Brandon (@flybayer) the creator of Blitz, gave me some helpful feedback for how to categorize these services.
- Databases: Postgres, Mongo, Fauna, Dynamo, etc.
- APIs (auto-generated and custom): Hasura, Nhost, AppSync, Nexus, Apollo.
- All-in-one services: Firebase, Userbase, Supabase, Amplify.
- Fullstack frameworks: Blitz and Redwood.
- DB clients/ORMs, which includes Prisma, TypeORM, etc.