API DIRECTORY · BUILD AND SHIP
Databases & Backend-as-a-Service 37 companies and tools in this category. Each listing links to the provider’s own website. Search the full directory
Manage data-source connections and synchronization jobs for application and warehouse data pipelines.
Official documentation checked · checked 2026-10-25 Uses authenticated application access to the API; cloud and server editions have deployment-specific setup and endpoints.
Spreadsheet-database
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Search infrastructure
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Open-source BaaS
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Build application backends with user management, database storage, files, realtime events and server-side logic.
Official documentation checked · checked 2026-10-25 REST integration uses application-specific credentials and configured API permissions; consult the selected user or data API.
Open-source Airtable alternatives
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Analytics DB
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CockroachDB — the cloud native, distributed SQL database designed for high availability, effortless scale, and control over data placement.
Official source checked · checked 2026-11-10 Source available under the CockroachDB Software License, per the repository README.
Reactive backend
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Lakehouse
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A modern replacement for Redis and Memcached
Official source checked · checked 2026-11-10 License not confirmed from the repository page; see the repository.
DuckDB SDK/library Open source · MIT DuckDB is a high-performance analytical database system
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Search and data services
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Application backend services
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Manage data connectors, trigger syncs and inspect data-pipeline resources or account settings through a REST API.
Official documentation checked · checked 2026-10-25 Requires account API credentials; API resources are restricted by the key’s permissions.
Data warehouse
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GraphQL over databases
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libSQL SDK/library Open source · MIT libSQL is a fork of SQLite that is both Open Source, and Open Contributions.
Official source checked · checked 2026-11-10
Search engine integrations
Official source checked · checked 2026-10-23 Install and run this software to expose its API.
Document database
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Build cloud analytics and customer-facing reporting with DuckDB-compatible SQL and managed compute.
Official documentation checked · checked 2026-10-25 Hosted DuckDB-compatible SQL service accessed through clients and integrations. Programmatic clients use access tokens; interactive login and enterprise SSO are documented separately.
Neon Hosted API Free option Database platform management
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Postgres platforms
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Open-source Airtable alternatives
Official source checked · checked 2026-10-23 Install and run this software to expose its API.
MySQL/Postgres platform
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Single-file self-hosted backend
Official source checked · checked 2026-10-23 Install and run this software to expose its API.
Managed data infrastructure
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Run SQL-backed application queries over a JSON HTTP API for operational data and analytics.
Official documentation checked · checked 2026-10-25 The Data API supports HTTPS with Basic or bearer authentication and must be enabled for the target deployment.
Data warehouse
Official source checked · checked 2026-10-23
Open-source headless CMS
Official source checked · checked 2026-10-27 Install and run this software to expose its API.
Backend platform management
Official source checked · checked 2026-10-23
Database platform
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Search infrastructure
Official source checked · checked 2026-10-23 Install and run this software to expose its API.
Serverless data services
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Valkey Self-hosted Open source · BSD-3-Clause A flexible distributed key-value database that is optimized for caching and other realtime workloads.
Official source checked · checked 2026-11-10
Build database-backed application APIs, authentication and backend workflows with a visual backend platform.
Official documentation checked · checked 2026-10-25 Hosted backend builder with generated application APIs and a Metadata API. Authentication and permissions depend on the selected API and workspace.
Postgres platforms
Official source checked · checked 2026-10-23