For Solo Developers

Build Like a Team, Work Solo

Stop rebuilding the same backend features for every project. Ship your MVP this weekend with production-ready blocks for authentication, users, files, payments, and more.

Free Tier
No Credit Card
5-Min Setup
Multi-Language SDKs
The Pain

You Are the Backend, the Frontend, and the Ops Team

Every hour you spend on plumbing is an hour you didn't spend shipping.

Right Now

One Person, Every Role

There's no backend team to hand this off to. You're writing the auth flow at midnight, debugging the upload endpoint before work, and configuring the database on the weekend. Every feature you build for users is a feature you're not building for your product.

Coming Soon

The Moment It Gets Users

Then real people sign up, and your nights stop being about features. They become auth bugs at 3am, uploads that silently stall, a billing edge case that double-charges someone right before they email you angry. Churn from bugs is what actually kills side projects — not lack of ideas.

How Blocks Change It

Somebody Already Debugged This

Auth, uploads, billing — the edge cases were found and fixed in someone else's production before you ever hit them. You get the block, not the debugging session. That's the hour back, every time.

How It Actually Plays Out

One Weekend, One Idea

Saturday morning, an idea shows up. Here's where the hours actually go.

Sat, 9am

The Idea

Coffee, a notes app, and a feeling this one might work.

Sat, Noon

The Blocks Get Wired

Auth, Sales for payments and subscriptions, Content, and Files are wired before lunch. No login screen built from scratch, no payment logic reinvented.

Sunday

The Actual Idea

The rest of the weekend goes into the product itself — the part only you can build.

Monday

Live and Charging

Real signups, a working paywall, two days after the idea showed up.

Either way, you win. If it takes off, the backend already scales and your nights stay free for features, not 3am auth bugs. If it flops, almost nothing was sunk — which means you can afford to try the next idea. Ship ten experiments a year instead of two.

Why Solo Developers Choose 23blocks

Work smarter, not harder. Deliver more value with less code.

Ship 10x Faster

Skip months of boilerplate. Get authentication, users, files, and more ready in minutes, not weeks.

Production-Ready Day 1

Every block is battle-tested and secure. No more worrying about security vulnerabilities or scaling issues.

Free to Start

Start with our generous free tier. No credit card required. Only pay when you scale.

Developer-First APIs

Clean REST APIs with SDKs for your favorite language. Designed by developers, for developers.

Instant Setup

Get your first API call working in under 5 minutes. Plug in and start building immediately.

Focus on Your Idea

Stop rebuilding the wheel. Spend your time on what makes your project unique.

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Shared Cloud: Zero DevOps, Maximum Speed

As a solo developer, you want to focus on building, not managing infrastructure. Our Shared Cloud deployment is designed exactly for you.

  • Multi-tenant cloud infrastructure
  • Automatic scaling based on usage
  • Free tier with generous limits
  • 99.9% uptime guarantee
  • Daily automated backups
  • Global CDN for fast access
Learn about all deployment options

Your Growth Path

1

Start Free

You are here

Shared Cloud, free tier, instant setup

2

Scale Up

Upgrade to paid plans as you grow

3

Go Enterprise

Move to Dedicated or Self-Hosted when ready

No lock-in: When your project grows, you can seamlessly upgrade to Dedicated Cloud or even Self-Hosted deployment. Your code stays the same.

From Zero to API in 5 Minutes

No lengthy setup. No configuration hell. Just plug in and start building.

0130 sec

Create Account

Sign up in 30 seconds. No credit card required.

021 min

Get API Keys

Copy your API keys from the dashboard.

032 min

Install SDK

npm install or add our CDN script.

042 min

Start Building

Make your first API call and go!

Your first API call
import { BlocksClient } from '@23blocks/sdk';

const client = new BlocksClient('your-api-key');

// Create a user - that's it!
const user = await client.auth.signUp({
  email: 'developer@example.com',
  password: 'secure-password'
});

console.log('User created:', user.id);

Perfect For Your Projects

Whether you're building a weekend side project or a client app, 23blocks has you covered.

Weekend MVPs

Launch your side project idea before Monday

Client Projects

Deliver faster and impress with professional features

SaaS Starters

Build your subscription app on solid foundation

Mobile Backends

Power your iOS or Android app with a real backend

Hackathon Projects

Ship a complete product in 48 hours

Portfolio Pieces

Build impressive projects that stand out

Pre-Built Blocks, Ready to Use

Every block you need to build a complete app, without writing boilerplate code.

The Honest Objection

"My AI Can Scaffold This API in a Weekend."

It can, and it should — that's a great use of AI. But who's on call when it breaks? You are. Your AI learned auth from the same tutorials that produce the same bugs. Blocks mean somebody already debugged your 3am.

Vibe-code your product. Don't vibe-code your auth.

Read the full honest answer

Ready to Ship Your MVP This Weekend?

Join thousands of solo developers who are already building faster with 23blocks. Start free, no credit card required.

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