Supabase
Self-Hosting Platforms (PaaS)Open-source Firebase alternative
Replaces Firebase
Best API Self-Hosting Platforms (PaaS) for self-hosting
The 4 best API self-hosting platforms (paas) you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
PocketBase
Self-Hosting Platforms (PaaS)Open-source backend in a single file
Replaces Firebase
Appwrite
Self-Hosting Platforms (PaaS)Open-source backend platform for building applications
Replaces Firebase, Supabase
Directus
Self-Hosting Platforms (PaaS)Instant REST and GraphQL API for any SQL database
Replaces Contentful, Firebase
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At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supabase | Under-an-hour setup | Hard | 4,096 MB | Apache-2.0 | 111,510 |
| PocketBase | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 64 MB | MIT | 61,400 |
| Appwrite | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 2,048 MB | BSD-3-Clause | 57,678 |
| Directus | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 1,024 MB | BSL-1.1 | 38,470 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: Supabase (111,510 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: PocketBase (from 64 MB RAM, against 4,096 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 1 of 4 use Apache-2.0; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged API within the self-hosting platforms (paas) category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.