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Cognex
Build applications with not backend infrastructure.
CognexDB turns any folder into a backend for apps and AI agents. Unlike traditional backend platforms, you start with your project not cloud infrastructure. Build locally, query readable data with SQL, connect through SDKs, REST, and MCP, then self-host or move to Postgres later without starting over.
Hey everyone! 👋 Obed here, the maker of CognexDB.
This project started from a frustration I kept running into. Every new app seemed to begin with the same checklist: create a database, configure APIs, wire everything together, then finally start building.
I wanted to see what would happen if the backend started with the project instead.
That's the idea behind CognexDB: connect a folder, and it becomes a backend your app and AI agents can use.
I'd really love honest feedback.
A few questions I'd love your thoughts on:
Does the idea of "a folder becomes your backend" make sense, or is it confusing?
At what point would you choose Cognex over something like Supabase or SQLite?
What's the first feature you'd expect before using it on a real project?
If you wouldn't use it, what's the biggest reason why?
I'm still actively building Cognex, so your feedback will genuinely influence what comes next.
Thanks for taking the time to check it out—I appreciate it more than you know! 🚀
About Cognex on Product Hunt
“Build applications with not backend infrastructure.”
Cognex was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 0 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #153 on the daily leaderboard. CognexDB turns any folder into a backend for apps and AI agents. Unlike traditional backend platforms, you start with your project not cloud infrastructure. Build locally, query readable data with SQL, connect through SDKs, REST, and MCP, then self-host or move to Postgres later without starting over.
On the analytics side, Cognex competes within API, Data & Analytics and Database — topics that collectively have 106.2k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Cognex performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Cognex?
Cognex was hunted by Obed Mpaka. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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