Comparison

Backendless vs Xano

On the evidence we track, Xano leads this comparison with a composite score of 63/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Backendless45

★Xano63

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Backendless	XanoLeader
vioscaleAI score	45 / 100low · 29%	63 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	free
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	12	16
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	-	SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, ISO 9001
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://www.xano.com/blog/ai-code-governance-and-compliance/
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	-	99.95
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US, EU	Available worldwide · Popular in US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Backendless45 / 100low · 29%

Xano63 / 100medium · 72%

Pricing

Free tier

Backendless✓

Xano✓

Model

Backendlessfreemium

Xanofree

Price level

Backendlesslow

Xanofree

Transparent

Backendless✗

Xano✗

Integrations

Count

Backendless12

Xano16

Security

Certifications

Backendless–

XanoSOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, ISO 9001

Disclosure policy

Backendless–

Xano✓

Gdpr

Backendless–

Xano✓

Hipaa

Backendless–

Xano✓

Iso27001

Backendless–

Xano✓

Soc2

Backendless–

Xano✓

Trust center

Backendless–

Xanohttps://www.xano.com/blog/ai-code-governance-and-compliance/

Reliability

Sla pct

Backendless–

Xano99.95

Market

Availability

BackendlessAvailable worldwide · Popular in US, EU

XanoAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Content

Faq

Backendless6 items

Xano7 items

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

Capabilities

Database model

Backendless-

XanoPostgres

Built in auth

Backendless-

Xano✓

Row level security

Backendless-

Xano-

File storage

Backendless-

Xano✓

Serverless functions

Backendless-

Xano✓

Edge functions

Backendless-

Xano✓

Realtime subscriptions

Backendless-

Xano✓

API style

Backendless-

XanoRest

Offline sync

Backendless-

Xano-

Vector AI support

Backendless-

Xano-

Self hostable

Backendless✓

Xano✓

Deployment model

BackendlessBoth

XanoBoth

Pricing model

Backendless-

XanoTiered subscription

What each one is

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

Backendless

A no-code platform that provides a visual backend, real-time database, and API services for building applications. Features include codeless logic builders, user management, file storage, geolocation capabilities, and AI-powered workflow automation through FlowRunner.

Independently observed

Xano

Leader

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.

Backendless

HybridFree tier

Free tier available with 300 API calls/minute; paid Cloud plans with higher rate limits starting at Cloud 9 (600/min) and Cloud 99 (1200/min)

FreeFree
Cloud 9-
Cloud 99-

as of 2026-08-18verify ↗

Xano

Leader

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 2026-09-08verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Backendless	Xano
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
iOSPlatforms	✓	✗
AndroidPlatforms	✓	✗
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Backendless✓

Xano✓

iOS

Backendless✓

Xano✗

Android

Backendless✓

Xano✗

Windows

Backendless✓

Xano✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Backendless✓

Xano✓

Self-hosted

Backendless✓

Xano✓

Integrations

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

In common (3)

GitHub
OpenAI
Facebook

Backendless

12 total - 9 not shared

Thunkable
React JS
Git
Twitter
NativeScript
Google Play Store
Postman
Swagger
OpenAPI

Independently observed

Xano

Leader

25 total - 22 not shared

Stripe
Shopify
HubSpot
Twilio
Slack
Google OAuth
Notion
Sendgrid
Google ReCAPTCHA
Snowflake
Webflow
Bubble
Flutterflow
Retool
Cursor
VS Code
GitLab
Google
Microsoft Entra ID
Datadog
Claude
ChatGPT

Independently observed

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