I used Parse for a dozen projects, but none in production, and all were free. To be honest, I loved how Parse allowed me to focus on the App/product without hav

I used Parse for a dozen projects, but none in production, and all were free. To be honest, I loved how Parse allowed me to focus on the App/product without having to worry about APIs and backend. However whenever I'm serious about an App I end-up investing in some PHP or Node .. This is probably true for a lot of people and this is why it is probably shutting down.