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Time to Implement

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Return on Investment

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Users consistently praise the ease of use and quick setup of Parse, highlighting its ability to streamline backend development for mobile applications. The comprehensive documentation and support for multiple platforms make it a favored choice for developers looking to implement backend services efficiently. However, many express concern over the upcoming shutdown of the hosted service, which may complicate future use.
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Verified User in Computer Software
GC
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Great product for new developers starting out who need a backend"
What do you like best about Parse?

this is by far the best backend software i have ever used. It was really easy to implement as well as tons of documentation on this material. I wish facebook would keep this alive but this was one of the best software I have ever used Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Parse?

I don't really have any dislikes about their software. They made a great user friendly software that anyone starting to program could pick up how to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software
AC
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"I have used Parse as the backend for many production mobile (iOS and Android) applications."
What do you like best about Parse?

Parse makes creating a simple backend with an API server for a mobile app's backend very easy. It also supports push notifications, local database storage, and provides a great dashboard for viewing your database and console logs and more.

Parse, while shutting down soon, also graciously decided to open source their server and dashboard on GitHub. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Parse?

There is some limitation to what you can do with Parse if you need a more complex backend with more logic needed - Cloud Code helps, but will not do everything Node.js or another framework will do.

Also, Parse is shutting down, which is a bummer. But, luckily, they have opened sourced their server and dashboard on GitHub and I'm sure it will continue to grow in the future. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

karthika p.
KP
Software Engineer
Internet
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"I really liked how easy it was to use it."
What do you like best about Parse?

I used Parse when we had to build a cloud based backend for our android app, and the tutorials which showed us how to set it up really helped. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Parse?

The issue we faced at that time was that there was no relational database present, and we had to write complex queries with a lot of joins. Hence, apart from just the user login, for the main product we had to use our own local relational database Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software
AC
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Great to Start up a server"
What do you like best about Parse?

Parse is our first and great mobile backend for first timers, or anyone who is not familiar with server side broadcasting. Sine our startup used it for our first app, it saves us the trouble of scaling and downtime. It comes with many services and the services also saves us trouble, developing Push, and Social Networks. Their tutorials are easy to follow, if you are an expert ata particular programming language. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Parse?

There is no dislikes to the service for building mobile apps. Their push notification service can receive some downtime. Also, and this is not a Parse problem, Facebook shutting down to servers, means it will not be hosting the servers anymore but the open service platform is a great gesture to help. Leads a slap to the face by Facebook, who use the service so much, even Fortune 500 companies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Drake W.
DW
Software Development
Computer Software
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Great while it lasted."
What do you like best about Parse?

It just worked most of the time, and the dashboard was simple. It is sad to see the hosted service go away, however giving over a year's notice and tons of migration tools is amazing and couldn't be handled any better! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Parse?

When they transitioned the javascript SDK away from backbone it was a pain to convert apps. Also shutting down the hosted service was a negative. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Josh G.
JG
UX Engineer
Internet
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Parse is an easy to use BaaS"
What do you like best about Parse?

Getting a back end up and running is trivially easy. All of its various feature-sets are well designed and easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Parse?

Its unfortunate that they're being shut down. *However*, the standalone, self-hosted version that has been released is a fine alternative. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

HL
Senior iOS Developer
Computer Software
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"I love Parse"
What do you like best about Parse?

Because I'm making stand alone game (no online, don't need to save data on server), so I like best App Config and Analytics. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Parse?

The last time I used there iOS SDK, sometime it make my app hang. Then I used my own code to call Parse's REST API. Not sure the newest SDK good or not. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Joseph P.
JP
Software Engineer
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"It's a shame it's being shut down."
What do you like best about Parse?

Their developer documentation was fantastic for their api & sdk's. There's also been a vibrant community available on their answer site and other locations, such as irc.

I think they're fantastic for giving their customers such a long notice period of their shutdown, together with proactively aiding migrations away. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Parse?

They're shutting down! It's a massive pity as there's nobody else that quite satisfies their full offering. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
AI
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Happy"
What do you like best about Parse?

Local database, be able to pin the objects. And the built in model mapping. Easy and painless.

So far I didn't have any problem. I like the dashboard, but it could be improved a lot. In fact, I've been using parse more than 2 years and the dashboard didn't have any feature update.

I like that the sdk is opensource, having control of my dependencies. And be able to use it in different platforms, watchkit, tvos, mac... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Parse?

The dashboard. I don't like not be able to reorder the rows. I don't like how to link elements between tables ( pointers). And I think I'm not using all the potential of parse. As ios developer, I miss examples how to use the webhooks, jobs or cloudcode ( even better, to have templates for the most used cases)

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Wilson B.
WB
iOS / Swift / Firebase Developer
Computer Software
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Good Backend Software Service"
What do you like best about Parse?

I like the way how it is easy to have a backend server ready to be customized even without being a backend developer a mobile developer could leverage the power of Parse.

And also the free tier is sometimes enough for having prototypes! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Parse?

That Parse soon will be retired so if you have invested on Parse, you will need to migrate to another service. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pricing Insights

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Time to Implement

4 months

Return on Investment

9 months

Perceived Cost

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