architect
The premium Open Source alternative to Firebase
🎯 Best for:Building scalable, serverless Node.js applications
What is architect?
An alternative to Firebase and AWS SAM. It uses a simple manifest file to provision cloud infrastructure and deploy serverless functions with local development support.
Tech Stack
JavaScriptBackend & Auth
Why architect?
- • Extremely fast local development
- • Minimal configuration required
- • Deploys to your own AWS account
Limitations
- • Primarily Node.js focused
- • AWS-centric deployment
- • Smaller community than Serverless Framework
3/1/2026
Last Update
103
Forks
62
Issues
Apache-2.0
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on Firebase)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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