Developer-First Products
Awesome Developer-First 
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A curated list of awesome developer-first products.
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The definition of developer-first for this repo is: * Developers are the target audience. * "Headless", "API-first", "SaaS" are frequently used keywords. * Usually, this means that the front page has some code examples. * Products - tools/services that people pay for.
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Analytics¶
Track web/app visitors.
* Baremetrics - Subscription analytics for Stripe.
* devActivity - Contributions analytics with AI Insights, Performance Review, Retrospectives and Gamifications.
* Heap - Product analytics API for web and mobile, captures all events.
* Mixpanel - Product analytics and dashboards.
* Pirsch - Privacy-friendly web analytics with a backend integration and API.
* Plausible - Simple, privacy-friendly, and open-source web analytics tool. 
* Segment - Collect user data and send it to your other tools.
* Tinybird - Real-time data streams to APIs.
Authentication & Identity¶
Products that handle authentication and user identity for you.
* Aserto - Cloud-native authorization for applications and APIs.
* Auth0 - Authentication & authorization as a service.
* AWS cognito - AWS's authentication as a service.
* BoxyHQ Enterprise SSO - Open-source API for enterprise SSO and Directory Sync.
* Clerk - Authentication and user management platform for React, React Native, and Next.js.
* Corbado - Passkey-first authentication as a service.
* Firebase Auth - Google Firebase's take on authentication.
* FusionAuth - Security-centric authentication as a Service, including self-hosting.
* Hanko - Passwordless (WebAuthn API) PSD2, eIDAS, and GDPR compliant. 
* PropelAuth - Team-based authentication. 
* SuperTokens - Open-source and hosted email & Oauth authentication with prebuilt UI. 
* Stytch - All-in-one authentication, authorization, and fraud prevention infrastructure.
* Userfront - Simplistic user authentication with pre-built back-office dashboard.
* WorkOS - Enterprise SSO and more out-of-the-box enterprise features.
Automation¶
Automate workflows via APIs and SDKs.
* Abstra - Python-based workflow engine for custom business processes. 
Backend-as-a-Service¶
Abstract away all the backend hassles with an out-of-the-box suite of backend solutions.
* Appwrite - End-to-end backend server for frontend and mobile developers. 
* Encore - Open-source TypeScript backend framework for robust type-safe applications. 
* Jamsocket - Backends for real-time apps.
* Supabase - Hosted and open-source managed Postgres DB like Firebase. 
CI/CD¶
Continuous Integration/Delivery.
* CircleCI - YML to configure your builds, parallel jobs, jobs marketplace.
* Depot - Drop-in replacement to build Docker images faster in CI.
* GitLab - Open-source CI and hosted solution with Github-like abilities.
* Gitpod - Automated cloud dev environments. 
CMS (headless)¶
- DatoCMS - API-based CMS.
- ElegantCMS - Headless CMS builder.
- Ghost - Blog platform, can be used as headless CMS (ex. with Hexo).
- Strapi - Open-source headless CMS, 100% JavaScript.
Code Quality¶
Check your code quality.
* Codacy - Automatic code quality checks.
* CodeRabbit AI - AI-powered code review and automated pull request management.
* Ellipsis - AI code reviews and bug fixes.
* Sonar - Lint and code quality checks.
Computer Vision¶
Manipulate and detect visual data. * Clarifai - Set of computer vision APIs. * CloudSight - Digital media brand recognition. * Google Vision AI - Google's AI vision APIs. * Roboflow - Simplified computer vision model creation for developers.
Databases & Spreadsheets¶
Storing data and processing it.
* Airtable - Database and spreadsheet hybrid with an API.
* Apitable - API-oritented Airtable alternative.
* CrateDB - Distributed open-source SQL database for real-time analytics. 
* PlanetScale - Hosted managed MySQL database, CI integration & auto scaling.
* Upstash - Serverless tailored redis provider.
Debugging¶
Tools that help in tracking bugs. * Lightrun - Debug production servers using a plugin in the IDE (on-prem or SaaS) that supports Java, Node.js, and Python. * Linear - Issue tracking built for developers. * Rookout - Debug production servers via a cloud-based debugger. Supporting Java, .Net, Node.js, Python, and Ruby.
Deployment Hosting¶
Products that help you deploy your app/website.
* Adaptable - Deploy apps and DBs via common templates.
* Beam - Serverless cloud infrastructure.
* Cycle.io - DevOps platform for building platforms. Handles container orchestration, load-balancing, monitoring, and more.
* Cyclic.sh - Full stack app hosting (including dynamo db and s3).
* DeployBot - REST API to trigger deployments from GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket.
* Digital Ocean App Platform - Deploy and don't care about infrastructure, works with all major frameworks.
* Fly.io - Deploy dockerized full-stack apps via a location-aware service (latency reduction).
* Heroku - Deploy via CLI to scalable servers.
* Kinsta - Deploy static sites, apps, and databases from GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket and host headless WordPress.
* Koyeb - Serverless platform for deploying full-stack apps and APIs in minutes.
