Complete backend for building apps with AI agents. Battle-tested by millions of production apps, now available as a standalone service optimized for Claude Code and Cursor. Deploy full-stack apps in one command, no backend setup, no configuration. AI agents use simple Skills instead of complex APIs. $ npx base44@latest create
Maor started Base44 as a side project late 2024, and it's now at millions of users. Early on, Maor made a bet to build the entire backend infrastructure from scratch instead of relying on Firebase, Supabase, etc. That bet paid off.
Today we're releasing that same infrastructure as a standalone Backend as a Service - and it's fundamentally different from existing solutions.
The problem: If you've built with Claude Code or Cursor, you've hit this wall. The agent writes great code - then chokes on backend setup. That's not the agent's fault. Supabase, Firebase, and the rest were designed for human developers who read docs and configure things manually. AI agents don't work that way. The backend is still the bottleneck.
We built Base44 Backend from the ground up for agents:
🤖 Skills instead of APIs - AI agents don't read API docs the way humans do. Our Skills system gives agents simple, structured instructions they can execute natively. This is a huge difference in practice vs. throwing a Supabase or Firebase SDK at an agent and hoping for the best.
⚡ One command to deploy - database, auth, file storage, everything. No config files, no environment variables, no setup tax.
🔌 Built-in Connectors - OAuth-ready integrations to Gmail, Slack, Notion, Salesforce, HubSpot, LinkedIn, and more. Your agent says "post to Slack when a new order comes in" and it just works. No managing API keys or building OAuth flows from scratch.
🧠 App Agents -Built-in AI agents that live inside your app. They can read and write data, trigger backend functions, search the web, connect to WhatsApp, they're like teammates that ship with your product out of the box.
🚀 Battle-tested at scale - This isn't a new experiment. It's the same infra powering 10M+ production apps on Base44.
Who it's for: Developers using Claude Code, Cursor, or any AI coding agent who are tired of the backend being the thing that slows everything down. If you want your agent to go from idea to deployed app without you ever touching backend config, that's exactly what we built.
We're shipping fast and want to build this with the community. Tell us what's missing, what's broken, what would make this 10x more useful for your workflow.
Congrats on the launch @ron_shahar. Designing a backend specifically for AI agents instead of forcing them through human-first APIs is a meaningful architectural shift, especially with Skills and built-in connectors abstracting away auth and setup.
Curious how you’re thinking about trust boundaries between agents and Skills. If an agent misinterprets intent or receives adversarial input, what prevents unintended connector chaining or privilege escalation across Gmail, Slack, and database writes?
As a solo founder building a FastAPI backend, I really appreciate tools that simplify the backend layer. The idea of describing your app in plain English and getting a full-stack backend is compelling. How does it handle custom business logic that goes beyond CRUD operations?
Always glad to see vibe coding tools revolutes! Just curious - whats the biggest distinguish point between Base44 and other vibe tools?
Interesting idea — a backend designed from the ground up to work smoothly with AI agents makes a lot of sense in today’s landscape. Curious to see how it performs in real-world, more structured projects.
This is honestly a smart direction. AI coding tools have improved fast, but backend setup is still where things slow down. The “skills instead of APIs” idea sounds especially interesting — feels like it matches how agents actually work instead of forcing human workflows on them. Excited to see how this evolves 👍
Interesting positioning. How do you handle customization once the initial app is generated — is it still no-code, or can developers extend it?
The no-code approach is promising, but showcasing real use cases could enhance credibility. How are you planning to drive user retention?
Congrats on the launch!! Very cool. What are the main differences between lovable and this?
This is really great! Is there any flexibility on using swapping out the default infrastructure with something more specific? Like using a different tech stack/db etc?
Prime example of something that’s *just* beyond my level of technical understanding, yet still remains extremely exciting & I’m sure I’ll end up using, whether I realize it or not 🤣
That’s basically optimizing software for AI developers, not humans. Feels less like no-code and more like post code. This is fantastic. It looks like it’ll be easy to build your own and congratulations a lot
This is cool taking ideas from concept to working app instantly is powerful. 💡
For me, the real test of a tool like this is when you hit a use case that requires specialized logic (like risk scoring, fraud detection, or complex data validation).
