Exploring Backend-as-a-Service (BaaS) Platforms for Faster Development!

· updated 07-09-2026 · 2 min read · 234 words

Backend-as-a-Service (BaaS) platforms hand you the backend pieces you would otherwise build yourself: authentication, a database, real-time data sync, hosting. You write the parts of the app that are actually yours.

While looking at options for rebuilding one of our platforms, we evaluated a few of them:

  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) Amplify (Amplify Backend includes hosting)
  • Supabase
  • Pocketbase (still in beta)
  • Convex
  • Firebase

If the goal is to ship an MVP or a prototype soon, any of these will get you there faster than rolling your own, and a small team or a startup can spend its time on the product instead of on infrastructure.

Everything on that list except AWS Amplify and Firebase can be self-hosted, which matters if you want your data on your own infrastructure, or if you just want to try the thing on your laptop first.

The trade-offs:

  • You get less granular control than you would over a backend you wrote.
  • Vendor lock-in is a real concern, more so with the fully managed services.
  • Custom or complex backend logic often needs a workaround or another service alongside.

I’m curious what other people have settled on:

  • Have you used any of these?
  • Which do you reach for on an MVP, and which on something going to production?
  • How do you handle scaling, or backend requirements the platform doesn’t cover?

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