Top 20 Backend and Cloud SDKs Used in iOS Apps on the Apple App Store
We at 42matters have identified the 20 most popular Backend and Cloud SDKs leveraged by iOS apps available on the iOS app market.
Backend and Cloud SDKs provide developers with an easy way to add backend and cloud functionalities to mobile apps that require server-side processing or cloud-based services. These SDKs may include features such as serverless computing, storage, database integration, messaging, and similar capabilities.
This list is based on our analysis of the millions of mobile applications – and the 2,300+ SDKs they use – that constitute the vast inventory of the Apple App Store. The accompanying data provides readers with a glimpse into the rich mobile application insights generated by the 42matters technology. This data is also available via our APIs, file dumps, Explorer, and SDK Explorer.
The intended purpose of this article is to assist app builders in their search for the perfect Backend and Cloud SDK to leverage in their app, as well as to give SDK developers insight into their biggest competitors and potential customers. This data collected by our technology may also serve as a useful tool for folks researching the wider mobile app market.
The 20 most widely-integrated backend and cloud SDKs:
- Amazon AWS
- GCDWebServer
- Amazon AWS Cognito Federated Identities
- Huawei Mobile Services HMS
- Alibaba Cloud Aliyun OSS
- Parse
- Yandex DivKit
- Amazon AWS Kinesis
- Tencent Cloud
- Amazon Simple Notification Service SNS
- Amazon AWS Amplify Framework
- WindVane by Alibaba
- NIFTYCloud Backend
- Contentful
- Nakama by Heroic Labs
- MKiCloudSync
- Netcetera 3DS
- Microsoft Azure
- SAP Cloud
- Cloudrail
Amazon AWS
Check “Amazon AWS” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 33.97% have integrated Amazon AWS. This accounts for 20.89% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.
The Amazon Web Services SDK offers reliable, scalable, and inexpensive cloud computing services.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Amazon AWS.
GCDWebServer
Check “GCDWebServer” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 18.76% have integrated GCDWebServer. This accounts for 12.61% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.
GCDWebServer is a modern and lightweight, GCD-based HTTP 1.1 server SDK designed to be embedded in iOS, macOS, and tvOS apps.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use GCDWebServer.
Amazon AWS Cognito Federated Identities
Check “Amazon AWS Cognito Federated Identities” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 16.00% have integrated Amazon AWS Cognito Federated Identities. This accounts for 8.94% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Amazon AWS Cognito Federated Identities.
Huawei Mobile Services HMS
Check “Huawei Mobile Services HMS” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 15.21% have integrated Huawei Mobile Services HMS. This accounts for 12.73% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Huawei Mobile Services HMS.
Alibaba Cloud Aliyun OSS
Check “Alibaba Cloud Aliyun OSS” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 10.82% have integrated Alibaba Cloud Aliyun OSS. This accounts for 14.65% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.
Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS) is an encrypted, secure, cost-effective, and easy-to-use object storage SDK that enables you to store, back up, and archive large amounts of data in the cloud, with a guaranteed durability of 99.9999999999%(12 9’s).
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Alibaba Cloud Aliyun OSS.
Among all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 9.32% have integrated Parse. This accounts for 1.42% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.
Parse is the most used open-source framework for developing application backends.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Parse.
Yandex DivKit
Check “Yandex DivKit” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 7.73% have integrated Yandex DivKit. This accounts for 27.58% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Yandex DivKit.
Amazon AWS Kinesis
Check “Amazon AWS Kinesis” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 4.81% have integrated Amazon AWS Kinesis. This accounts for 5.85% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Amazon AWS Kinesis.
Tencent Cloud
Check “Tencent Cloud” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 3.83% have integrated Tencent Cloud. This accounts for 11.64% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.
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Amazon Simple Notification Service SNS
Check “Amazon Simple Notification Service SNS” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 3.83% have integrated Amazon Simple Notification Service SNS. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.
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Amazon AWS Amplify Framework
Check “Amazon AWS Amplify Framework” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 3.81% have integrated Amazon AWS Amplify Framework. This accounts for 4.08% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Amazon AWS Amplify Framework.
WindVane by Alibaba
Check “WindVane by Alibaba” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 1.73% have integrated WindVane by Alibaba. This accounts for 7.07% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.
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NIFTYCloud Backend
Check “NIFTYCloud Backend” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, <1% have integrated NIFTYCloud Backend. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.
The NIFTYCloud Backend SDK provides the functions required for cloud application development, eliminating the need for troublesome server development.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use NIFTYCloud Backend.
Contentful
Check “Contentful” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, <1% have integrated Contentful. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.
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Nakama by Heroic Labs
Check “Nakama by Heroic Labs” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, <1% have integrated Nakama by Heroic Labs. This accounts for 3.15% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.
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MKiCloudSync
Check “MKiCloudSync” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, <1% have integrated MKiCloudSync. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.
MKiCloudSync is a clean and simple SDK class to sync NSUserDefaults to iCloud.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use MKiCloudSync.
Netcetera 3DS
Check “Netcetera 3DS” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, <1% have integrated Netcetera 3DS. This accounts for 1.08% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Netcetera 3DS.
Microsoft Azure
Check “Microsoft Azure” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, <1% have integrated Microsoft Azure. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.
Azure is a cloud computing service SDK created by Microsoft for building, testing, deploying, and managing applications and services through Microsoft-managed data centers.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Microsoft Azure.
SAP Cloud
Check “SAP Cloud” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, <1% have integrated SAP Cloud. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use SAP Cloud.
Cloudrail
Check “Cloudrail” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, <1% have integrated Cloudrail. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.
CloudRail is an API integration SDK that speeds up the process of integrating third-party APIs into applications and maintaining them. It does so by providing libraries for multiple platforms featuring abstraction layers that combine similar services behind a common interface.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Cloudrail.
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