Nhost: Open Source Firebase Alternative with Postgres and GraphQL
An alternatives thread in r/selfhosted (2 comments) where Nhost is the tool being moved away from or compared against.
Collected May 4, 2021 – Jun 10, 2025
Distinct communities
Modeled stance set
Static snapshot, not a live feed
Illustrative data: This illustrative report summarises 8 public Reddit threads collected across 3 subreddits through the Reddit search API. Thread counts, subreddit shares, the weekly trend, and the date range are computed from those threads alone. Sentiment labels are derived from title keywords, not human review. This is a sample of public discussion, not a complete or representative measure of it, and not a customer satisfaction score.
Editorial verdict
Illustrative verdict
8 public Reddit threads about Nhost were collected across 3 subreddits, led by r/selfhosted. The dominant question type is alternative shopping (2 of 8), and the highest-scoring thread in the sample is "Nhost: Open Source Firebase Alternative with Postgres and GraphQL". This report summarises those threads only; it is not a measure of Nhost's overall standing.
Illustrative stance mix: 0% positive · 100% neutral · 0% negative across 8 collected threads, labelled from title keywords rather than by hand.`
Primary decision lens
Where the conversation happens
Most common complaint
Users actively seeking alternatives
Firebase (2) appear alongside Nhost in these threads, so a realistic shortlist priced against Nhost usually includes them.
2 threads report something not working as expected with Nhost, ranging from failed actions to unanswered support requests.
Where the conversation happens · Who it gets evaluated against · What buyers are actually asking · How current the signal is
Discussion pattern
Community distribution
r/selfhosted
r/webdev
r/SideProject
Sentiment distribution
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0 threads
100%
8 threads
0%
0 threads
Recurring themes
Where the conversation happens
Nhost discussion collected here spans 3 subreddits, led by r/selfhosted (38%), r/webdev (38%), r/SideProject (25%). The most-commented thread in the sample is "How to self-host Nhost (Firebase Alternative)" (16 comments in r/selfhosted).
Users actively seeking alternatives
The largest negative signal is 2 threads asking for something other than Nhost, concentrated in r/selfhosted.
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Switching & migration signals
2
Threads asking for alternatives
1
Threads about cost or plans
0
Titles mentioning a switch
0
Titles mentioning cancelling
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Source trail
An alternatives thread in r/selfhosted (2 comments) where Nhost is the tool being moved away from or compared against.
An open recommendation request in r/selfhosted (7 comments) where Nhost comes up as a candidate.
A r/webdev discussion (5 comments) that references Nhost in the course of a broader conversation.
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Methodology & limitations
Reader questions
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