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Comparison

Back4App vs Xano

On the evidence we track, Back4App leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Back4App full profile →Xano full profile →
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★Back4App68
Xano63
Score
vioscaleAI score
Back4App68 / 100medium · 53%
Xano63 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
Back4App✓
Xano✓
Model
Back4Appfreemium
Xanofree
Price level
Back4Appmid
Xanofree
Starting price
Back4App$15
Xano–
Transparent
Back4App✓
Xano✗
Integrations
Count
Back4App4
Xano16
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Back4App✓
Xano✓
Gdpr
Back4App✓
Xano✓
Hipaa
Back4App✓
Xano✓
Iso27001
Back4App✓
Xano✓
Soc2
Back4App✓
Xano✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Back4App–
Xano99.95
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Back4App7 items
Xano7 items

Capabilities

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

Capabilities
Database model
Back4AppMongodb document
XanoPostgres
Built in auth
Back4App✓
Xano✓
Row level security
Back4App✓
Xano-
File storage
Back4App✓
Xano✓
Serverless functions
Back4App✓
Xano✓
Edge functions
Back4App-
Xano✓
Realtime subscriptions
Back4App✓
Xano✓
API style
Back4AppBoth
XanoRest
Offline sync
Back4App-
Xano-
Vector AI support
Back4App-
Xano-
Self hostable
Back4App✓
Xano✓
Deployment model
Back4AppBoth
XanoBoth
Pricing model
Back4AppTiered subscription
XanoTiered subscription

What each one is

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

Back4App

Leader

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

Xano

Xano is a no-code backend platform providing scalable Postgres databases, API builders, authentication, and background job processing. It combines visual governance and automated validation to enable AI-generated backend logic to be inspectable, testable, and deployable with built-in audit trails and compliance controls.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

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 verify ↗

Xano

SubscriptionFree tier

Free tier. Subscription plans with usage-based add-ons.

  • FreeFree
    • Unlimited serverless Lambda functions
    • Unlimited REST APIs (rate limited)
    • 100 GB image and file storage
    • GDPR, ISO, and SOC 2 & 3 compliance
    • HIPAA add-on available
    • +1 more
  • Essential-
  • Pro-
  • CustomContact sales
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Stripe

Back4App

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

Xano

25 total - 24 not shared
  • Shopify
  • HubSpot
  • OpenAI
  • Twilio
  • Slack
  • Google OAuth
  • Notion
  • Sendgrid
  • Facebook
  • GitHub
  • Google ReCAPTCHA
  • Snowflake
  • Webflow
  • Bubble
  • Flutterflow
  • Retool
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • GitLab
  • Google
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Datadog
  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
Independently observed
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