* Netlify - Deploy JAMStack (mainly Gatsby) via CLI.
* Platform.sh - Continuously deploy full-stack apps.
* Propel - Serverless ClickHouse platform.
* Qoddi - Git connected app hosting platform.
* Quix - One tool to build and run event streaming applications.
* Railway - Out-of-the-box git to deployment with auto-scaling, DBs, secrets, and rollbacks.
* Reflex - Python framework to build and deploy
web apps (including frontend). 
Discussions¶
Comments and forums. * Bazaarvoice - Ratings, reviews as a service. * Commento - Privacy-centric embeddable comment system. * MuutIo - Tools to create a community-driven app. * Yotpo - Reviews ratings and Q&A as a service.
Documentation¶
Documentation solutions.
* Apidog - All-in-one API documentation tool, 1-click to generate API documentation from requests.
* Bump.sh - API documentation and change management solution.
* DeveloperHub - Collaborative developer documentation platform.
* Mintlify - NextJS-based, AI-powered platform for documentation sites.
* ReadMe - Personalized and dynamic developer docs.
* Speakeasy - API tooling for SDKs, API docs, Terraform providers, and end-to-end testing.
* Swimm - Docs that are coupled with your code, auto-synced, works with your IDE.
Environment & Secret Management¶
Manage environment variables and secrets for multiple apps or projects.
* 1Password Secrets Automation - Secrets management with integration to 1Password.
* Doppler - Environment variable management across projects, in one place.
* Envkey - Environment management with syncing mechanism for all apps.
* KeyHippo - API Keys for Postgres RLS.
* Ubiq - Encryption APIs with secret management.
* Vault - API-driven secret key management.
Feature Flags¶
Control production features with conditional flags in your code.
* Bucket - Purpose-built feature flagging for B2B SaaS products.
* Flagsmith - Feature flags-as-a-service platform simplified.
* GrowthBook - Open-source feature flag and experimentation platform. 
* Split - Feature flags platform with data analytics.
* Statsig - All-in-one platform spanning across analytics, feature flagging, and A/B testing. Free for up to 1m metered events per month.
* Unleash - Open-source, privacy-first, and enterprise-ready feature management solution.
GEO¶
Location services.
* AirPinpoint - API for Apple AirTags tracking.
* Mapbox - Maps and locations products for devs.
* OpenCage - Forward and reverse geocoding API based on open data.
* PlaceKit - Locations search API.
* Radar - Geofencing and geo APIs.
* SmartyStreets - US Reverse Geocoding and Address Verification APIs.
IDE¶
Products that extend your IDE and help development.
* Codota - AI code completions for your IDE.
* TabNine - Deep learning completion (part of codota).
* Fine - Build Software with AI Agents.
* GoCodeo- An AI coding & testing agent.
* Kite - AI assistant in your IDE (Python or JS).
* MarsCode - AI-powered cloud-based IDE.
* OneCompiler - A versatile, AI-powered Online IDE supporting over 70+ programming languages, designed for developers to write, compile, and execute code seamlessly.
Infrastructure as Code¶
Declare your infrastructure and reproducibly provision cloud infrastructure from it.
* Pulumi - Developer-first IaC with Python, TypeScript, Go and more languages...
* Terraform - DSL, open-source, and free (paid solution adds team management, policy-as-code...). 
Integrations¶
Integration management systems or products that ease integration development.
* Apideck - Integration marketplace builder, one-API with 3rd parties for quick development.
* Nango - Hundreds of pre-built product integrations with 250+ APIs, customizable in code. 
* Panora - Easy, flexible API to add customer-facing integrations to your SaaS product. 
* Vessel - Developer-first, native integration platform for GTM tools.
* YepCode - Build and run serverless functions with the best development experience.
Localization¶
Translating your product (also denoted i18n).
* Localazy - App translation built for developers.
* Locize - The translation management system created by the creators of i18next. Work with writers in dev/stage env before hitting prod.
* Replexica - AI localization infrastructure.
* Tolgee - Developer & translator friendly web-based localization platform.
Mail¶
Sending emails as a service.
* Anymail finder - Verify and find email APIs.
* FormSpree - Receive form submissions by email.
* Heybounce - Email verification API.
* Hunter.io - Email lead and validation APIs.
* Imitate Email - End-to-end email testing tool.
* Lob - Email and address verification.
* Loops - REST API to manage contact properties, send events and transactional emails.
* Mailgun - Send, track, and receive emails.
* Resend - Email API to build, test, and deliver transactional emails.
* Sendgrid - Email API.
Media¶
Media APIs (optimization, CDN).
* APITemplate.io - APIs to generate images and PDFs from reusable templates.
* Bytescale - File storage and processing APIs.
* Cloudinary - Optimize, create, manage, and deliver images and videos.
* Dyte - Build powerful live experiences in your product with an all-in-one Video SDK.
* Flatfile - Programmatically import data from files so it's API-ready.
* ImageKit - Automate image optimization, transformation, and delivery.
* imgix - Transforms, optimizes, and cache images.
