Top 20 Backend and Cloud SDKs Used in Android Apps on Google Play
We at 42matters have identified the 20 most popular Backend and Cloud SDKs leveraged by Android apps available on the Android app market.
Backend and Cloud SDKs provide developers with an easy way to add backend and cloud functionalities to mobile apps that require server-side processing or cloud-based services. These SDKs may include features such as serverless computing, storage, database integration, messaging, and similar capabilities.
This list is based on our analysis of the millions of mobile applications – and the 2,300+ SDKs they use – that constitute the vast inventory of the Google Play Store. The accompanying data provides readers with a glimpse into the rich mobile application insights generated by the 42matters technology. This data is also available via our APIs, file dumps, Explorer, and SDK Explorer.
The intended purpose of this article is to assist app builders in their search for the perfect Backend and Cloud SDK to leverage in their app, as well as to give SDK developers insight into their biggest competitors and potential customers. This data collected by our technology may also serve as a useful tool for folks researching the wider mobile app market.
The 20 most widely-integrated backend and cloud SDKs:
- Amazon AWS
- Amazon AWS Cognito Federated Identities
- Yandex DivKit
- Huawei Mobile Services HMS
- Parse
- Microsoft Azure
- Spring Framework
- Amazon AWS Amplify Framework
- Amazon AWS Kinesis
- Amazon Simple Notification Service SNS
- Alibaba Cloud Aliyun OSS
- Netcetera 3DS
- Tencent Cloud
- Cloudrail
- SAP Cloud
- WNS SDK
- IBM Watson
- Tinker by Tencent
- WindVane by Alibaba
- Particle SDK
Amazon AWS
Check “Amazon AWS” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 49.02% have integrated Amazon AWS. This accounts for 29.48% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.
The Amazon Web Services SDK offers reliable, scalable, and inexpensive cloud computing services.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Amazon AWS.
Amazon AWS Cognito Federated Identities
Check “Amazon AWS Cognito Federated Identities” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 39.71% have integrated Amazon AWS Cognito Federated Identities. This accounts for 24.45% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Amazon AWS Cognito Federated Identities.
Yandex DivKit
Check “Yandex DivKit” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 16.39% have integrated Yandex DivKit. This accounts for 41.25% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Yandex DivKit.
Huawei Mobile Services HMS
Check “Huawei Mobile Services HMS” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 10.59% have integrated Huawei Mobile Services HMS. This accounts for 18.06% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Huawei Mobile Services HMS.
Among all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 9.34% have integrated Parse. This accounts for 2.97% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.
Parse is the most used open-source framework for developing application backends.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Parse.
Microsoft Azure
Check “Microsoft Azure” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 7.32% have integrated Microsoft Azure. This accounts for 2.49% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.
Azure is a cloud computing service SDK created by Microsoft for building, testing, deploying, and managing applications and services through Microsoft-managed data centers.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Microsoft Azure.
Spring Framework
Check “Spring Framework” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 5.96% have integrated Spring Framework. This accounts for 2.56% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Spring Framework.
Amazon AWS Amplify Framework
Check “Amazon AWS Amplify Framework” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 5.78% have integrated Amazon AWS Amplify Framework. This accounts for 1.38% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Amazon AWS Amplify Framework.
Amazon AWS Kinesis
Check “Amazon AWS Kinesis” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 5.14% have integrated Amazon AWS Kinesis. This accounts for 9.02% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.
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Amazon Simple Notification Service SNS
Check “Amazon Simple Notification Service SNS” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 2.47% have integrated Amazon Simple Notification Service SNS. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.
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Alibaba Cloud Aliyun OSS
Check “Alibaba Cloud Aliyun OSS” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 2.27% have integrated Alibaba Cloud Aliyun OSS. This accounts for 4.62% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.
Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS) is an encrypted, secure, cost-effective, and easy-to-use object storage SDK that enables you to store, back up, and archive large amounts of data in the cloud, with a guaranteed durability of 99.9999999999%(12 9’s).
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Alibaba Cloud Aliyun OSS.
Netcetera 3DS
Check “Netcetera 3DS” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, <1% have integrated Netcetera 3DS. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Netcetera 3DS.
Tencent Cloud
Check “Tencent Cloud” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, <1% have integrated Tencent Cloud. This accounts for 2.77% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.
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Cloudrail
Check “Cloudrail” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, <1% have integrated Cloudrail. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.
CloudRail is an API integration SDK that speeds up the process of integrating third-party APIs into applications and maintaining them. It does so by providing libraries for multiple platforms featuring abstraction layers that combine similar services behind a common interface.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Cloudrail.
SAP Cloud
Check “SAP Cloud” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, <1% have integrated SAP Cloud. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use SAP Cloud.
WNS SDK
Check “WNS SDK” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, <1% have integrated WNS SDK. This accounts for 1.12% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.
The WNS SDK offers mobile push TPNS (Tencent Push Notification Service), providing you with a stable, fast, and high-arrival App push service.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use WNS SDK.
IBM Watson
Check “IBM Watson” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, <1% have integrated IBM Watson. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.
Watson is an AI platform SDK for professionals, designed for your business. Watson helps you predict and shape future outcomes, automate complex processes, and optimize your employees’ time.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use IBM Watson.
Tinker by Tencent
Check “Tinker by Tencent ” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, <1% have integrated Tinker by Tencent . This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Tinker by Tencent .
WindVane by Alibaba
Check “WindVane by Alibaba” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, <1% have integrated WindVane by Alibaba. This accounts for 1.43% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use WindVane by Alibaba.
Particle SDK
Check “Particle SDK” SDK InsightsAmong all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, <1% have integrated Particle SDK. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.
Particle is an iOS cloud SDK that enables iOS apps to interact with Particle-powered connected products via the Particle Cloud. It’s an easy-to-use wrapper for Particle REST API.
Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Particle SDK.
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