rethinkdb/horizon

Health v2 · maintenance only

Adoption not part of the score

6734 stars · 346 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Horizon is an open-source realtime backend platform for JavaScript web and mobile apps, built on top of RethinkDB. It bundles a middleware server, a browser client library, and a CLI to provide streaming data subscriptions, authentication, identity, and permissions without writing backend code.

Use cases

• build realtime apps without writing backend code
• stream database changes to the browser over websockets
• add social login with Facebook, Google, or GitHub to a JavaScript app
• scaffold and deploy a realtime web app from the command line
• protect data with a permissions model for client-side queries
• manage user accounts and identity from the frontend

When to choose

• you are building a JavaScript web or mobile app that needs realtime data updates
• you want a batteries-included backend with auth and permissions out of the box
• you are already using RethinkDB and want a simpler API layer over it

When to avoid

• you need a backend for a non-JavaScript client
• you require a production-proven, actively developed platform - the project has seen little activity
• you use a database other than RethinkDB

Facets

framework · maturity maintenance

web-framework websocket auth authorization database cli middleware web-development backend databases developer-tools cli cross-platform rethinkdb realtime-backend baas streaming-api javascript-apps real-time nodejs javascript web-server

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