Best 20+ Tools for Backend Software Engineers in 2025

Persona is a comprehensive identity verification and management platform that helps businesses automate their Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) programs. The platform allows companies to securely collect, verify, and manage user identities throughout the entire customer lifecycle.

Svix is a webhooks-as-a-service platform that takes the pain out of sending webhooks. Think of webhooks as notifications that your app sends to other apps when something important happens - like when a payment is processed or a user signs up.

Paragon is an embedded integration infrastructure platform designed specifically for B2B SaaS companies that need to offer native integrations to their customers. Think of it as the backbone that powers all your app's connections to other software tools your customers use daily.

Graphite is a comprehensive code review platform designed for modern engineering teams who want to move fast without sacrificing quality. At its core, the tool enables developers to create "stacked" pull requests, allowing them to build new features on top of unmerged code instead of waiting for reviews to complete.

Mailgun is a cloud-based email delivery service designed specifically for developers and businesses who need to send emails programmatically through their applications. Think of it as the engine that powers email functionality in websites and apps - from simple contact forms to complex automated email workflows.

Flightcontrol is a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) built specifically for AWS that removes the complexity of infrastructure management while maintaining full control and flexibility. Think of it as the missing bridge between simple deployment platforms and enterprise-grade AWS infrastructure.

Pipedream is a serverless workflow automation platform designed specifically for developers who need to connect different applications and APIs. Think of it as a bridge that lets your apps talk to each other automatically.

Helicone AI is an open-source observability platform designed specifically for developers working with Large Language Models. Think of it as your AI application's dashboard that shows you everything happening under the hood.

Inngest is an event-driven durable execution platform built to run reliable, multi-step workflows on any platform without managing infrastructure. Think of it as a mix between traditional queues and modern serverless functions, but much better.

Trigger.dev is an open source background jobs framework that allows developers to create reliable, long-running tasks directly in their codebase. Think of it as a better way to handle any job that takes more than a few seconds to complete, without worrying about timeouts or server management.