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Think the major difference is that there's much less vendor lockin with 8base. 8base is just a GraphQL endpoint, letting you use any library you want to interac
by samwight 7y ago
Think the major difference is that there's much less vendor lockin with 8base. 8base is just a GraphQL endpoint, letting you use any library you want to interact with it, while Amplify requires you to use their specific APIs with their infrastructure. 8base also has a built-in roles and access management system, and lets you do authentication with any OpenID connect service.
- weego 7y agoAmplify is 'just' graphql too. That's a disingenuous argument. Ironic even because 8base is all aws services bolted together.
- sebscholl 7y agohaving worked with both I think each lends itself better to different projects. Amplify gives you the option to work both with REST or GraphQL, however you then have to go through all the steps of setting up a CRUD api. That part comes out of the box on 8base, with things like relational filtering, pagination, etc.