8base

8base is a US company offering tools that take a software application from an initial idea to production. Its approach pairs an AI design assistant with a generated backend and a managed hosting platform, while development teams or partners finish the custom parts.

What 8base offers

• Archie — an AI product architect that turns a short prompt into a blueprint of functional and technical design, with a person available to help at each stage.
• Backend generation — produces the data model, test data, custom backend functions and GraphQL API from the specifications.
• Build support — customers complete the application with their own developers or with 8base partners.
• Backend-as-a-Service — a fully managed cloud service on AWS to run the finished application.
• App Builder and GraphQL engine — further tools listed among its products.

Who it works with

It is aimed at people and teams who want to turn an application concept into working software, including development teams and their partners.

Key facts

• Based in: United States
• Hosting: AWS, with shared, dedicated or self-hosted options
• Compliance: SOC 2 and HIPAA where required