Previous code-base should rely on your own parse-server hosting IMHO. The dream of not worrying about servers AT ALL isn't exactly tangible, I think.
I've written a short introduction to a BaaS I've been working on in the last couple of years, it would be great if we as a community embrace new ideas and have another good tool to do a great job as Parse had been doing: https://medium.com/@endel/hook-open-source-alternative-to-pa...