Turnkey backend solutions to power your mobile app

Why use Windows Azure Mobile Services?

Accelerated development // Mobile Services streamlines storing your app's data in the cloud, authenticating users, and sending push notifications. All you need is ten minutes and about as many lines of code to set up a scalable and secure backend hosted in Windows Azure. When you don't have to think about backend infrastructure, you can focus on building a great user experience.

Consistent cross-platform experience // Connect an application available on multiple platforms to the same Mobile Service and SQL database so that your users enjoy a consistent experience whenever logging in on a new device.

Your preferred platform, services and tools // Mobile Services provides SDKs for writing native Windows Store apps in C# or WinJS, Windows Phone 8 apps in C#, iOS apps in Objective-C and Android apps in Java—all available on GitHub. We've partnered with companies like Pusher, SendGrid, and Twilio to make it even easier to use your favorite developer services to add real-time functionality to your app, send email or SMS, and add voice. Our partnership with Xamarin also gives you the option to write native iOS and Android apps in C#.

How-to videos and guides

Getting started with Windows Azure Mobile Services // Learn how to build a cloud-connected app with Windows Azure Mobile Services

Validate and Modify Data // Use server scripts to validate and modify data on insert and update

Authorize Users in Mobile Services // Create a script that authorizes particular activities for authenticated users

Push notifications to users // Store MPNS, WNS, APNS, or GCM tokens in a table and then use those tokens to send push

Schedule backend jobs in Mobile Services // Learn how to use the Scheduler feature to run server scripts on a fixed schedule