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Categories/Developer Tools/InstantDB: A Modern Firebase
InstantDB: A Modern Firebase

InstantDB: A Modern Firebase

Build real-time web applications with offline sync, authentication, and relational queries

Pricing model

Free Tier

Rating

★ People love it

Time to value

Quick Setup (< 1 hour)

You can use InstantDB to build client-side applications with a built-in real-time database, authentication, permissions, and file storage. Instead of writing custom API endpoints, you query data directly from your frontend code with relational queries and instant UI updates. The system provides automatic optimistic updates, offline data persistence, and multiplayer sync across connected users out of the box. You can manage database schemas and permissions directly from the command line interface, undo accidental deletions, and integrate user login with Google, Apple, or magic links.

What InstantDB: A Modern Firebase does

Push database schema changes from the terminalQuery relational data with declarative schema rulesConfigure user permissions inspired by Google ZanzibarBroadcast live cursor positions and active typing statesUpload and manage user images and media filesAuthenticate users with OAuth or passwordless email codesUndo destructive database changes from the command lineSync data in real time across multiple users and browser tabsRun relational queries directly from client-side frontend codeSupport offline reading and writing with automatic background syncDeploy schemas, rules, and configuration via the command lineTrack user presence and live cursors without setting up WebSocketsRestore accidentally deleted database columns with built-in undoManage user authentication via email magic codes and social loginsHandle file uploads directly into storage without external services

Pricing breakdown

Pricing model: Free tier

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InstantDB, real-time database, relational queries, offline sync, multiplayer sync, client-side database, user authentication, file storage, CLI backend, optimistic updates, React database, TypeScript, full-stack development, permissions engine, presence sync