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Top 20 Backend and Cloud SDKs Used in Android Apps on Google Play
Last update: 13 Apr 2025 CET
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Top 20 Backend and Cloud SDKs Used in Android Apps on Google Play

We at 42matters have identified the 20 most popular Backend and Cloud SDKs leveraged by Android apps available on the Android 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 Google Play 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.

Among all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 40.74% have integrated Amazon AWS. This accounts for 23.08% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.

The Amazon Web Services SDK offers reliable, scalable, and inexpensive cloud computing services.

Total Apps
39.98k
Google Play
App Share
40.74%
Google Play
Apps
39.52k
Games
462
Total Downloads
42.08b
Google Play
Download Share
23.08%
Google Play
App Downloads
32.61b
Game Downloads
9.47b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Amazon AWS.

Among all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 33.15% have integrated Amazon AWS Cognito Federated Identities. This accounts for 18.58% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.

Total Apps
32.53k
Google Play
App Share
33.15%
Google Play
Apps
32.14k
Games
390
Total Downloads
33.89b
Google Play
Download Share
18.58%
Google Play
App Downloads
25.19b
Game Downloads
8.70b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Amazon AWS Cognito Federated Identities.

Among all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 24.71% have integrated Yandex DivKit. This accounts for 50.56% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.

Total Apps
24.24k
Google Play
App Share
24.71%
Google Play
Apps
9.92k
Games
14.32k
Total Downloads
92.19b
Google Play
Download Share
50.56%
Google Play
App Downloads
31.19b
Game Downloads
61.00b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Yandex DivKit.

Among all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 15.06% have integrated Huawei Mobile Services HMS. This accounts for 14.44% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.

Total Apps
14.78k
Google Play
App Share
15.06%
Google Play
Apps
14.66k
Games
119
Total Downloads
26.33b
Google Play
Download Share
14.44%
Google Play
App Downloads
25.95b
Game Downloads
373.90m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Huawei Mobile Services HMS.

Among all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 5.55% have integrated Amazon AWS Amplify Framework. This accounts for 1.12% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.

Total Apps
5.44k
Google Play
App Share
5.55%
Google Play
Apps
5.43k
Games
10
Total Downloads
2.05b
Google Play
Download Share
1.12%
Google Play
App Downloads
2.03b
Game Downloads
20.34m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Amazon AWS Amplify Framework.

Among all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 5.43% have integrated Microsoft Azure. This accounts for 2.14% 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.

Total Apps
5.33k
Google Play
App Share
5.43%
Google Play
Apps
5.30k
Games
28
Total Downloads
3.90b
Google Play
Download Share
2.14%
Google Play
App Downloads
3.77b
Game Downloads
136.21m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Microsoft Azure.

Among all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 4.78% have integrated Parse. This accounts for 2.11% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.

Parse is the most used open-source framework for developing application backends.

Total Apps
4.69k
Google Play
App Share
4.78%
Google Play
Apps
4.43k
Games
256
Total Downloads
3.85b
Google Play
Download Share
2.11%
Google Play
App Downloads
2.67b
Game Downloads
1.17b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Parse.

Among all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 4.67% have integrated Amazon AWS Kinesis. This accounts for 6.57% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.

Total Apps
4.58k
Google Play
App Share
4.67%
Google Play
Apps
4.29k
Games
290
Total Downloads
11.98b
Google Play
Download Share
6.57%
Google Play
App Downloads
5.11b
Game Downloads
6.87b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Amazon AWS Kinesis.

Among all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 3.40% have integrated Spring Framework. This accounts for 1.70% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.

Total Apps
3.34k
Google Play
App Share
3.40%
Google Play
Apps
3.26k
Games
79
Total Downloads
3.11b
Google Play
Download Share
1.70%
Google Play
App Downloads
1.22b
Game Downloads
1.89b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Spring Framework.

Among all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 2.63% have integrated Alibaba Cloud Aliyun OSS. This accounts for 3.86% 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).

Total Apps
2.58k
Google Play
App Share
2.63%
Google Play
Apps
2.45k
Games
132
Total Downloads
7.04b
Google Play
Download Share
3.86%
Google Play
App Downloads
6.57b
Game Downloads
465.45m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Alibaba Cloud Aliyun OSS.

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Among all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 2.26% have integrated Amazon Simple Notification Service SNS. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.

Total Apps
2.22k
Google Play
App Share
2.26%
Google Play
Apps
2.21k
Games
11
Total Downloads
1.18b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
1.11b
Game Downloads
66.20m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Amazon Simple Notification Service SNS.

Among all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 1.72% have integrated Netcetera 3DS. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.

Total Apps
1.69k
Google Play
App Share
1.72%
Google Play
Apps
1.69k
Games
0
Total Downloads
895.96m
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
895.96m
Game Downloads
0

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Netcetera 3DS.

Among all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, <1% have integrated Nakama by Heroic Labs. This accounts for 2.44% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.

Total Apps
871
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
14
Games
857
Total Downloads
4.44b
Google Play
Download Share
2.44%
Google Play
App Downloads
20.21m
Game Downloads
4.42b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Nakama by Heroic Labs.

Among all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, <1% have integrated Tencent Cloud. This accounts for 3.01% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.

Total Apps
753
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
657
Games
96
Total Downloads
5.50b
Google Play
Download Share
3.01%
Google Play
App Downloads
4.00b
Game Downloads
1.50b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Tencent Cloud.

Among 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.

Total Apps
578
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
575
Games
3
Total Downloads
958.36m
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
957.16m
Game Downloads
1.21m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Contentful.

Among 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.

Total Apps
189
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
188
Games
1
Total Downloads
16.20m
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
16.06m
Game Downloads
138.09k

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use SAP Cloud.

Among all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, <1% have integrated Genesys Cloud CX. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.

Total Apps
148
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
148
Games
0
Total Downloads
72.72m
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
72.72m
Game Downloads
0

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Genesys Cloud CX.

Among 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.

Total Apps
142
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
141
Games
1
Total Downloads
333.51m
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
321.81m
Game Downloads
11.70m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Cloudrail.

Among all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, <1% have integrated WNS SDK. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.

The WNS SDK offers mobile push TPNS (Tencent Push Notification Service), providing you with a stable, fast, and high-arrival App push service.

Total Apps
117
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
88
Games
29
Total Downloads
1.66b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
1.21b
Game Downloads
446.80m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use WNS SDK.

Among all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, <1% have integrated Tinker by Tencent . This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.

Total Apps
59
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
30
Games
29
Total Downloads
1.12b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
1.11b
Game Downloads
15.09m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Tinker by Tencent .

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