Backend
PocketBase: One Binary That Replaces Firebase
Sometimes you want a backend that doesn’t require 15 microservices, Kubernetes, and a team of five people. …
Directus: When WordPress Is Overkill and Headless CMS Is Just Right
The headless CMS market is enormous: Strapi, Contentful, Sanity, Ghost. But Directus holds a unique position: it does …
Coolify: Your Own Vercel-Like Hosting, Minus the Price Tag
Vercel, Netlify, and Railway are convenient. But the bill at the end of the month makes you wonder: what if I just want …
Coolify vs CapRover: Which to Choose for Self-Hosted Deployment
If you want to deploy applications on your own VPS without Kubernetes, the choice usually comes down to two tools: …
Appwrite: The Firebase Killer Comes of Age
Appwrite has come a long way from “open-source Firebase for the poor” to a mature platform on which …
Appwrite vs Supabase: The Battle of Open-Source Backend Platforms 2026
Appwrite and Supabase are the two most popular open-source backend-as-a-service solutions. Both call themselves …
PocketBase: A Backend in 5 Minutes — Honest Review
PocketBase: A Backend in a Single File PocketBase is an open-source backend platform packaged into a single executable …
PocketBase vs Supabase: Which Backend to Choose in 2026
PocketBase vs Supabase: Battle of the Backends PocketBase and Supabase solve a similar problem — giving developers a …
Meilisearch: Search That Works Out of the Box
Meilisearch: A Search Engine That Doesn’t Annoy You Meilisearch is an open-source search engine written in Rust. …
Directus: Headless CMS for Those Who Already Know SQL
Directus: A CMS That Respects Your Database Directus is a headless CMS with a unique approach: instead of imposing its …