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Top 20 Backend and Cloud SDKs Used in Android Apps on Google Play
Last update: 20 Nov 2024 CET
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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.

Among all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 44.38% have integrated Amazon AWS. This accounts for 24.80% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.

The Amazon Web Services SDK offers reliable, scalable, and inexpensive cloud computing services.

Total Apps
43.42k
Google Play
App Share
44.38%
Google Play
Apps
42.82k
Games
602
Total Downloads
39.05b
Google Play
Download Share
24.80%
Google Play
App Downloads
29.73b
Game Downloads
9.33b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Amazon AWS.

Among all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 35.92% have integrated Amazon AWS Cognito Federated Identities. This accounts for 20.82% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.

Total Apps
35.15k
Google Play
App Share
35.92%
Google Play
Apps
34.62k
Games
528
Total Downloads
32.79b
Google Play
Download Share
20.82%
Google Play
App Downloads
24.17b
Game Downloads
8.61b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Amazon AWS Cognito Federated Identities.

Among all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 21.09% have integrated Yandex DivKit. This accounts for 47.96% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.

Total Apps
20.63k
Google Play
App Share
21.09%
Google Play
Apps
8.90k
Games
11.73k
Total Downloads
75.52b
Google Play
Download Share
47.96%
Google Play
App Downloads
26.03b
Game Downloads
49.49b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Yandex DivKit.

Among all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 14.48% have integrated Huawei Mobile Services HMS. This accounts for 15.75% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.

Total Apps
14.17k
Google Play
App Share
14.48%
Google Play
Apps
14.06k
Games
103
Total Downloads
24.80b
Google Play
Download Share
15.75%
Google Play
App Downloads
24.46b
Game Downloads
338.50m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Huawei Mobile Services HMS.

Among all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 6.16% have integrated Amazon AWS Amplify Framework. This accounts for 1.18% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.

Total Apps
6.02k
Google Play
App Share
6.16%
Google Play
Apps
6.01k
Games
12
Total Downloads
1.86b
Google Play
Download Share
1.18%
Google Play
App Downloads
1.84b
Game Downloads
19.91m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Amazon AWS Amplify Framework.

Among all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 6.00% have integrated Parse. This accounts for 2.41% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.

Parse is the most used open-source framework for developing application backends.

Total Apps
5.87k
Google Play
App Share
6.00%
Google Play
Apps
5.59k
Games
274
Total Downloads
3.79b
Google Play
Download Share
2.41%
Google Play
App Downloads
2.62b
Game Downloads
1.17b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Parse.

Among all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 5.99% have integrated Microsoft Azure. This accounts for 2.27% 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.

Total Apps
5.86k
Google Play
App Share
5.99%
Google Play
Apps
5.83k
Games
29
Total Downloads
3.58b
Google Play
Download Share
2.27%
Google Play
App Downloads
3.44b
Game Downloads
135.05m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Microsoft Azure.

Among all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 5.17% have integrated Amazon AWS Kinesis. This accounts for 7.51% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.

Total Apps
5.06k
Google Play
App Share
5.17%
Google Play
Apps
4.64k
Games
414
Total Downloads
11.82b
Google Play
Download Share
7.51%
Google Play
App Downloads
4.96b
Game Downloads
6.86b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Amazon AWS Kinesis.

Among all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 3.76% have integrated Spring Framework. This accounts for 2.16% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.

Total Apps
3.68k
Google Play
App Share
3.76%
Google Play
Apps
3.59k
Games
88
Total Downloads
3.40b
Google Play
Download Share
2.16%
Google Play
App Downloads
1.39b
Game Downloads
2.01b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Spring Framework.

Among all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 2.55% have integrated Alibaba Cloud Aliyun OSS. This accounts for 4.11% 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).

Total Apps
2.49k
Google Play
App Share
2.55%
Google Play
Apps
2.37k
Games
122
Total Downloads
6.48b
Google Play
Download Share
4.11%
Google Play
App Downloads
6.05b
Game Downloads
427.39m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Alibaba Cloud Aliyun OSS.

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Among all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 2.44% have integrated Amazon Simple Notification Service SNS. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.

Total Apps
2.39k
Google Play
App Share
2.44%
Google Play
Apps
2.37k
Games
16
Total Downloads
1.16b
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
1.10b
Game Downloads
65.16m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Amazon Simple Notification Service SNS.

Among all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, 1.51% have integrated Netcetera 3DS. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.

Total Apps
1.48k
Google Play
App Share
1.51%
Google Play
Apps
1.48k
Games
0
Total Downloads
863.25m
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
863.25m
Game Downloads
0

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Netcetera 3DS.

Among all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, <1% have integrated Tencent Cloud. This accounts for 3.23% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.

Total Apps
706
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
610
Games
96
Total Downloads
5.08b
Google Play
Download Share
3.23%
Google Play
App Downloads
3.67b
Game Downloads
1.42b

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Tencent Cloud.

Among all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, <1% have integrated Contentful. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.

Total Apps
563
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
560
Games
3
Total Downloads
901.37m
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
900.45m
Game Downloads
920.87k

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Contentful.

Among 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.

Total Apps
141
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
140
Games
1
Total Downloads
330.80m
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
319.42m
Game Downloads
11.38m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Cloudrail.

Among 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.

Total Apps
139
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
139
Games
0
Total Downloads
14.87m
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
14.73m
Game Downloads
138.04k

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use SAP Cloud.

Among all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, <1% have integrated WNS SDK. This accounts for 1.06% 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.

Total Apps
113
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
84
Games
29
Total Downloads
1.67b
Google Play
Download Share
1.06%
Google Play
App Downloads
1.24b
Game Downloads
430.79m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use WNS SDK.

Among 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.

Total Apps
51
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
25
Games
26
Total Downloads
962.63m
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
947.96m
Game Downloads
14.68m

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use Tinker by Tencent .

Among all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, <1% have integrated WindVane by Alibaba. This accounts for 1.26% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.

Total Apps
33
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
33
Games
0
Total Downloads
1.99b
Google Play
Download Share
1.26%
Google Play
App Downloads
1.99b
Game Downloads
32

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use WindVane by Alibaba.

Among all apps utilizing backend and cloud SDKs, <1% have integrated IFTTT. This accounts for <1% of app downloads within the backend and cloud SDK category.

Total Apps
15
Google Play
App Share
<1%
Google Play
Apps
15
Games
0
Total Downloads
207.49m
Google Play
Download Share
<1%
Google Play
App Downloads
207.49m
Game Downloads
0

Use the 42matters SDK Explorer to find all apps that use IFTTT.

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How does 42matters collect this data?'

We’ve developed a number of machine learning algorithms that scan millions of mobile and connected TV (CTV) applications on a regular basis. In addition, we collect ground truth app performance intelligence and use this data to build statistical models that estimate the performance of apps for which we do not have ground truth data.

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We track over 2,300 of the most popular SDKs integrated in iOS and Android apps. We collect a variety of SDK insights (title, platform, ID, category, and developer website); performance metrics (the number of apps that have installed each SDK, installation and removal trends, and app downloads); market share statistics (including market share per app category); and more!

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