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Disclaimer: I work for Kinvey on their development team.

Kinvey[1] is another BaaS platform with a pricing model based on users instead of API calls. We also have quite a few integrations, including the ability to run code on a pre-save/post-save on a different server if you so desired.

At the end of the day, there are a bunch of decent choices out there, it all depends on what features and pricing fit your needs.

1: http://kinvey.com



I don't understand your cost estimator.

http://www.kinvey.com/app-cost-estimator

When I fill in stuff it tells me it would cost the same and take the same time to DIY as to use Kinvey... so why would I use Kinvey?


Often times I find people forget to answer the first question and pick a platform. That or they select options that won't require a backend.

Perhaps that's what has happened here? What options did you pick?


Yeah, I guessed I picked too simple a system. If it happens often, perhaps have some kind of hint that the user is missing the point.


Well, if you are building a very simple system it's quite possible you don't need a backend at all. Our goal when designing the tool was to help people get an estimate of how much it does cost to build an app, hence we have some options that don't strictly point to backend features.




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