# Typebase

8 Hacker News commenters recommended Typebase and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a simple TypeScript backend where you write typed functions and it handles the rest. Critics note unclear deploy steps and restarts after each change.

## Why people recommend it

- Simple, plain TypeScript backend (2 comments): "the idea with Typebase is that you can build everything on super simple way and Typebase will take care of the rest." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49517924)) "The good thing about Typebase is that under the hood is a normal TypeScript server" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49518000))
- Appealing approach worth trying (3 comments): "for a straightforward site with limited complexities, it might be cool to try out" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49509845)) "I love your approach, fake testemonials and all." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49517926)) "This looks pretty nice though" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49490852))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Ruby on Rails](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ruby-on-rails.md): 337 recommend
- [Django](https://hackerapproved.com/p/django.md): 277 recommend
- [Next.js](https://hackerapproved.com/p/next-js.md): 127 recommend
- [Phoenix Framework](https://hackerapproved.com/p/phoenix.md): 85 recommend
- [Laravel](https://hackerapproved.com/p/laravel.md): 71 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Typebase", https://hackerapproved.com/p/typebase/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).