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Parse

Parse offers cloud-based software developer kits that enable users to create apps for desktop, mobile, and embedded devices. Its product portfolio is comprised of Parse Core to save data in the cloud; make the app social; run custom app code in the Parse Cloud; schedule recurring tasks such as sending engagement emails, updating data, and long running computation; share data between platforms; and get a local datastore and Parse dashboard. The company also provides Parse Push for creating, sched

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Y Combinator
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2026-07-15
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Why this company exists here

Y Combinator

yc-company-directory #219

Parse lets developers build APIs for any website. Unlike traditional scraping tools that rely on slow, expensive headless browsers, Parse examines websites' underlying network requests and generates API endpoints automatically. This makes Parse 10-100x faster and cheaper than browser automation,.

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Y Combinator

yc-company-directory #739

Parse offers cloud-based software developer kits that enable users to create apps for desktop, mobile, and embedded devices. Its product portfolio is comprised of Parse Core to save data in the cloud; make the app social; run custom app code in the Parse Cloud; schedule recurring tasks such as sending engagement emails, updating data, and long running computation; share data between platforms; and get a local datastore and Parse dashboard. The company also provides Parse Push for creating, sched

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High Signal interpretation

Parse is classified as Developer tools from source descriptions and fund-directory context. Similar companies below are ranked from offline product facets and meaningful description overlap; category and source affiliation can only strengthen an existing product match. For lookup-created rows, the profile starts as pending enrichment until deeper source collection runs.

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Product facets
Parse CoreParse Pushschedlocal datastoreheadless browserslong running computation
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Similarity graph

Local clusters rerank extracted product concepts and description terms. The generated graph remains the fallback for sparse descriptions: offline reciprocal product-similarity graph: extracted concepts + description terms + bounded category/affiliation boosts. Minimum fallback score: 0; max competitors: 6.

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Companies similar to Parse

Developer tools · 6 peers

A deterministic local cluster built from offline product facets and meaningful description terms. Category and selected-institution affiliation provide bounded tie-breaks. Open any peer to continue exploring its cluster.

Trigger.dev

match 70

Trigger.dev is the open source platform for building AI agents and workflows in TypeScript. Long-running tasks with retries, queues, full observability, and elastic scaling. Previously, the founders built JSON Hero, an open source JSON viewer that is currently used by more than 35k developers a month. Eric was CTO of Code School, an early code learning platform that was acquired in 2015. Matt created two iPad apps that won Apple’s App of the Year.

shared product terms: developer, apps, app, code; shared product theme: developer infrastructure; shared affiliation: Y Combinator

Thunkable

match 65

From MIT's App Inventor and YCombinator's W2016 batch, Thunkable allows anyone to build powerful native apps. With Thunkable, it's simple to design, and simple to code-- simply drag and drop to create fast, native, reliable apps. You don't need to download large development suites, command-line kits, or simulators. You can use the many built-in app templates as they are, or make changes. Make your changes online and see them on your device instantly with the Thunkable mobile app. Upload your app

shared product terms: kits, create, apps, mobile; shared product theme: developer infrastructure; same category: Developer tools; shared affiliation: Y Combinator

stagewise

match 64

stagewise is building the open-source agentic IDE: a developer workspace for creating and orchestrating coding agents, previewing running apps, and managing Git workflows. Developers can run agents in parallel, use their preferred models or existing coding subscriptions, and keep agents connected to browser/runtime context as well as the broader codebase, from APIs and tests to docs and deployment paths.

shared extracted concept terms: browser; shared product terms: developer, apps, run, runn; shared product theme: developer infrastructure; shared affiliation: Y Combinator

Endstack

match 64

Endstack is a desktop OS optimized for humans and agents running in the cloud. Your desktop is powered by endOS, giving you a real desktop workspace in the browser backed by Linux in the cloud. Files, notes, browser tabs, native apps, terminals, and all your agents in one beautiful, familiar, interface. You get a powerful agent running 24/7, integrated at the system level into endOS that you can also reach via Slack, email, or SMS. Endstack desktops are also natively multiplayer, allowing for re

shared extracted concept terms: browser; shared product terms: desktop, runn, cloud, browser; shared product theme: developer infrastructure; shared affiliation: Y Combinator

Kicksend

match 59

Kicksend is a web, mobile and desktop app that provides an easy solution for printing and sending photographs. Kicksend platform is complete with social tools, multiple payment options, one click purchasing and a robust virtual currency system. The company has partnerships with Walmart, Walgreens, Target, CVS and Duane Reade that provide local retail locations for users to pick up their printed photos.

shared extracted concept terms: local; shared product terms: mobile, desktop, app, send; shared affiliation: Y Combinator

Cakework

match 59

We make it possible to build a serverless cloud platform that hosts custom user code with just APIs and no infrastructure team. For example, an open source framework can build a cloud offering that deploys their users code from Github or local dev environments in days instead of months.

shared extracted concept terms: local; shared product terms: cloud, custom, code, offer; shared product theme: developer infrastructure; same category: Developer tools; shared affiliation: Y Combinator