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Last Updated: 08-21-2026 08:19 AM (UTC)

Nhost

Backed by 9,200 GitHub stars and venture funding led by Nauta Capital, Nhost is the open-source Firebase alternative that replaces Google's proprietary document store with a relational PostgreSQL foundation from day one. The Hasura integration auto-generates a real-time GraphQL API with subscriptions, role-based permissions, and remote schemas from your PostgreSQL tables, while event triggers and cron triggers automate backend workflows without custom infrastructure. Authentication supports email and password, magic links, phone OTP via SMS, social OAuth providers including Google and GitHub, WebAuthn for passwordless login with Face ID, fingerprints, and YubiKeys, plus two-factor authentication. Since the Q1 2026 release, Nhost Auth also functions as a full OAuth2 and OpenID Connect provider, allowing your Nhost project to issue tokens to third-party applications the same way GitHub or Google do. The S3-compatible storage service handles file uploads with automatic image optimization, virus scanning, and presigned URLs for secure direct downloads. Node.js serverless functions deploy JavaScript and TypeScript backend logic without managing servers, while the Nhost CLI spins up the complete local stack via Docker for development with automatic database migration tracking and Hasura metadata management. The MCP server integration exposes project documentation and data schemas to AI assistants for intelligent query building. SDKs cover JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Vue, Next.js, and Dart for Flutter. Running on a dedicated VPS on RepoCloud with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. MIT licensed.

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Benefits

  • PostgreSQL-First Relational Backend
  • Built on PostgreSQL with foreign keys, joins, transactions, and views from the start, avoiding the denormalization pain that drives Firebase developers to migrate to SQL databases.
  • Instant GraphQL API via Hasura
  • Auto-generates a real-time GraphQL API with subscriptions, role-based permissions, remote schemas, and event triggers directly from your PostgreSQL table definitions.
  • Comprehensive Auth with WebAuthn
  • Email, magic links, social OAuth, phone OTP, WebAuthn passkeys for Face ID and fingerprints, plus full OAuth2/OIDC provider mode for issuing tokens to third-party applications.
  • Complete Self-Hosted Stack
  • Deploy the entire platform via Docker Compose on your own infrastructure with the CLI managing local development, database migrations, and Hasura metadata synchronization.

Features

  • Serverless Functions
  • Deploy Node.js JavaScript and TypeScript backend logic as serverless functions without managing servers, with automatic routing and environment variable injection.
  • S3 File Storage
  • S3-compatible storage service handling file uploads with automatic image optimization, virus scanning, presigned URLs, and CDN delivery for secure file management.
  • Local Development CLI
  • The Nhost CLI spins up the complete stack locally via Docker with automatic database migration tracking and Hasura metadata management for git-based workflows.
  • MCP Server Integration
  • Built-in Model Context Protocol server exposes project documentation, data schemas, and GraphQL endpoints to AI assistants for intelligent query building and schema management.
  • Multi-Framework SDKs
  • Official SDKs for JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Vue, Next.js, and Dart with Flutter support enabling frontend-agnostic application development.