Have you tried building something like that with a no-code tool before? If so, what was the first thing that felt like a roadblock? And if not, what would make you trust a tool enough to handle something that critical?
🔥🔥 This is going to be AWESOME for speed. Really excited to use this myself when it, hopefully, comes for existing projects with the requirement of ejecting!
Fantastic, platform, have built several apps with ease, from Habits AI, to SugarQuit, VibeCall, Dialectica, Mnemo AI, and many tools for use in my own organisations too. Always impressed with the support offered, as well as the level of growth, and speed of growth, and functionality. Have been with them for well over 6 months now and the community and support are performance are outstanding. Well done. Vibe2Day
If agents like Cursor/Claude Code write the code, tools like Base44 becoming the backend makes sense remove infra, remove config, just give the agent primitives instead of APIs. That’s basically optimizing software for AI developers, not humans. Feels less like no-code and more like post code.
Amazing team and tool! Each week as I continue to build @Grapevine Software on @Base44, I think of "I wonder if this is coming to Base44" and then BOOM! it shows up as an announcement before I can even request it. Base44 over ALL OTHER AI Coder platforms!!!!
Do you pull token-level logs from each provider API, or are you reconciling against the invoice totals? That distinction matters because a single OpenAI account can have GPT-4o, embeddings, Whisper, and assistants all showing up as one line item. If ToolSpend breaks that down per model endpoint and maps it to the card charge, that's where it stops being another dashboard and starts being the thing finance actually trusts.
About Base44 Backend Platform on Product Hunt
“The Backend for the age of AI”
Base44 Backend Platform launched on Product Hunt on February 16th, 2026 and earned 674 upvotes and 51 comments, earning #1 Product of the Day. Complete backend for building apps with AI agents. Battle-tested by millions of production apps, now available as a standalone service optimized for Claude Code and Cursor. Deploy full-stack apps in one command, no backend setup, no configuration. AI agents use simple Skills instead of complex APIs. $ npx base44@latest create
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Hey PH👋
Maor started Base44 as a side project late 2024, and it's now at millions of users.
Early on, Maor made a bet to build the entire backend infrastructure from scratch instead of relying on Firebase, Supabase, etc. That bet paid off.
Today we're releasing that same infrastructure as a standalone Backend as a Service - and it's fundamentally different from existing solutions.
The problem: If you've built with Claude Code or Cursor, you've hit this wall. The agent writes great code - then chokes on backend setup. That's not the agent's fault. Supabase, Firebase, and the rest were designed for human developers who read docs and configure things manually. AI agents don't work that way. The backend is still the bottleneck.
We built Base44 Backend from the ground up for agents:
🤖 Skills instead of APIs - AI agents don't read API docs the way humans do. Our Skills system gives agents simple, structured instructions they can execute natively. This is a huge difference in practice vs. throwing a Supabase or Firebase SDK at an agent and hoping for the best.
⚡ One command to deploy - database, auth, file storage, everything. No config files, no environment variables, no setup tax.
🔌 Built-in Connectors - OAuth-ready integrations to Gmail, Slack, Notion, Salesforce, HubSpot, LinkedIn, and more. Your agent says "post to Slack when a new order comes in" and it just works. No managing API keys or building OAuth flows from scratch.
🧠 App Agents -Built-in AI agents that live inside your app. They can read and write data, trigger backend functions, search the web, connect to WhatsApp, they're like teammates that ship with your product out of the box.
🚀 Battle-tested at scale - This isn't a new experiment. It's the same infra powering 10M+ production apps on Base44.
Who it's for: Developers using Claude Code, Cursor, or any AI coding agent who are tired of the backend being the thing that slows everything down. If you want your agent to go from idea to deployed app without you ever touching backend config, that's exactly what we built.
We're shipping fast and want to build this with the community. Tell us what's missing, what's broken, what would make this 10x more useful for your workflow.
Would love your feedback 🙏