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Comparison

Appwrite vs Firebase

No leader: the top candidate Firebase has only 0.26 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Appwrite full profile →Firebase full profile →
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Appwrite62
Firebase78
Score
Vioscale score
Appwrite62 / 100low · 43%updating
Firebase78 / 100low · 26%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Appwrite✓
Firebase✓
Model
Appwritefreemium
Firebasefreemium
Price level
Appwritemid
Firebaselow
Starting price
Appwrite$25
Firebase$9.37
Transparent
Appwrite✓
Firebase✓
Integrations
Count
Appwrite1
Firebase11
Security
Gdpr
Appwrite✓
Firebase–
Hipaa
Appwrite✓
Firebase–
Soc2
Appwrite✓
Firebase–
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Capabilities
Database model
Appwrite-
Firebase-
Built in auth
Appwrite-
Firebase-
Row level security
Appwrite-
Firebase-
File storage
Appwrite-
Firebase-
Serverless functions
Appwrite-
Firebase-
Edge functions
Appwrite-
Firebase-
Realtime subscriptions
Appwrite-
Firebase-
API style
Appwrite-
Firebase-
Offline sync
Appwrite-
Firebase-
Vector AI support
Appwrite-
Firebase-
Self hostable
Appwrite-
Firebase-
Deployment model
Appwrite-
Firebase-
Pricing model
Appwrite-
Firebase-

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

Firebase

A managed development platform providing databases, authentication, hosting, analytics, and other services for app development. Includes a free tier with usage limits and a pay-as-you-go tier with metered pricing for higher volumes.

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 verify ↗

Firebase

from $9.37/mofreemiumFree tier90-day trial

Free tier (Spark) with usage limits, or pay-as-you-go (Blaze) starting with $300 credit

  • SparkFree
  • BlazePay-as-you-go with $300 credit on signup; rates vary by service and region
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

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

Firebase

11 total
  • Flutter
  • Google Ads
  • AdMob
  • Google Marketing Platform
  • Google Play
  • Looker Studio
  • BigQuery
  • Slack
  • Jira
  • Android Studio
  • Stripe
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.