Frontend as a Service is typically a webbased SaaS that creates an app or website frontend that then can be connected to a backend - typically a Backend as a Service. This can be the form of a headless CMS or a database as a service.

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Advantages of Frontend-as-a-Service

FaaS typically uses components to quickly build frontends.

This can be based on popular frameworks like React or Vue and might be coupled with a visual interface.

The backend data is independent and a team can therefore work on a frontend redesign without a need to change the data in the backend.

Many FaaS providers offer cloud-based deployment increasing comfort and possible speed of deployment.

Optimization features might include image optimization to achieve high website speeds.

This also has another potential victim: Figma as we know it. Design tools like Figma might be done for good. Or Figma also involves away from a pure design tool into a prototyping and website builder tool.