* Mux - APIs to upload, manage, and stream video.
* Pintura - A fully configurable JavaScript image editor SDK.
Messaging¶
Messaging APIs - SMS, notifications, chats, and VoIP.
* Ably - Pub/sub, real-time messaging, notifications, chat, multiplayer and data synchronization.
* Applozic - Chat SDKs, real-time messaging.
* Knock - Notifications as a service.
* MagicBell - Real-time notification system with API & UI components.
* Novu - Open-source notification (Email, SMS, Direct, and Push) management. 
Misc¶
Different products that probably don't have a category.
* Actyx - Developer-first factory building.
* Docusign - APIs for eSignature, and Intelligent Agreement Management.
* Interval - SDK to build internal tools and scripts for your product.
* Magic Patterns - Prototype product ideas with AI.
* ngrok - Generate public URLs for internal servers (behind NAT/firewall).
* Nylas - APIs for productivity workflows (email, calendar, contacts...) - like plaid for productivity.
* Plain - API-first customer service platform (support, feedback, rating widgets...).
* Propexo - Unified API to integrate with property management systems.
* Tempo Labs - Code-first Figma alternative.
* Volta - Fast, elegant GitHub desktop and web app.
Monitoring¶
Monitoring your production application.
* Airbrake - Error monitoring in production.
* Better Stack - Uptime monitoring, incident management, and status pages.
* Helicone AI - LLM observabilty and monitoring for your LLM apps in production. 
* KeenIO - Event streaming platform.
* Keywords AI - The enterprise-grade software to build, monitor, and improve your AI application. Keywords AI is a full-stack LLM engineering platform for developers and PMs.
* Laminar - Open-source platform for tracing, evaluating, and labeling LLM products. 
* Langfuse - Open-source LLM observability platform that helps teams collaboratively debug, analyze, and iterate on their LLM applications. 
* LogRocket - Replay bugs users had.
* Pinecone - AI infrastructure for building accurate, secure, and scalable AI apps.
* Opik - Evaluate, test, and ship LLM applications across your dev and production lifecycles. 
* Rollbar - Reports errors in production.
* Sentry - Application monitoring for bugs and performance.
Natural Language Processing¶
Interactions with natural language. * DialogFlow - Voice/text chatbot framework by Google.
Orchestration¶
Orchestration tools for (micro) services. * AWS Step Functions - Visual workflow service to build distributed applications and automate processes * Camunda - Workflow engine that delivers scalable, on-demand process automation.
Payments & Pricing¶
Handling payments, credit card processing, and invoices. * Braintree - Paypal's take on API-first payments. * Increase - Bare-metal banking APIs. * LemonSqueezy - SaaS payments - covers more countries and takes care of VAT Tax. * OpenMeter - Open-source usage metering for billing and chargeback. * Paddle - Revenue delivery platform for SaaS with broad geographical support (unlike Stripe at the moment). * Plaid - Accept, send ACH (bank transfers), and get bank information. * Stigg - API-first pricing plans. * Stripe Payments - Accept payments and move money globally with APIs.
Repo¶
Repository and artifacts management. * Artifactory - Create your own package repository. * Cloudsmith - Cloud-native private package management.
Reports Generation¶
Generating reports, mainly PDFs. * Carbone - JSON into PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, ODS... API. * DocRaptor - HTML to PDF API built specifically for Paged Media using the Prince PDF library. * Export SDK - PDF generator API with visual template editor. * Image-Charts - Chart as Image API for reports, PDFs, and more. * PDFBlade - HTML to PDF API usage-based pricing.
Scraping¶
Fetching data from websites not via an intended API.
* Apify - Turn websites to an API.
* browserless - Browser automation deployed to the cloud. 
Search¶
- Algolia - Search as a service and full suite of search APIs.
- Meilisearch - Open-source, fast, and relevant search engine.
- Swiftype - Search as a service (crawlers and React ready).
- Typesense Cloud - Open-source and hosted search as a Service.
- Websolr - Open-source and hosted search with Solr.
Security¶
Products that secure your codebase.
* Bearer - Static application security testing (SAST) tool for JavaScript and Ruby stacks.
* GitGuardian - Real-time GitHub activity scanner.
* Infisical - Open-source, end-to-end encrypted secrets manager. 
Shipping¶
Creating and handling the shipment of goods. * EasyPost - Shipping APIs for e-commerce.
Testing¶
Testing tools.
* Apidog - GUI tool for API mocking, testing (scenario testing, functional testing, performance testing, etc.).
* Applitools - Automated visual testing.
* Beeceptor - REST API mocking.
* Blackfire.io - Performance testing.
* Chromatic - Visual UI testing for storybook.
* CodSpeed - Continuous Performance Testing in CI environments.
* Coval - Simulation and evals for AI agents.
* Ddosify - Distributed Performance Testing Platform.
* Fiberplane - Test and debug Hono APIs.
* Firecamp - DX first open-source API dev tool alternative to Postman. 
* Testim - Frontend testing.
Contributing¶
See here: CONTRIBUTING.md