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Back4App

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Available worldwide · Popular in: US

What is Back4App?

A backend-as-a-service platform that hosts MongoDB databases, authentication, cloud functions, and real-time subscriptions accessible via REST and GraphQL APIs. Supports cloud hosting on AWS or DigitalOcean, plus self-hosted deployments for enterprise customers.

Independently observed

Back4App pricing

Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.

Pricing as of verify at live pricing ↗Independently observed
from $15/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $15/app/month for MVP tier, free tier available

Free

Free
Free

Development and learning tier

apps
up to 5 projects
requests
25K/mo
transfer
1GB
data_storage
250MB
file_storage
N/A
  • REST API
  • GraphQL API
  • Cloud Functions
  • 1 day access log retention
  • Custom domain

MVP

$15/app/mo (save 40% annually)
monthly · min 1 seats

Validate ideas quickly, launch fast

requests
500K/mo
transfer
250GB
data_storage
1GB
file_storage
50GB
  • REST API
  • GraphQL API
  • Cloud Functions
  • 7 collaborators
  • Daily backups
  • 7 day access log retention
  • Custom domain
  • NPM packages

Pay As You Go

$80/app/mo (save 20% annually)

Run and scale applications on serverless infrastructure

requests
5M/mo
transfer
1TB
data_storage
3GB
file_storage
N/A
  • REST API
  • GraphQL API
  • Cloud Functions
  • Unlimited collaborators
  • 28 day access log retention
  • Custom domain
  • Priority support
  • Monitoring

Dedicated

$400/app/mo

Production-grade speed, isolation, and flexibility

requests
Unlimited (hardware-constrained)
transfer
2TB
resources
10 CPUs / 14GB RAM
data_storage
8GB
file_storage
Unlimited
  • REST API
  • GraphQL API
  • Cloud Functions
  • Point-in-time backups
  • Custom domain
  • HIPAA after BAA
  • Dedicated engineer
  • SLA support

Enterprise

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Custom solution for unique infrastructure needs

  • Custom infrastructure
  • Custom SLAs
  • On-premises deployment
  • Multi-region
  • Pro services
  • Monitoring
  • Training
  • Dedicated engineer

Add-ons

  • Extra data storage$15/mo
  • Extra requests (MVP plan)$5/undefined
  • Extra requests (Pay-as-you-go plan)$2/undefined
  • Extra file storage$1/undefined
  • Extra data transfer$0.10/undefined
  • Point-in-time backups (add-on)$100/mo

What Back4App does

The capabilities that matter for backend as a service, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.

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

Platform & deployment

Independently observed
Platforms
  • CLI
  • iOS
  • Web
  • Android
Deployment
  • Cloud / SaaS
  • Hybrid
  • On-premise
  • Self-hosted

Integrations (4)

Independently observed
  • Stripe
  • AWS
  • DigitalOcean
  • MongoDB Atlas

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The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence

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Balanced composite 74 / 100
medium · 55%updating
Signal contributions to the composite score
SignalScoreWeightContributionEvidence
Pricing transparency1000.088.4✓
Security posture850.076.2✓
Capabilities810.054.0✓
Price level500.052.6✓
Integrations200.040.8✓
Reliability00.070.0-

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Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.

Features

AttributeValueEvidence
CapabilitiesApi style: both · File storage: Yes · Built in auth: Yes · Pricing model: tiered-subscription · Self hostable: Yes · Database model: mongodb-documentmediumsource · 2026-08-25 · 60%

Integrations

AttributeValueEvidence
Count4mediumsource · 2026-08-25 · 60%

Market

AttributeValueEvidence
AvailabilityHqCountry: US · PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: …highsource · 2026-08-25 · 75%

Pricing

AttributeValueEvidence
Modelfreemiummediumsource · 2026-08-25 · 60%
Free tierYesmediumsource · 2026-08-25 · 60%
Price levelmidmediumsource · 2026-08-25 · 60%
Starting priceAmount: 15 · Currency: USDmediumsource · 2026-08-25 · 60%
TransparentYesmediumsource · 2026-08-25 · 60%

Security

AttributeValueEvidence
Iso27001Yeshighsource · 2026-08-25 · 75%
Disclosure policyYesmediumsource · 2026-08-25 · 60%
GdprYeshighsource · 2026-08-25 · 75%
HipaaYeshighsource · 2026-08-25 · 75%
Soc2Yeshighsource · 2026-08-25 · 75%