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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.

Supabase

Self-Hosting Platforms (PaaS)

Open-source Firebase alternative

Replaces Firebase

★ 107.7k Hard setup Apache-2.0

PocketBase

Self-Hosting Platforms (PaaS)

Open-source backend in a single file

Replaces Firebase

★ 60.5k Easy setup MIT

Appwrite

Self-Hosting Platforms (PaaS)

Open-source backend platform for building applications

Replaces Firebase, Supabase

★ 56.8k Medium setup BSD-3-Clause

Directus

Self-Hosting Platforms (PaaS)

Instant REST and GraphQL API for any SQL database

Replaces Contentful, Firebase

★ 37.2k Medium setup BSL-1.1

Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged API within the self-hosting platforms (paas) category. Compare them on the individual app pages for setup difficulty and resource requirements.