Serverless graphql backend-as-a-service

Focus on your frontend
We took care of everything else.

8base offers an instantly-available Serverless Backend-as-a-Service that powers everything you need to build and run professional-grade web and mobile applications.

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How it works

How 8base works

8base helps you build web applications with JavaScript development skills.

8base Architecture

Application Core Services

8base provides a number of core backend services to help you move faster and securely without needing to reinvent the wheel.

Services includes:

Role-Based Access Controls
User Management
Authentication
File Handling
Single Sign-On

Learn more about our application core services.

Get your Backend up and running
in 5 Simple Steps

8base does most of the work while allowing you to fully extend and customize your GraphQL API, as needed.

1 • Modeling

Define your data model.

8base provides simple to use data modeling and data integration tools that your team can use to define your data schema.

Modeling

Use your frontend technology of choice

Every framework has its own features and advantages. 8base integrated with every framework so that you can choose the best fit for your organization.

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Flutter

SvelKit

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8base offers managed backend options for companies of all sizes

Start in our multi-tenant environment and graduate to dedicated and self-hosted options as desired

Multi-Tenant

Start in our multi-tenant environment.

Dedicated Environment

Scale up to a dedicated environment on AWS.

Self-Hosted

Opt for self-hosting on your own AWS environment for added control and compliance.

Build with confidence that you won’t be locked in.

Unlike other platforms, 8base uses standards and widely accepted technologies to ensure your intellectual property can be ported to other platforms if the need ever arises.

Amazon Web Services

8base is built on AWS so you never have to worry about infrastructure limitations or downtime.

JavaScript and TypeScript

8base allows developers to code full-stack applications using languages that 70% of professional developers know.

MySQL

MySQL is an open-source database used by millions of organizations worldwide. You own your data & can easily take it with you if you decide to migrate off of 8base.

GraphQL

GraphQL is an open source data query & manipulation language for APIs, & a runtime for fulfilling queries with existing data.

TESTIMONIALS

What Are Customers Saying About 8base?

chief technology officer for evidencecare

Ryan Macy

chief technology officer @ EvidenceCare

"GraphQL is a really amazing solution for a very serious problem, which is making APIs as usable as a UIs. That’s pretty much a requirement today for creating a great developer experience.”

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Frequently Asked Questions

What cloud provider does 8base utilize?

8base utilizes Amazon Web Services (AWS) for workspace databases (Aurora MySQL), file/object storage (S3), realtime events and notifications (SNS), and serverless computing (Lambda).

Does 8base utilize an open source GraphQL engine?

8base uses some open source tooling, like Apollo Server. However, we’ve invested heavily in building our own GraphQL Engine that is a core innovation of the 8base platform. This GraphQL Engine is not open source and we continually work on advancing its feature functionality.

What is GraphQL?

GraphQL is an open-source data query and manipulation language for APIs, and a runtime for fulfilling queries with existing data. GraphQL was developed internally by Facebook in 2012 before being publicly released in 2015. In 2018, the GraphQL project was moved from Facebook to the newly-established GraphQL Foundation, hosted by the non-profit Linux Foundation.

It provides an approach to developing web APIs that’s different from REST and other web service architectures. GraphQL consists of a type system, query language and execution semantics, static validation, and type introspection. 8base GraphQL automatically supports reading, writing (mutating), and subscribing to changes to data (realtime updates – most commonly implemented using WebHooks).

This What is GraphQL Video helps to describe the concept.

What is the value of 8base?

Developers can...

Easily get up and running with an instantly available backend and auto-generated GraphQL API.
Avoid having to spend any time maintaining infrastructure.
Pull data into any front-end or mobile client, building fully-functional applications.
Work faster while enjoying a great developer experience.

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Non-developers can...

Quickly build powerful digital products.
Use less money and smaller teams to develop scalable, professional-grade applications.

Is 8base open source?

The 8base team maintains the software and infrastructure behind 8base and provides support. We love the open-source philosophy and we use and develop a lot of open-source tools ourselves, but the 8base platform itself is not open source.

What programming languages does 8base support?

8base serverless functions utilize Node.js, an open-source, cross-platform, JavaScript runtime environment that executes JavaScript code on the server-side. 8base's serverless environment supports backend functions written in JavaScript and its superset, TypeScript.

What type of database does an 8base workspace use?

Each 8base workspace provides an Aurora MySQL Relational Database Management System (RDBMS). The standard database is provisioned as a dedicated instance in a shared cluster that’s hosted in the AWS East Region. In our custom pricing tier, 8base offers the ability to upsize the database environment, move to a dedicated cluster, move to another AWS region, and even create a global cluster.

What do people make with 8base?

8base was made to support the needs of professional-grade applications. To us, this means applications that are for business or are the business, as is the case with a startup or scale-up's digital product. Professional-grade applications typically support multiple personas (roles). These applications are also typically data-intensive and workflow-intensive while supporting web and mobile clients.

Common types of applications include:

Multi-tenant Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications
Marketplaces, social networks and other network-centric applications
Portals and customer experience application
Internal applications where off-the-shelf SaaS products either do not address the need well or are too expensive to be used
Administrative parts of virtual / augmented reality applications
Games
API-only applications

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