No moat. Still in business.
Software directory for those who don’t want to rebuild, own the updates, the bugs, the support.
- Geocodify
An API that turns addresses into coordinates and back, pulls places out of text, and serves maps for app builders.
Since 2012
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- authentik
Self-hosted identity provider that gives an organisation single sign-on and login flows across its apps, with APIs and templates.
Security and passwords
- Ideal Postcodes
Checks and autofills customer addresses in checkouts and forms, using UK postcode data and a lookup API.
Free trial · Online shops · Shops and retail
- redirs
Point any domain at any URL with automatic HTTPS, path rules and hit analytics, no server to run.
Free plan · Website builders
- GraphHopper Directions API
An API for route planning and delivery route optimization built on OpenStreetMap data, for logistics and field teams.
Since 2020
Free plan · Jobs and field service · Developers
- Stadia Maps
Map tiles, geocoding, search and routing APIs for developers who want location features without user tracking.
Since 2018
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Appwrite
Open-source backend for app builders with auth, databases, storage, functions and hosting, run in the cloud or on your own servers.
Since 2021
Developer tools · Developers
- Back4app
Hosted app backend with database, user login and generated REST and GraphQL APIs, so developers skip running servers.
Developer tools · Developers
- OpenCage Geocoding API
A forward and reverse geocoding API built on open data, with flat monthly or one-time plans for developers.
One-off payment · Developer tools · Developers
- GeoKeo
A forward and reverse geocoding API with 2,500 free requests a day, offered as a cheaper option than Google geocoding.
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Geoapify
Location APIs for developers covering map tiles, address lookup, route planning and place search, based on open data.
Developer tools · Developers
- Para Cloud
Managed hosting of the open-source Para backend with a JSON API, login, search and backups, priced per app.
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Authgear
Login, passkeys, SMS and WhatsApp codes, SSO and user management for apps, run in their cloud or on your servers.
Free plan · Security and passwords · Developers
- Hanko
Open-source login service with passkeys, 2FA and SSO for app makers, run in Hanko's cloud or on your own servers.
Since 2025
Free plan · Security and passwords · Developers
- Simple Routing
Hosted directions, distance matrix and route optimisation APIs built on open engines, billed at a fixed monthly rate.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- LocationIQ
Geocoding, map tile and routing APIs for developers who want a cheaper option than Google Maps for their sites and apps.
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- LatLng
A geocoding, place search and map tile API for developers, built on OpenStreetMap with a daily free allowance.
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- OpenGeocoding
A managed API for geocoding, address autocomplete and reverse lookups on open data, with a free monthly allowance.
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- DingoFind
An API that adds Australian address autocomplete, validation and geocoding to apps, built on official GNAF data.
Since 2026
Subscription · Developer tools · Developers
- Authress
An API that adds login, SSO and fine-grained permissions to the software you build.
Security and passwords · Developers
- GLMap
Offline vector maps, search and routing that iOS and Android developers build into their own apps.
Since 2014
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- SuperTokens
Adds sign-in to your app with prebuilt screens for passwords, magic links, social login and SSO, self-hosted or managed.
Security and passwords · Developers
- Locatoraid
WordPress plugin that puts a searchable map of your shop or branch locations on your website.
Website builders · Shops and retail
- Appliku
Sets up and manages your own cloud server to deploy Django apps, with a dashboard, CLI and API.
Since 2021
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- InsForge
A hosted backend with database, auth, storage and functions that AI coding agents can set up and run for you.
Since 2025
Developer tools · Developers
- Nhost
Managed backend with Postgres, GraphQL, user sign-in, file storage and serverless functions so developers can ship apps quickly.
Since 2020
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Zitadel
Multi-tenant login and identity service with hosted login pages, SSO, passkeys and MFA for app builders.
Free plan · Security and passwords · Developers