# Appwrite vs Backendless

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Appwrite

| Attribute | Appwrite | Backendless |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 61.6 (43% (low)) | 42.8 (26% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":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. | 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. |
| integrations.count | 1 | 12 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"fal.ai"}]` | `[{"name":"Thunkable"},{"name":"React JS"},{"name":"Git"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Facebook"},{"name":"Twitter"},{"name":"NativeScript"},{"name":"Google Play Store"},{"name":"Postman"},{"name":"Swagger"},{"name":"OpenAPI"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US","EU"],"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":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","description":"Includes 5 security roles, 20 GB file storage, 1M pub/sub messages, up to 200 data tables, 100k geopoints, and 300 API calls per minute","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"geopoints":"100k","data_tables":"200","file_storage":"20 GB","security_roles":"5","pub_sub_messages":"1M/mo","api_calls_per_minute":"300"}},{"free":false,"name":"Cloud 9","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"api_calls_per_minute":"600"}},{"free":false,"name":"Cloud 99","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"api_calls_per_minute":"1200"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"Extra Data Tables","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Extra Geopoints","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Function Packs"}],"summary":"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)","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://backendless.com/new-release-updated-pricing-mbaas-code-generation-server-code-and-geolocation-improvements/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T22:08:04.309Z","billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | mid | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":25,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Backend As A Service)

| Capability | Appwrite | Backendless |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 2026-09-01T16:50:02.242Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*