Fastgen

Name: Fastgen
Brand: Fastgen

AI Native

Fastgen is a low-code API and workflow builder with an integrated Postgres DB

Est 2022|Valuation $7.1M|Raised $500K|7 Ref Customers

LinkedIn 1K|Web traffic 2K|FTEs 5|HQ New York, New York, US

MarketsWorkflow Automation Low-Code Development Platforms

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

- Fastgen and Xano are frequently compared in nocode communities. Xano has published guidance to migrate from Fastgen to Xano, which indicates an available migration path and that Xano may be actively targeting users evaluating or leaving Fastgen. - BuildShip and Fastgen are often evaluated by community members as early-stage or “young” products. BuildShip’s pricing is presented as credit-based; Fastgen’s pricing is flow-run based, which affects cost predictability differently depending on usage patterns. - Supabase tends to be selected when teams prioritize cost and ecosystem and are able to adopt a more code-centric workflow. Fastgen is typically chosen when rapid visual construction and hosted workflow execution are priorities.

Market adoption trends

No authoritative market share numbers for Fastgen were found in accessible sources. Observations:

YC launch presence indicates early-stage startup traction.
The acquisition/sunset announcement indicates that the Fastgen offering in its then-current form may not remain a standalone vendor solution.

	Fastgen	Xano	BuildShip
Starting Price (public)	Published tiered pricing with flow-run limits (public)	Public pricing varies; Xano offers a range of plans including enterprise options	Published free and paid tiers (public), including Starter and Pro-level plans
Recommended Use Case	Low-code APIs and workflows with integrated Postgres; users seeking a hosted backend with reduced infrastructure management	No-code backend for production use with broader enterprise controls and documentation maturity	Visual workflows/backends with credit-based pricing and templates; early-stage focus on workflow/product-backend features
Key Strength	Integrated Postgres, visual backend and workflow builders, and support for custom Node/Python code	Market presence in the no-code backend space and more mature documentation and migration tools	Transparent entry pricing and a credit model; many templates and workflow-focused features
Key Weakness	Continuity risk due to sunset announcement; limited public security/compliance documentation	Can have a learning curve; potential cost increases at scale depending on usage patterns	Credit consumption complexity can make forecasting harder; feature maturity varies

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

Fastgen and Xano are frequently compared in nocode communities. Xano has published guidance to migrate from Fastgen to Xano, which indicates an available migration path and that Xano may be actively targeting users evaluating or leaving Fastgen.
BuildShip and Fastgen are often evaluated by community members as early-stage or “young” products. BuildShip’s pricing is presented as credit-based; Fastgen’s pricing is flow-run based, which affects cost predictability differently depending on usage patterns.
Supabase tends to be selected when teams prioritize cost and ecosystem and are able to adopt a more code-centric workflow. Fastgen is typically chosen when rapid visual construction and hosted workflow execution are priorities.

Market adoption trends

No authoritative market share numbers for Fastgen were found in accessible sources. Observations:

YC launch presence indicates early-stage startup traction.
The acquisition/sunset announcement indicates that the Fastgen offering in its then-current form may not remain a standalone vendor solution.

	Fastgen	Xano	BuildShip
Starting Price (public)	Published tiered pricing with flow-run limits (public)	Public pricing varies; Xano offers a range of plans including enterprise options	Published free and paid tiers (public), including Starter and Pro-level plans
Recommended Use Case	Low-code APIs and workflows with integrated Postgres; users seeking a hosted backend with reduced infrastructure management	No-code backend for production use with broader enterprise controls and documentation maturity	Visual workflows/backends with credit-based pricing and templates; early-stage focus on workflow/product-backend features
Key Strength	Integrated Postgres, visual backend and workflow builders, and support for custom Node/Python code	Market presence in the no-code backend space and more mature documentation and migration tools	Transparent entry pricing and a credit model; many templates and workflow-focused features
Key Weakness	Continuity risk due to sunset announcement; limited public security/compliance documentation	Can have a learning curve; potential cost increases at scale depending on usage patterns	Credit consumption complexity can make forecasting harder; feature maturity varies