, ASO, Data Storage all in one place, from a single SDK
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Push Notifications:
from $50.00 per app per month.
Analytics and Reporting:
from $50.00 per month per app.
Crash Reporting:
from $50.00 per month per app.
ASO:
from $50.00 per month per app.
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Kinto
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Open Source
Kinto is released under Apache v2, which is one of the most flexible licenses.
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No hosted version
In order to use kinto you have to download it and host it on your own server infrastructure. While it does help you avoid outsourcing your data to a third-party, it also adds the overhead of having to maintain a backend for your app.
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Good for sensitive data
Since Kinto is a self-hosted solution, it can be used to store sensitive data (emails, financial data etc...) safely, since only the developer has access to the backend.
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Not as usable as Parse
Parse had several SDKs available which made it a breeze to integrate it with any platform that you wanted.
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Fined-grained permissions
Allows to share individual or collection of records for read or write operations.
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Push notification support
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File attachments on records
Using the kinto-attachment plugin, the server can attach files to records (hosted by server or Amazon S3)
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Backed by Mozilla
Mozilla uses it in production to synchronize security settings for Firefox. This means that the product should have adequate support for an extended period of time due to Mozillas use of it.
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Kinvey
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Costs are eye-wateringly high
The free tier is not that generous and as soon as you trip the paid tier it costs you thousands a month.
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Asynchronous file uploading
When you want to upload a file, you just create an object and initialize the file upload to the server (this is done asynchronously).
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The free plan isn't that good
Kinvey's free plan only includes the first 1000 users for free, 5 million push notifications (which admittedly, is pretty nice) and 2GB of storage.
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Provides a straightforward way of connecting their services
Setting up a backend for an app with Kinvey is very easy and takes minutes. All you have to do is sign up and through their graphical interface follow all the steps, which boils down to creating tables and identifying the type of data that is being stored. Then you download the library, integrate it with your app and initialize the process with one single line.
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User registration is easy
User registration with Kinvey is pretty good and usually works without any problems. It's also very easy to use, you simply pass the username, password, email, etc. to the required method and register a callback that returns whether the registration was a success or a failure. Same thing is done for login and logout as well.
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Google Firebase
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Flexible Pricing
The Blaze Plan is a pay-as-you-go plan, which is, you pay for what you use, without overhead or upfront costs.
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Google blocks Access
Some Google services, software and cloud systems, are not available to certain countries. blocked access by google following USA Policies.
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Straightforward hosting
Powered by Google's Cloud Platform, Firebase allows you to deploy static web pages or web applications with a nifty Node.js-based CLI Tool.
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Linked to Google Cloud Platform
If you don't have a Google Account, you won't be able to access Google cloud services, including this one.
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Super fast CDN
All static website content is hosted on the Fastly CDN making your website really fast.
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More than just hosting web applications
In the core of Firebase allows you to do testing for Android apps, Analytics, Real-time Database, and many more. It's centered mostly for progressive web applications and mobile applications with real-time connectivity to your service.
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Almost free if you add Cloudflare in front (no bandwidth costs) and cache effectively
The built-in CDN is great too, but if you're concerned about bandwidth costs, using it with Cloudflare is an excellent option option.
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Parse
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Abandoned
Parse has been discontinued and will not be available anymore.
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Free plan
Parse offers unlimited API calls (max of 30req/sec), 1 million pushed and analytics for free.
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Parse.com is shutting down
Facebook decided to shut down Parse.com. It will be fully retired on January 28th, 2017.
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Asynchronous uploading of files
When you want to upload a file, you just create an object and initialize the file upload to the server (this is done asynchronously).
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There can be downtimes
There have been several reports that it's not unlikely for Parse to go down several minutes almost every day. This can be very frustrating for both developers and users who are using apps built on Parse.
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Simple and seamless user registration
User registration with Parse is pretty good and usually works without any problems. It's also very easy to use, you simply pass the username, password, email, etc. to the required method and register a callback that returns whether the registration was a success or a failure. Same thing is done for login and logout as well.
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Extremely easy to setup
Setting up a backend for an app with Parse is very easy and takes minutes. All you have to do is sign up and through their graphical interface follow all the steps, which boils down to creating tables and identifying the type of data that is being stored. Then you download the library, integrate it with your app and initialize the process with one single line.
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Great documentation
Parse has excellent documentation. Everything is thoroughly explained and all parts of the documentation are complete. It's actually very helpful for both beginners and advanced users alike.
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Para
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Full-text search
Powered by Elasticsearch or Lucene.
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No implementation of locking
Last-write-wins.
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Modular
Para offers interfaces for persistence, search and caching. Easy to write your own plugins to implement any of these interfaces.
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No support for Transaction Management
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Open source
Licensed under Apache 2.0.
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REST API
Exposes a REST API secured by AWS Signature Version 4.
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Multi-tenant
Each tenant has its own database table, search index, and cache.
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Integrated metrics
Each tenant receives its own complete metrics for all CRUD and REST operations.
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Resource permissions with 3rd party security integrations
Object-level permissions with authentication through LDAP and 3rd party providers such as Google, Facebook, etc.
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Easy to use
By far the easiest to use BaaS platform.
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Marketcloud
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No free plan
There is no free plan available. Pricing starts at 19€/Month.
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E-commerce oriented
It's e-commerce oriented, so if you need to build an e-commerce mobile app you don't have to re-define common resources such as Categories Brands Products and Carts.
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Can be modified to be used not only for e-commerce
While it's true that it's built for creating e-commerce apps, every resource can be extended with metadata in order to use it for many use cases.
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Cross-platform
Can be used for mobile app as well as web applications.
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Strapi
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Auto-generate REST APIs
Strapi comes with blueprints that let you create, read, update and delete your data. You also can paginate, sort and filter your results in a matter of seconds with simple but yet specific parameters.
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Users, groups and permissions
Manage user settings, login, registration, groups and permissions on the fly. Strapi delivers all those essential features out-of-the-box.
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Out-of-the-box administration panel
Easy way to manage your application. This panel allows you to add/edit/delete entries for your APIs, manage your users, groups and permissions. In the future, it will be such as WordPress-like administration panel dedicated to your application.
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Platforms:
Windows, Linux, Mac, Docker
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MIT
Technology:
Node.js
Multi Language Support:
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GraphCMS
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Not open source
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Webhooks
Webhooks enable you to trigger custom code as soon as your content changes.
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No content versioning
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Image processing
On-the-fly image transformations, such as resizing or cropping just by adding parameters to your media´s URL.
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Roles and permissions
The roles and permissions feature allows you to assign your collaborators different roles, such as Developer, Editor and Collaborator.
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Multi-project management
You can manage multiple projects and create up to 50 users per account to help manage those projects.
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