What is a BaaS - Backend as a Service?

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Backend as a Service
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What is a Backend as a Service
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What is a backend as a service
A BaaS or mBaaS or Backend as a Service is a
platform that automates backend side development
and takes care of the cloud infrastructure. Using
a BaaS, you will outsource the responsibilities
of running and maintaining servers to a third
party and focus on the frontend or client-side
development. On top of that, a BaaS will provide
a set of tools to help you to create a backend
code and speed up the development process. It has
ready to use features such as data management,
APIs, social media integrations, file storage,
and push notifications.

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What is a MBaaS
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What is a mobile backend as a service
BaaS and MBaaS are pretty much the same things!
You can use a backend as a service for web
projects or mobile projects. Its recognized as a
mobile backend as a service (MBaas) if its used
for mobile development.

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Why to use a BaaS?
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Why to use backend as a service?

• A BaaS platform will help you to solve two
  problems
• Manage and scale cloud infrastructure
• Speed up backend development
• The reasons to use a backend as a service
  platform can be broken down into business and
  technical aspects.

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When to use a backend as a service?
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When to use backend as a service?

• Here are three everyday use cases for using a
  backend as a service platform
• Making an MVP Minimum Viable Product
• Stand-alone apps or applications that require a
  small number of integrations
• Enterprise apps that are not mission-critical
• For these cases, using a BaaS is a no-brain and
  will save you a lot of money and time.

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Advantages and Disadvantages of a BaaS
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BaaS Pros and Cons

• Advantages of a Backend as a Service
• Development speed Its super fast
• Development price Its really cheap
• Its serverless, and you dont need to manage
  infrastructure
• Disadvantages of a Backend as a Service
• Less flexibility in comparison to custom coding
• A lower level of customization in comparison to a
  custom backend
• Vendor lock-in for closed source platforms

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What features have a BaaS
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Baas Features

• A backend as a service will provide you with
  features that can be deployed across applications
  of all types. Here are the most common features
  of a backend as a service.
• Data Management
• User authentication
• Social Integration (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter,
  etc.)
• Email Verification
• Push Notifications
• Cloud Code Functions
• Geolocation
• Push Notifications
• Logs
• CDN and Cache
• Infrastructure (Security settings, auto-scaling,
  data backup, DB optimization)

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Who shall use a BaaS
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Who should use backend as a service?

• A BaaS platform is a technical service and
  designed for developers. A user with no
  specialized skills will face challenges in using
  it. The most common uses cases are
• Frontend engineers with limited knowledge in
  backend development
• Backend engineers that want to speed up
  development
• Engineers that wish to outsource low
  value/repetitive tasks to a third party

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BaaS Service Providers Comparison
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Backend as a service providers

• Back4app
• Parse
• Firebase
• Cloudkit
• Kinvey
• Backendless
• AWS Amplify
• Azure Mobile Apps
• Kii
• Kumulos

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More details
Please read the complete tutorial
here https//blog.back4app.com/2019/07/24/backen
d-as-a-service-baas/