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Nhost

Open-source Firebase alternative with GraphQL

Nhost provides Postgres, GraphQL (Hasura), authentication, storage, and serverless functions. Open-source BaaS with a GraphQL-first approach.

Panel Reviews

The Builder

The Builder

Developer Perspective

Ship

Hasura-powered GraphQL over Postgres with auth and storage. The GraphQL-first approach is powerful for complex data needs.

The Skeptic

The Skeptic

Reality Check

Ship

If you want GraphQL, Nhost is the best BaaS option. Hasura's automatic GraphQL from Postgres is genuinely useful.

The Futurist

The Futurist

Big Picture

Skip

GraphQL adoption has plateaued. tRPC and REST are simpler for most use cases. Nhost's bet on GraphQL is risky.

Community Sentiment

Overall1,419 mentions
65% positive22% neutral13% negative
Hacker News267 mentions
64%23%13%

GraphQL-first BaaS with Postgres is compelling but Hasura has gotten expensive concerns — good alternative

Reddit398 mentions
67%21%12%

Nhost gave us Hasura + auth + storage without the 00/month Hasura cloud bill

Twitter/X620 mentions
62%24%14%

Self-hostable Firebase alternative with real Postgres and GraphQL is exactly what the market needed

Product Hunt134 mentions
71%19%10%

Open source, Postgres, GraphQL, auth, and storage in one — the Firebase alternative I actually want