Comparison

Appwrite vs Back4App

On the evidence we track, Back4App leads this comparison with a composite score of 74/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Appwrite62

★Back4App74

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Appwrite	Back4AppLeader
Vioscale score	62 / 100low · 43%updating	74 / 100medium · 55%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	mid
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$25	$15
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	1	4
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	Available worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

Appwrite62 / 100low · 43%updating

Back4App74 / 100medium · 55%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Appwrite✓

Back4App✓

Model

Appwritefreemium

Back4Appfreemium

Price level

Appwritemid

Back4Appmid

Starting price

Appwrite$25

Back4App$15

Transparent

Appwrite✓

Back4App✓

Integrations

Count

Appwrite1

Back4App4

Security

Disclosure policy

Appwrite–

Back4App✓

Gdpr

Appwrite✓

Back4App✓

Hipaa

Appwrite✓

Back4App✓

Iso27001

Appwrite–

Back4App✓

Soc2

Appwrite✓

Back4App✓

Market

Availability

AppwriteAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Back4AppAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Backend As A Service
Capability	Appwrite	Back4App
Capabilities
Database model	-	Mongodb document
Built in auth	-	✓
Row level security	-	✓
File storage	-	✓
Serverless functions	-	✓
Edge functions	-	-
Realtime subscriptions	-	✓
API style	-	Both
Offline sync	-	-
Vector AI support	-	-
Self hostable	-	✓
Deployment model	-	Both
Pricing model	-	Tiered subscription

Capabilities

Database model

Appwrite-

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

Appwrite-

Back4AppBoth

Offline sync

Appwrite-

Back4App-

Vector AI support

Appwrite-

Back4App-

Self hostable

Appwrite-

Back4App✓

Deployment model

Appwrite-

Back4AppBoth

Pricing model

Appwrite-

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

Leader

A backend-as-a-service platform that hosts MongoDB databases, authentication, cloud functions, and real-time subscriptions accessible via REST and GraphQL APIs. Supports cloud hosting on AWS or DigitalOcean, plus self-hosted deployments for enterprise customers.

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 $25/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free tier available. Pro from $25/month. Enterprise custom pricing.

FreeFree
- 5GB bandwidth/month
- 750K executions
- 75K monthly active users
- Community support
- 1 Database per project
- +5 more
ProFrom $25/month
- 200K monthly active users
- Dedicated resources per project
- Organization roles
- Email support
- Daily backups (7-day retention)
- +4 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- Everything in Pro
- Uptime SLAs
- Designated Success Manager
- Up to 24/7 support
- Private Slack channel option
- +10 more

as of 2026-08-18verify ↗

Back4App

Leader

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 2026-08-25verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Appwrite	Back4App
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
iOSPlatforms	✗	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✗	✓
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Appwrite✓

Back4App✓

iOS

Appwrite✗

Back4App✓

Android

Appwrite✗

Back4App✓

CLI

Appwrite✓

Back4App✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Appwrite✓

Back4App✓

Self-hosted

Appwrite✓

Back4App✓

On-premise

Appwrite✗

Back4App✓

Hybrid

Appwrite✗

Back4App✓

Integrations

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

Appwrite

1 total

fal.ai

Independently observed

Back4App

Leader

4 total

Stripe
AWS
DigitalOcean
MongoDB Atlas

Independently observed

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