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Render vs Firebase – Which is the best?

This article will explore the differences and similarities between Render vs Firebase. It will cover the core features, featured clients, and pricing structure.

Cloud computing technology helps developers through the application development process. It also helps to deploy static and dynamic websites and content on the cloud platform.

So, it can benefit different users in different ways, which is why platforms like Render and Firebase provide backend services. If you are finding it difficult to select one of these two, our comparison will make selection easier for you.


Back4app Editorial Team

Android App Backend – What are the options?

Are you looking for an Android app backend? Here is an in-depth tutorial detailing the best programming languages and hosting options for your Android application.

Android is a dominating operating system that top mobile companies of the world are successfully using. That is why building server-side of mobile applications with Android is definitely a perfect choice for developers.

However, novices and startups still have many questions about using programming languages and hosting platforms for Android.

Therefore, this guide deals with all of these questions in detail. Indeed, this article presents the major languages and hosting services that you can utilize for your Android app backend.


Back4app Editorial Team

Glitch vs Heroku – Which is the best?

This article will compare Glitch vs Heroku regarding its features and pricing structure.

Mature software development teams often steer away from solitary development and focus on collaborative efforts for reducing errors and enhancing code quality.

Several cloud implementations offer ways to collaborate within the team, allowing multiple programmers to work on a single workstation at the same time. It is a way to improve resiliency and train developers faster, thereby saving time and money in the process.

Heroku and Glitch are two of the pioneering cloud implementations, allowing real-time collaboration for developers. Here, we take a brief look at the platforms in isolation and compare the features.

If you have been wondering about using one of the two for your upcoming projects, the following information should help you make an informed decision.


George Batschinski

Kinvey Migration – Steps to transfer your app

Are you looking for an easy Kinvey migration for your application? Here is an in-depth tutorial explaining the steps to migrate an application to Back4App.

Kinvey is designed for enterprises and developers that intend to build and deploy web, mobile, and chat applications quickly and conveniently.

This impressive cloud solution provides a full-stack JavaScript serverless platform for developing and deploying applications.

The platform provides enterprise-level cloud solutions but makes them available for small and medium-scale businesses. 

In the last few weeks, we are seeing an increasing number of people contacting Back4App to support the migration from Kinvey, and this guide intents to help users perform the migration.


Harvey Leo

Python vs ReactJS – Which is the best?

Developers are always looking for ways to improve their development workflow. At the same time, they want to be able to do it in a way that isn’t too time-consuming and complicated.

In this blog post, we’ll discuss a few different approaches you can take when deciding whether or not you should use Python or ReactJs for your next app.


Back4app Editorial Team

Cloudflare vs Heroku – Which is the best option?

This article will compare Cloudflare vs Heroku. It will explore the differences and similarities between these two cloud providers regarding features and pricing.

Whether your business is small or large, it needs the best software to meet its IT management needs. It is the only way you can compete in this digital world.

Cloudflare and Heroku are the 2 enterprise-grade software service providers that can meet all your IT management requirements. While selecting one of them can be a little tricky for you, you can assess both by reading this comparison between them.

So, here you can check which one of these brings better value for your money and fulfills your requirements best.


Alysson Melo

It’s time for a new look for back4app. Modern, professional, and more connected to you.

It’s time for a new look for back4app. Modern, professional, and more connected to you.

Since 2015, our mission at back4app has been to make it easier for web and mobile app developers to succeed. From startups to enterprises, we have worked closely with each of our customers, gaining a deep understanding of their challenges and providing unique expert solutions to help them reach their goals.

The company evolved a lot. We’ve helped more than a thousand companies and more than 190,000 developers become more productive and quickly deliver apps. 

Like the company, we decided that the brand should also evolve to reflect the maturity and professionalism achieved, to be at the top of our game today and for what’s still to come.

Today we’re incredibly excited to reveal back4app’s new visual identity! 


Diana Harris

How to prepare images for a web developer?

Based on the research conducted by WebFX specialists, people tend to leave a website if it loads longer than 3 seconds. Moreover, the speed of image loading has a direct impact on the position of a platform in Google results and the ranking of other search engines. 

Therefore, before adding a photo to a site, you need to learn all the intricacies of the process and figure out how to prepare images for a web developer, who is responsible for their representation on the net. 

When it comes to optimizing images for the web, we need to take 3 core steps – make photos look good, expedite their loading, and help search engines instantly locate our pictures. So, before sending photos to a web developer, ascertain they are of high quality, and have proper resolution, size & format.  


Back4app Editorial Team

Heroku vs Gitlab – What are the differences?

Are you looking for the differences between Heroku vs Gitlab? This article will explore both platforms, cover the core features and pricing and compare the most important aspects.

DevOps requires huge computing resources for automating agile methodology. It focuses on helping the developers to become more responsive to any emerging needs of their organization.

As cloud computing is centralized and easily scalable, it offers the best solution for DevOps automation. These platforms help in seamless integration, testing, deployment, and production of apps.

Many cloud-based platforms offer such services and, in this article, we will share with you the features and pricing models of two such popular cloud-based platforms; Gitlab and Heroku.


Back4app Editorial Team

HIPAA Low Code – Secrets Unlocked

HIPAA Low Code – Secrets Unlocked
HIPAA Low Code

Are you looking for a HIPAA-compliant low-code solution? Here is a thorough guide describing the advantages and limitations of using a low-code platform to process PHI data.

This article will shortly explain HIPAA, its prerequisites, the type of data protected, covered entities, and the mandated legal arrangements with low-code providers. Additionally, it will examine the advantages and limitations of using a low-code development platform to create applications and host PHI data.


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