# Appwrite vs AWS Amplify

| Attribute | Appwrite | AWS Amplify |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 61.6 (43% (low)) | 59.2 (42% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | AWS Amplify provides a complete development environment combining frontend hosting with managed backend services. Developers can deploy web applications using popular frameworks, build secure APIs, manage authentication and data, and create native iOS and Android apps without needing deep cloud infrastructure expertise. |
| integrations.count | 1 | 13 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"fal.ai"}]` | `[{"name":"Amazon Cognito"},{"name":"AWS AppSync"},{"name":"Amazon DynamoDB"},{"name":"AWS Lambda"},{"name":"Amazon S3"},{"name":"CloudFront"},{"name":"Next.js"},{"name":"Nuxt"},{"name":"TypeScript"},{"name":"Swift"},{"name":"Kotlin"},{"name":"Java"},{"name":"Git"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free","features":["5GB bandwidth/month","750K executions","75K monthly active users","Community support","1 Database per project","1 Bucket per project","2 Functions per project","15-minute build timeouts","Max 2 projects","Projects paused after 1 week inactivity"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"projects":"2","bandwidth":"5GB/mo","executions":"750k/mo","build_timeout":"15 minutes","buckets_per_project":"1","monthly_active_users":"75k","databases_per_project":"1","functions_per_project":"2"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"From $25/month","features":["200K monthly active users","Dedicated resources per project","Organization roles","Email support","Daily backups (7-day retention)","Unlimited Databases, Buckets, and Functions","45-minute build timeouts","Webhooks (unlimited)","Custom SMTP support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":25,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For production applications with scaling needs","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"build_timeout":"45 minutes","monthly_active_users":"200k"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Everything in Pro","Uptime SLAs","Designated Success Manager","Up to 24/7 support","Private Slack channel option","Volume discounts","Log drains","90-day log retention","Advanced observability","Bring Your Own Cloud option","SOC-2 Type II, HIPAA, and BAA compliance","Custom organization roles","Single Sign-On (SSO)","Activity logs","Custom backup policies"],"description":"Custom solution for enterprises requiring advanced security and support","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"API Bandwidth","components":[{"per":{"qty":100,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":15,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Storage","components":[{"per":{"qty":100,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":2.8,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Additional Projects","components":[{"kind":"one_time","amount":15,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Additional Users","components":[{"per":{"qty":1000,"unit":"users"},"kind":"metered","amount":3,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Executions","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"million"},"kind":"metered","amount":2,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Compute (GB-hours)","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB-hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.06,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Connections","components":[{"per":{"qty":1000,"unit":"connections"},"kind":"metered","amount":5,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Messages","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"million"},"kind":"metered","amount":2.5,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Database Reads","components":[{"per":{"qty":100000,"unit":"reads"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.06,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Database Writes","components":[{"per":{"qty":100000,"unit":"writes"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.1,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Image Transformations","components":[{"per":{"qty":1000,"unit":"transformations"},"kind":"metered","amount":5,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Screenshots","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"screenshot"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.004,"currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Free tier available. Pro from $25/month. Enterprise custom pricing.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://appwrite.io/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T22:08:34.930Z","startingPrice":{"amount":25,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Usage-based","summary":"Standard/Large/XLarge build instances at $0.01-$0.10/minute; data storage $0.023/GB; transfer $0.15/GB; SSR requests $0.30/1M; duration $0.20/hour; WAF $15/month","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.01,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.025,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.1,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.023,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.15,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"requests"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.3,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.2,"currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":15,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"ssr_requests":"500000/mo","data_storage_cdn":"5 GB/mo","data_transfer_out":"15 GB/mo","ssr_request_duration":"100 GB-hours/mo","build_minutes_standard":"1000/mo"}}],"summary":"Free tier with per-unit metering. New AWS customers receive $200 free tier credits. Examples: $8.08/month for small apps, $66/month for high-traffic apps","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://aws.amazon.com/amplify/pricing/?nc=sn&loc=4","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T22:03:57.711Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | mid | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":25,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.fedramp | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Backend As A Service)

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

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:32:53.900Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*