Back4App Backend Platform

Back4App is a backend-as-a-service (BaaS) platform based on the open-source Parse Server framework. Founded in 2015 by Felipe Tofani and Eric Bidegain, headquartered in Miami, Florida with offices in Chile. Serves over 100,000 developers. Positions as easy-to-use alternative to Firebase and Supabase. Key features: Parse Server hosting: fully managed hosting with automatic scaling, backups, monitoring. Database: managed PostgreSQL or MongoDB per app. Use Parse SDK to store and query data. Define classes, fields, relationships. REST and GraphQL API auto-generated. User authentication: built-in sign up, login, password reset, email verification, social login (Google, Facebook, Apple, Twitter). Session tokens and ACL. Cloud Code: write server-side JavaScript for custom logic, webhooks, scheduled jobs. Parse SDK: native SDKs for iOS (Swift), Android (Kotlin/Java), JavaScript, Flutter, Unity, .NET, PHP, REST. Real-time: live queries for real-time sync. Subscribe to changes, receive updates. Push notifications: send to iOS (APNs) and Android (FCM). Target user segments. Cloud jobs: schedule recurring background tasks. File storage: store and serve files with CDN delivery. Config parameters: store configuration values. Hosted web apps: host static sites with custom domains and SSL. Performance monitoring. Aggregator: multi-app management for agencies. Containers: deploy Docker containers. JavaScript/Node.js. Proprietary with free tier.