Facebook To Pull Plug on Parse

Parse, the cloud application platform acquired by Facebook in April 2013, will cease to exist Jan. 28, 2017.

Parse, the cloud application platform acquired by Facebook in April 2013, will cease to exist Jan. 28, 2017.

Parse co-founder Kevin Lacker made the announcement in a blog post, also revealing two tools to help developers migrate their apps to other platforms.

Lacker wrote:

We have a difficult announcement to make. Beginning today, we’re winding down the Parse service, and Parse will be fully retired after a year-long period ending Jan. 28, 2017. We’re proud that we’ve been able to help so many of you build great mobile apps, but we need to focus our resources elsewhere.

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