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Overview

Backend-as-a-Service (BaaS) is a cloud service model in which developers outsource all the behind-the-scenes aspects of a web or mobile application so that they only have to write and maintain the frontend.

BaaS vendors provide pre-written software for activities that take place on servers, such as user authentication, database management, remote updating, and push notifications (for mobile apps), as well as cloud storage and hosting.

What is Backend as a Service (BaaS)?

Backend as a Service (BaaS) is a cloud service model that provides developers with a way to connect their web and mobile applications to cloud-based servers via APIs and SDKs. BaaS platforms offer a suite of features that typically include database management, user authentication, cloud storage, push notifications, server-side logic, and more, without the need for developers to manage or maintain the underlying server infrastructure.

BaaS is like that magical box for app developers. It gives them pre-built pieces of the castle's interior (or, in app terms, pre-built backend services). This means developers can just pick what they need (like user login or data storage), and it's ready to use in their app. They don't have to build these services from scratch. It's faster and lets them focus on making the app look good and work well — just like focusing on building the exterior of your LEGO castle.

Backend as a service (BaaS) is a third-party service that lets you develop an app or a website without bothering with its backend.

When using BaaS, you leave time-consuming and expensive backend tasks to a BaaS provider while channeling your efforts into the front-end.

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What is included in BaaS?

BaaS providers offer a number of server-side capabilities. For instance:

  • Database management
  • Cloud storage (for user-generated content)
  • User authentication
  • Push notifications
  • Remote updating
  • Hosting
  • Other platform- or vendor-specific functionalities; for instance, Firebase offers Google search indexing

BaaS and MBaaS providers include Google Firebase and Microsoft Azure.

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