Juno Pricing, Features & Alternatives

Juno is an open-source Blockchain-as-a-Service platform that aims to make building decentralized apps (dApps) faster and easier than ever before.

Unlike traditional Backend-as-a-Service (BaaS) platforms like Google Firebase or AWS Amplify, Juno runs entirely on the blockchain using the Internet Computer network.

It allows developers to outsource backend logic, authentication, and data storage while maintaining full data ownership and decentralization.

Use Cases

• Authentication: Decentralized user login and identity management

• Data Storage: Store and query user or app data on-chain

• Smart Contracts: Build and interact with contracts through simple APIs

• Payments: Integrate token-based payments or crypto transactions

• Web & Mobile dApps: Quickly launch frontend-driven decentralized applications

Key Features

• Decentralized Backend: Fully on-chain backend replacing traditional servers

• API Access: Simple REST and GraphQL interfaces for smart contracts

• Identity & Auth: Wallet-based login and permission management

• Data Models: Declarative schema definition with automatic deployment

Our Take on Juno.build

We didn’t know you could build an app that runs and stores data entirely on a blockchain until we came across Juno. Backend, frontend, middleware - it’s all there on-chain. Serverless was already an abstraction, this takes it one step further. A Juno app runs on the Internet Computer, so there’s no cloud service or database to spin up. It’s all static builds, SSG instead of SSR (for now), tied into your favorite frontend frameworks.

The question is, can this really scale? How fast is it? What does development feel like once you’re in? We don’t know yet, but it’s hard not to be curious. The first hurdle we noticed is the setup - you’ll need to sign in using Internet Identity and a security key.

Internet Identity, you say?

No, Internet Identity isn’t some new government-issued digital ID system. It’s is passwordless login like OAuth or Google SSO, but decentralized. Internet Identity 2.0 even adds Google login alongside passkeys. It uses your device’s secure hardware or a key like a YubiKey for authentication. Will it really create a future where sign-in is safer and simpler, or is it just SSO with extra steps?