Open-source alternatives to Firebase
10 self-hostable open-source projects that replace Firebase, ranked by computed health score with real self-hosting cost.
The 10 alternatives, ranked by health
Health score is a 6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
The Postgres development platform. Supabase gives you a dedicated Postgres database to build your web, mobile, and AI applications.
A fast, local first, reactive Database for JavaScript Applications https://rxdb.info/
Appwrite® - complete cloud infrastructure for your web, mobile and AI apps. Including Auth, Databases, Storage, Functions, Messaging, Hosting, Realtime and more
Open-source reporting platform to build and share live dashboards from APIs, SQL and NoSQL databases, with powerful AI assistant, scheduling, and embeddable charts
a Lightweight, Permanent JSON document database
Localess is a powerful translation management tool and content management system built using Angular and Firebase. With Localess, you can easily manage and translate your website or app content into multiple languages, and it uses Artificial Intelligence to translate faster.
Chat SDK iOS - Open Source Mobile Messenger
Nora is a Firebase abstraction layer for FirebaseDatabase and FirebaseStorage
Messenger Clone - Real-time iOS Chat with Firebase Firestore written in Swift
Open Source, Privacy-First and Simple Analytics for Mobile, Desktop and Web Apps
Pick your alternative
Most operators land on supabase (top health score in this category; cheapest VPS path is supabase on hetzner for $4.13/mo).
Data refreshed daily. Pricing for Firebase sourced from official site.