Firebase

Vercel

Vercel is a deployment and hosting platform optimized for frontend frameworks (especially Next.js, which it maintains), offering instant global deploys, preview URLs, and serverless/edge functions. It targets developer experience.

PocketBase

PocketBase is an open-source backend that ships as a single executable file. It bundles an embedded SQLite database, user authentication, file storage and a realtime subscription API behind an admin dashboard, so a small application can run its entire backend from one binary with no external services to set up.

Supabase

Supabase is an open-source, PostgreSQL-based database platform that provides a scalable and secure backend for web applications. It offers a suite of tools and features that make it easy to build, deploy, and manage applications at scale.

Cloudflare

Cloudflare is a global network providing CDN, DDoS protection, DNS, and a growing edge-computing platform (Workers, Pages, R2). It sits in front of a large share of the web to speed up and secure sites.

Netlify

Netlify is a web development platform for building, deploying, and hosting Jamstack and modern web apps, with git-based deploys, serverless functions, and edge features. It popularized the modern static/serverless workflow.

Directus

Directus is an open-source, headless content management system (CMS) and API platform that allows developers to manage and deliver content across various channels. It provides a robust API, real-time data synchronization, and a customizable interface for managing content, assets, and data.