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Comparison

Appwrite vs Back4App

No clear leader: Appwrite (71.2) and Back4App (68.4) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Appwrite full profile →Back4App full profile →
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Appwrite71
Back4App68
Score
vioscaleAI score
Appwrite71 / 100medium · 56%
Back4App68 / 100medium · 53%
Pricing
Free tier
Appwrite✓
Back4App✓
Model
Appwritefreemium
Back4Appfreemium
Price level
Appwritelow
Back4Appmid
Starting price
Appwrite$10
Back4App$15
Transparent
Appwrite✓
Back4App✓
Integrations
Count
Appwrite14
Back4App4
Security
Certifications
AppwriteSOC 2 Type I
Back4App–
Disclosure policy
Appwrite✓
Back4App✓
Gdpr
Appwrite✓
Back4App✓
Hipaa
Appwrite✓
Back4App✓
Iso27001
Appwrite–
Back4App✓
Pci
Appwrite✓
Back4App–
Soc2
Appwrite✓
Back4App✓
Trust center
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Appwrite7 items
Back4App7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for backend as a service. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Database model
AppwritePostgres
Back4AppMongodb document
Built in auth
Appwrite✓
Back4App✓
Row level security
Appwrite-
Back4App✓
File storage
Appwrite✓
Back4App✓
Serverless functions
Appwrite✓
Back4App✓
Edge functions
Appwrite-
Back4App-
Realtime subscriptions
Appwrite✓
Back4App✓
API style
AppwriteBoth
Back4AppBoth
Offline sync
Appwrite-
Back4App-
Vector AI support
Appwrite✓
Back4App-
Self hostable
Appwrite✓
Back4App✓
Deployment model
AppwriteBoth
Back4AppBoth
Pricing model
AppwriteTiered subscription
Back4AppTiered subscription

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Appwrite

A backend-as-a-service platform that provides authentication, databases, file storage, serverless functions, messaging, real-time capabilities, and web hosting as integrated services under a single subscription model.

Independently observed

Back4App

Back4App is a cloud-managed development platform that provides a managed database with real-time capabilities, REST and GraphQL APIs, file storage, and cloud-executable functions. It supports development across iOS, Android, React, Flutter, PHP, C#, and other platforms through SDKs and direct API access.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Appwrite

from $10/moHybridFree tier

Free tier with usage quotas, dedicated compute from $10/mo (Micro) to $960/mo (4XL), plus serverless usage-based pricing option.

  • FreeFree
  • Micro$10/mo
  • Small$15/mo
  • Medium$60/mo
  • Large$110/mo
  • XL$210/mo
  • 2XL$410/mo
  • 4XL$960/mo
as of verify ↗

Back4App

from $15/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $15/app/month for MVP tier, free tier available

  • FreeFree
    • REST API
    • GraphQL API
    • Cloud Functions
    • 1 day access log retention
    • Custom domain
  • MVP$15/app/mo (save 40% annually)
    • REST API
    • GraphQL API
    • Cloud Functions
    • 7 collaborators
    • Daily backups
    • +3 more
  • Pay As You Go$80/app/mo (save 20% annually)
    • REST API
    • GraphQL API
    • Cloud Functions
    • Unlimited collaborators
    • 28 day access log retention
    • +3 more
  • Dedicated$400/app/mo
    • REST API
    • GraphQL API
    • Cloud Functions
    • Point-in-time backups
    • Custom domain
    • +3 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom infrastructure
    • Custom SLAs
    • On-premises deployment
    • Multi-region
    • Pro services
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Appwrite✓
Back4App✓
iOS
Appwrite✓
Back4App✓
Android
Appwrite✓
Back4App✓
CLI
Appwrite✓
Back4App✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Appwrite✓
Back4App✓
Self-hosted
Appwrite✓
Back4App✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • Stripe

Appwrite

10 total - 9 not shared
  • fal.ai
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • OAuth
  • SendGrid
  • Resend
  • SMS.to
  • MSG91
  • Sentry
Independently observed

Back4App

4 total - 3 not shared
  • AWS
  • DigitalOcean
  • MongoDB Atlas
Independently observed
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