# Back4App vs Xano

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Back4App

| Attribute | Back4App | Xano |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 68.4 (53% (medium)) | 63.3 (72% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A Backend as a Service platform providing backend infrastructure for Flutter, React, iOS, and Android applications, with web deployment and app template support. It is indexed under Backend As A Service.","source":"https://www.back4app.com","question":"What is Back4App?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Back4App offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $15 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.back4app.com/pricing/backend-as-a-service","question":"Is Back4App free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Back4App supports the web, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.back4app.com","question":"What platforms does Back4App support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Back4App, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.back4app.com","question":"Can Back4App be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 4 integrations for Back4App, including Stripe, AWS, DigitalOcean and MongoDB Atlas. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.back4app.com/pricing/backend-as-a-service","question":"What does Back4App integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Back4App. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Back4App not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.back4app.com/docs/security/multi-factor-authentication","question":"What security certifications does Back4App have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Back4App is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://www.back4app.com/pricing/backend-as-a-service","question":"Where is Back4App available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"Backend-as-a-service platform enabling visual and code-based development of APIs, databases, and business logic without managing servers or infrastructure. Features AI-assisted code generation, PostgreSQL database, built-in authentication, file storage, and compliance certifications including SOC 2, GDPR, and HIPAA. It is indexed under Backend As A Service.","source":"https://www.xano.com/pricing/","question":"What is Xano?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Xano offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: Free, Essential, Pro and Custom. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.xano.com/pricing/","question":"Is Xano free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Xano supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.xano.com/pricing/","question":"What platforms does Xano support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Xano can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.xano.com/pricing/","question":"Can Xano be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 24 integrations for Xano, including Stripe, Shopify, HubSpot, OpenAI, Twilio, Slack, Google OAuth and Notion, plus 16 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.xano.com/pricing/","question":"What does Xano integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Xano. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Xano not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.xano.com/security/","question":"What security certifications does Xano have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Xano is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://www.xano.com/pricing/","question":"Where is Xano available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"api_style":"both","file_storage":true,"built_in_auth":true,"pricing_model":"tiered-subscription","self_hostable":true,"database_model":"mongodb-document","deployment_model":"both","row_level_security":true,"serverless_functions":true,"realtime_subscriptions":true}` | `{"api_style":"rest","file_storage":true,"built_in_auth":true,"pricing_model":"tiered-subscription","self_hostable":true,"database_model":"postgres","edge_functions":true,"deployment_model":"both","serverless_functions":true,"realtime_subscriptions":true}` |
| integrations.count | 4 | 16 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Stripe"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"DigitalOcean"},{"name":"MongoDB Atlas"}]` | `[{"name":"Stripe"},{"name":"Shopify"},{"name":"HubSpot"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Twilio"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Google OAuth"},{"name":"Notion"},{"name":"Sendgrid"},{"name":"Facebook"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Google ReCAPTCHA"},{"name":"Snowflake"},{"name":"Webflow"},{"name":"Bubble"},{"name":"Flutterflow"},{"name":"Retool"},{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"VS Code"},{"name":"GitLab","native":true,"category":"vcs","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Google","native":true,"category":"auth","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Microsoft Entra ID","native":true,"category":"auth","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Datadog","native":true,"category":"observability","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Claude","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"ChatGPT","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"bidirectional"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free","features":["REST API","GraphQL API","Cloud Functions","1 day access log retention","Custom domain"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Development and learning tier","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"apps":"up to 5 projects","requests":"25K/mo","transfer":"1GB","data_storage":"250MB","file_storage":"N/A"}},{"free":false,"name":"MVP","summary":"$15/app/mo (save 40% annually)","features":["REST API","GraphQL API","Cloud Functions","7 collaborators","Daily backups","7 day access log retention","Custom domain","NPM packages"],"minSeats":1,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":15,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Validate ideas quickly, launch fast","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"requests":"500K/mo","transfer":"250GB","data_storage":"1GB","file_storage":"50GB"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pay As You Go","summary":"$80/app/mo (save 20% annually)","features":["REST API","GraphQL API","Cloud Functions","Unlimited collaborators","28 day access log retention","Custom domain","Priority support","Monitoring"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":80,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Run and scale applications on serverless infrastructure","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"requests":"5M/mo","transfer":"1TB","data_storage":"3GB","file_storage":"N/A"}},{"free":false,"name":"Dedicated","summary":"$400/app/mo","features":["REST API","GraphQL API","Cloud Functions","Point-in-time backups","Custom domain","HIPAA after BAA","Dedicated engineer","SLA support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":400,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Production-grade speed, isolation, and flexibility","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"requests":"Unlimited (hardware-constrained)","transfer":"2TB","resources":"10 CPUs / 14GB RAM","data_storage":"8GB","file_storage":"Unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Contact for custom pricing","features":["Custom infrastructure","Custom SLAs","On-premises deployment","Multi-region","Pro services","Monitoring","Training","Dedicated engineer"],"description":"Custom solution for unique infrastructure needs","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Extra data storage","components":[{"kind":"fixed","unit":"GB","amount":15,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Extra requests (MVP plan)","components":[{"per":{"qty":100000,"unit":"requests"},"kind":"fixed","amount":5,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Extra requests (Pay-as-you-go plan)","components":[{"per":{"qty":100000,"unit":"requests"},"kind":"fixed","amount":2,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Extra file storage","components":[{"per":{"qty":10,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"fixed","amount":1,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Extra data transfer","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"fixed","amount":0.1,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Point-in-time backups (add-on)","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":100,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From $15/app/month for MVP tier, free tier available","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.back4app.com/pricing/backend-as-a-service","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T08:36:27.977Z","startingPrice":{"amount":15,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free","features":["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","99.99% SLA"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"storage":"100 GB image and file","rest_apis":"unlimited (10 req/20s rate limit)","serverless_functions":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Essential","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Custom","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"CPU boost + Autoscale protection"},{"name":"HIPAA compliance"},{"name":"Additional database and media storage (5GB–10GB)"},{"name":"Agency Add-on"}],"summary":"Free tier. Subscription plans with usage-based add-ons.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.xano.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-09-08T17:34:16.540Z","billingPeriods":["year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | free |
| pricing.price_level | mid | free |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":15,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.95 |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active"},{"name":"SOC 3","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO 27001","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO 27701","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO 9001","status":"active"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://www.back4app.com/docs/security/multi-factor-authentication | https://www.xano.com/blog/ai-code-governance-and-compliance/ |

## Capabilities (Backend As A Service)

| Capability | Back4App | Xano |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Database model | Mongodb document | Postgres |
| Built in auth | ✓ | ✓ |
| Row level security | ✓ | - |
| File storage | ✓ | ✓ |
| Serverless functions | ✓ | ✓ |
| Edge functions | - | ✓ |
| Realtime subscriptions | ✓ | ✓ |
| API style | Both | Rest |
| Offline sync | - | - |
| Vector AI support | - | - |
| Self hostable | ✓ | ✓ |
| Deployment model | Both | Both |
| Pricing model | Tiered subscription | Tiered subscription |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:10:23.269Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*