I&#x27;ve got a co-worker who&#x27;s quite impressed with Firebase. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.firebase.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.firebase.com&#x2F;</a><p>Also, I saw a really cool presentation on the Azure platform. It supports push notifications, and even has a multiplatform template generator. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;azure.microsoft.com&#x2F;en-us&#x2F;services&#x2F;app-service&#x2F;mobile&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;azure.microsoft.com&#x2F;en-us&#x2F;services&#x2F;app-service&#x2F;mobil...</a><p>Both platforms feature a database and authentication.