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How to Replace NhostOverview
Features
54 features across 14 categories
AI(5)
Auto-Embeddings, Assistants, File Stores, and more
Automatically generate embeddings for data
AI service for auto-embeddings and AI operations
AI-powered assistants for your applications
Vector database extension for AI embeddings
API(3)
Advanced GraphQL features and security controls
Instant, real-time API for your data
Real-time data subscriptions via GraphQL
Authentication(8)
Secure user sign-up, sign-in, and management
Customize authentication email templates
Configure custom email sending
Traditional email and password login
Passwordless email-based authentication
Authentication via social login providers
2FA security feature for user accounts
Passwordless authentication support
Automation(1)
Trigger events based on database changes
Backup & Recovery(2)
Daily backups of your database that can be restored
Recover to any point between backups
Compute(4)
Deploy your services written in any language
Managed container runtime for running your own services
Private container registry for your services
Scalable JS/TS backend logic without servers
Database(2)
Connect to external databases hosted outside of Nhost
Enterprise-grade SQL database, instantly ready
Deployment(5)
Infrastructure available in 6 regions across 4 continents
Deploy your app with a single git push
Use custom domain names for your applications
Dedicated and fully managed cluster for infrastructure
Push your code and Nhost automatically deploys your backend
Developer Tools(3)
Run the entire Nhost stack locally with a single command
Manage your app with an intuitive dashboard interface
Manage infrastructure using Nhost CLI and Config
Monitoring(3)
Monitor your app's performance and get insights into your users
Managed Grafana for metrics and alerting
Built-in logging and log management
Scaling(2)
Automatically scale resources based on demand
Built-in load balancing for high availability
Security(5)
Features such as disabling admin secret and limiting query depth
HIPAA compliance support (coming soon)
Built-in HTTPS and SSL support
Advanced access control and permissions
SOC 2 Type II compliance certification
Storage(5)
Content delivery across 80+ CDN locations worldwide
Advanced access control for storage
Content delivery network for file storage
Transform and optimize images
File uploads, downloads, and CDN
Support(6)
24/7/365 customer support with SLA
Professional architecture review services
Dedicated support via Discord channel
Access to dedicated technical account manager
Dedicated onboarding services
Service level agreement with guaranteed uptime
Pricing
Starter
- ✓1 project
- ✓1 GB database
- ✓1 GB storage
- ✓5 GB egress
- ✓Functions
- ✓Realtime APIs
- ✓IaC
- ✓Automated deployments
- ✓Unlimited users
- ✓OAuth providers
- ✓Community support
Pro
Popular- ✓10 GB database
- ✓50 GB storage
- ✓50 GB egress
- ✓Automated backups
- ✓Point in time recovery
- ✓Bring your own services
- ✓Managed Grafana (Metrics & Alerting)
- ✓Email support
- ✓Addons (AI toolkit, custom domains, etc)
- ✓$15 in compute credits
Team
- ✓SOC 2 Type II
- ✓Email support
- ✓SLA
- ✓Dedicated discord channel
- ✓Connect to external databases
- ✓Advanced GraphQL features
- ✓HIPAA (coming soon)
- ✓$15 in compute credits
Enterprise
- ✓SLAs
- ✓Dedicated technical account manager
- ✓Dedicated clusters (add-on)
- ✓Custom configuration
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