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    Restful
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    Easy setup
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    SQL Rest APIS
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    Love this to easily build API's
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    Great customer support
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    Multi Platform
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    Easy setup
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    Excellent documentation
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    Great free tier for testing prototypes
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    MongoDB
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    Will be discontinued sometime in 2023
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    Great customer support
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    Free hosting
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    Well-documented
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    Cheap
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    Use push notifications in 3 lines of code
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    Fast
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    Cloud code
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    Good for prototypes
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    Cloud modules
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    Backed by facebook
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    Parse Push
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    Cross Platform
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    Parse Analytics
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    Multiplatform
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    Parse Core
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    Quick chat and profile capabilities
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    Free Tier
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    Cloud Based
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    Nice security concept
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    Free
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    About to Die
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    Local Datastore
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    Backend as a service
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    Backbone Models
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    Geopoints
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    Anonymous Users
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      What is DreamFactory?

      DreamFactory is an open source REST API backend for mobile, web, and IoT applications. It provides RESTful web services with pre-built connectors to SQL, NoSQL, file storage systems, and web services. It's secure, reusable, and offers live API documentation.

      What is Kinvey?

      Kinvey makes it ridiculously easy for developers to setup, use and operate a cloud backend for their mobile apps. They don't have to worry about connecting to various cloud services, setting up servers for their backend, or maintaining and scaling them.

      What is Parse?

      With Parse, you can add a scalable and powerful backend in minutes and launch a full-featured app in record time without ever worrying about server management. We offer push notifications, social integration, data storage, and the ability to add rich custom logic to your app’s backend with Cloud Code.

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