instantdb/instant
Instant is the best backend for AI-coded apps. You get auth, permissions, storage, presence, and streams — everything you need to ship apps your users will love. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
67/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 53
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 744
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
10493 stars · 389 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Instant is an open-source backend platform (the 'Modern Firebase') providing a real-time relational database, auth, permissions, storage, presence, and streams for frontend apps. It offers JavaScript, React, and React Native SDKs with declarative relational queries, optimistic updates, offline caching, and CLI-first tooling aimed at AI-coded apps.
Use cases
- build a real-time multiplayer chat app with react
- firebase alternative with relational queries
- add auth and permissions to a next.js app
- offline-first todo app with optimistic updates
- backend for ai-generated apps from the cli
- presence and ephemeral updates like cursors
- spin up a database and push schema from the terminal
When to choose
- you want a batteries-included backend with real-time, auth, storage, and permissions in one data model
- you're building multiplayer or offline-capable frontends in React or React Native
- you want an agent/CLI-friendly backend that LLMs already know how to use
When to avoid
- you need a backend with long-term support — Instant is sunsetting with services ending August 31st, 2027
- you need heavy server-side processing, custom backend logic, or non-JavaScript SDKs
- you require self-hosting as a primary supported path or strict data-residency compliance
Facets
service · maturity maintenance
database auth caching websocket sdk cli file-upload databases web-development backend developer-tools large-language-models cloud self-hosted cli cross-platform backend-as-a-service firebase-alternative realtime-database relational-queries optimistic-updates offline-first multiplayer triple-store react react-native ai-coded-apps sunsetting real-time nodejs web-server
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/instantdb/instant · fetched 2026-08-28 · 3831aa9c6e09
- homepage: https://instantdb.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 259edb6f3270
- site_page: https://www.instantdb.com/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0e79f7e7d5bc
- site_page: https://www.instantdb.com/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · e1ee77cf234b
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| instantdb/instant | main | 67 |
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