The 54 best Backend & Databases tools
A hand-picked collection of the best backend & databases tools, websites and resources, curated on DesignBookmark.

Supabase
The open-source Firebase alternative with a Postgres database.

Firebase
Google's app development platform with realtime data and auth.

PlanetScale
The world's most advanced serverless MySQL platform.

Neon
Serverless Postgres with branching for modern developers.

MongoDB
The developer data platform built on a flexible document model.

Prisma
The next-generation ORM for Node.js and TypeScript.

Appwrite
The open-source backend platform for building applications.

Turso
SQLite for production — distributed databases at the edge.

Clerk
Complete user management and authentication for modern apps.

Drizzle ORM
A lightweight, type-safe TypeScript ORM you'll love.

PostgreSQL
The world's most advanced open-source relational database.

Redis
The open-source, in-memory data store for caching and more.

PocketBase
An open-source backend in a single file — DB, auth and storage.

Convex
The reactive backend-as-a-service for full-stack developers.

Xata
A serverless Postgres platform with a great developer experience.

Auth0
A flexible, drop-in solution to add authentication to apps.

Kinde
Auth, billing and feature flags for modern SaaS, fast to add.

WorkOS
APIs to make your app enterprise-ready — SSO, SCIM and more.

Upstash
Serverless Redis, Kafka and vector databases for the edge.

Directus
An open-source data platform and headless CMS for any database.

Medusa
The open-source, composable commerce platform for developers.

NestJS
A progressive Node.js framework for scalable server apps.

Fastify
A fast and low-overhead web framework for Node.js.

Laravel
The PHP framework for web artisans, batteries included.

Django
The Python web framework for perfectionists with deadlines.

FastAPI
A modern, fast Python framework for building APIs.

Ruby on Rails
The full-stack framework that optimizes for happiness.

Phoenix
A productive, reliable and fast Elixir web framework.

SQLite
The most-used database engine in the world, embedded.

MySQL
The world's most popular open-source relational database.

CockroachDB
A distributed SQL database for cloud-native apps.

SurrealDB
A scalable, multi-model database for modern apps.

ClickHouse
The fastest open-source database for analytics.

Meilisearch
A fast, open-source, hyper-relevant search engine.

Typesense
An open-source, typo-tolerant search engine.

Pinecone
The vector database for building knowledgeable AI.

Qdrant
An open-source, high-performance vector database for AI.

Weaviate
An open-source, AI-native vector database.

Nhost
An open-source Firebase alternative with GraphQL.

Stytch
A developer platform for authentication and fraud prevention.

Better Auth
The most comprehensive auth framework for TypeScript.

InstantDB
A real-time, client-side database, like Firebase but graph.

Apollo GraphQL
The platform to build and scale a unified GraphQL API.

Xano
A scalable, no-code backend for your apps and APIs.

Keystone
A programmable, open-source headless CMS for Node.js.

Saleor
A high-performance, GraphQL-first open-source commerce API.

Swell
A headless, API-first ecommerce platform for any frontend.

TablePlus
A modern, native database GUI for Mac and beyond.

CryptoDesign Club
A database of best-in-class handpicked crypto designs.

Forminit
Forminit is a comprehensive headless form backend service that handles form submissions, validation, spam protection,…
GetYarn.io
Find and clip video quotes across a vast database.

Grokipedia
Large database with over 885,000 articles.

Logowik
Database of company logos and brand assets.

PlayPhrase.me
Video quote clips across a vast database.