Nitric is an open-source backend framework that allows developers to define cloud infrastructure as code, automating deployment across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. It enables rapid development and testing of serverless applications while eliminating vendor lock-in and reducing cloud costs through local development capabilities.
Funding
$3.1M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Problem
Developing and deploying cloud applications often involves complex infrastructure configurations and vendor-specific implementations, leading to increased development time and potential vendor lock-in. Managing infrastructure as code can be cumbersome, requiring developers to learn and maintain complex configuration files.
Solution
Nitric provides an open-source, universal backend framework that allows developers to define cloud infrastructure as code using familiar programming languages. By abstracting away vendor-specific details, Nitric automates the provisioning, security, and linking of cloud resources across multiple providers, including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. This approach enables rapid development, local testing, and deployment of serverless applications while ensuring portability and reducing cloud costs. Nitric's plugins automate cloud resource provisioning using tools like Terraform and Pulumi, and developers can extend or build their own plugins for custom requirements.
Target Audience
Nitric is designed for developers and teams building cloud applications, AI/ML workloads, and HPC solutions who need a framework to simplify infrastructure management, automate deployments, and avoid vendor lock-in.
Features
- Infrastructure-as-code definition using languages like JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Go, and Dart
- Automated deployment plugins for AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, with support for custom plugins
- Local development environment for offline prototyping, development, and testing
- Declarative resource access control for simplified application security
- Support for common cloud resources including APIs, batch jobs, databases, storage buckets, messaging queues/topics, websockets, and scheduled tasks
- Integration with existing tools and pipelines for enhanced quality, security, and automation
- Built-in runtime and deployment plugins for major cloud providers