Database Review: Top Five Missing Features from Database APIs

This page summarizes the projects mentioned and recommended in the original post on dev.to

InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads
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  1. Hasura

    Blazing fast, instant realtime GraphQL APIs on all your data with fine grained access control, also trigger webhooks on database events.

    Hasura ✅❌ - Insert but not Update

  2. InfluxDB

    InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.

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  3. Prisma

    Next-generation ORM for Node.js & TypeScript | PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQL Server, SQLite, MongoDB and CockroachDB

    Prisma (ORM)

  4. drizzle-orm

    Headless TypeScript ORM with a head. Runs on Node, Bun and Deno. Lives on the Edge and yes, it's a JavaScript ORM too 😅

    Drizzle ORM

  5. MongoDB

    The MongoDB Database

    MongoDB (Mongoose)

  6. valibot

    The modular and type safe schema library for validating structural data 🤖

    Valibot (good for types and constraints)

  7. surrealdb

    A scalable, distributed, collaborative, document-graph database, for the realtime web

    SurrealDB

  8. supabase

    The Postgres development platform. Supabase gives you a dedicated Postgres database to build your web, mobile, and AI applications.

    Supabase (postgREST, Auth)

  9. Sevalla

    Deploy and host your apps and databases, now with $50 credit! Sevalla is the PaaS you have been looking for! Advanced deployment pipelines, usage-based pricing, preview apps, templates, human support by developers, and much more!

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  10. Pusher

    Ruby library for Pusher Channels HTTP API

    Pusher

  11. nhost

    The Open Source Firebase Alternative with GraphQL.

    Hasura ❌ (technically yes with Nhost)

  12. Neo4j

    Graphs for Everyone

    Neo4j (GraphQL)

  13. kysely

    A type-safe TypeScript SQL query builder

    Kysely

  14. ApacheKafka

    A curated re-sources list for awesome Apache Kafka

    Kafka (most complex)

  15. grafbase

    The API platform for mission-critical applications

    Grafbase (GraphQL)

  16. quickstart-android

    Firebase Quickstart Samples for Android

    Firebase (use a second database for realtime part)

  17. dgraph

    high-performance graph database for real-time use cases

    Dgraph (GraphQL, DQL)

  18. next-auth

    Authentication for the Web.

    AuthJS - still not sure why NextAuth and AuthJS are still separate things? Combine them please, including the website. This is confusing!

  19. react-native-auth0

    React Native toolkit for Auth0 API

    Auth0 - not free

  20. Appwrite

    Build like a team of hundreds_

    Appwrite (REST, GraphQL)

  21. SaaSHub

    SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives

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NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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