Alternative to
Open-source alternatives to Firebase: which still ship
9 open-source startups in this directory are positioned against Firebase. 8 pushed code in the last 30 days, 0 have been quiet for 31–120 days, 1 has not pushed in over 120 days or is archived. “Alternative to Firebase” is a judgment by Jev, TypeSafe’s classifier, made from the repository’s own name, description and homepage, and printed only when it put that match at 0.5 or better. It is not a claim these projects make about themselves, it is not a feature comparison, and Firebase has nothing to do with this page.
Ship status
8 of 9 pushed in the last 30 days.
The list
All 9, most-starred first.
The last column is the most recent push to any branch, by a person or a bot — it is not a claim that anyone is maintaining the project, and a quiet repository may be a finished one.
| Project | What it does | Stars | Ship status | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 supabasesupabase/supabaseStill shipping | The Postgres development platform. Supabase gives you a dedicated Postgres database to build your web, mobile, and AI applications. | 114.4K | Still shipping | |
 pocketbasepocketbase/pocketbaseGone silent | Open Source realtime backend in 1 file | 61.6K | Gone silent | |
 appwriteappwrite/appwriteStill shipping | The open-source cloud for agents & devs. Including Auth, Databases, Storage, Functions, Messaging, Hosting, Realtime, WAF and more | 57.8K | Still shipping | |
 graphql-enginehasura/graphql-engineStill shipping | Blazing fast, instant realtime GraphQL APIs on all your data with fine grained access control, also trigger webhooks on database events. | 32.1K | Still shipping | |
 SpacetimeDBclockworklabs/SpacetimeDBStill shipping | Development at the speed of light | 25.5K | Still shipping | |
 nakamaheroiclabs/nakamaStill shipping | Scalable open-source game backend server: multiplayer, matchmaking, leaderboards, chat, and social features for games. | 13.6K | Still shipping | |
 InsForgeInsForge/InsForgeStill shipping | The all-in-one, open-source backend platform for agentic coding. InsForge gives your coding agent database, auth, storage, compute, hosting, and AI gateway to ship full-stack apps end-to-end. | 13.3K | Still shipping | |
 convex-backendget-convex/convex-backendStill shipping | The open-source reactive database for app developers | 12.8K | Still shipping | |
 instantinstantdb/instantStill shipping | Instant is the best backend for AI-coded apps. You get auth, permissions, storage, presence, and streams — everything you need to ship apps your users will love. | 10.6K | Still shipping |
Related collections
Sideways from here.
The 8 largest other alternatives in the directory, then the other ways to slice it.