# Back4App

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/back4app
- **Category:** Backend As A Service
- **Homepage:** https://www.back4app.com
- **Also known as:** back4app
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-25T08:40:28.048Z

## Vioscale score

**73.7 / 100**, confidence 55% (medium). Computed 2026-09-01.

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 50 | 0.052 | 2.6 | ✓ |
| reliability | 0 | 0.073 | 0 | - |
| capabilities | 81.2 | 0.04877777777777778 | 4 | ✓ |
| integrations | 20.1 | 0.04066666666666666 | 0.8 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 85 | 0.073 | 6.2 | ✓ |
| pricing_transparency | 100 | 0.084 | 8.4 | ✓ |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-25, [verify at source](https://www.back4app.com/pricing/backend-as-a-service). Independently observed._

from $15/mo · Subscription · Free tier

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

| Plan | Price | Free | Commitment |
|---|---|:--:|---|
| Free | Free | ✓ | - |
| MVP | $15/app/mo (save 40% annually) | - | monthly |
| Pay As You Go | $80/app/mo (save 20% annually) | - | - |
| Dedicated | $400/app/mo | - | - |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | - | - |

### Free

Development and learning tier

**Included limits:** 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

Validate ideas quickly, launch fast

**Included limits:** 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

Run and scale applications on serverless infrastructure

**Included limits:** 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

Production-grade speed, isolation, and flexibility

**Included limits:** 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 (Contact sales)

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)

## About

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._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** CLI, iOS, Web, Android
- **Deployment:** Cloud / SaaS, Hybrid, On-premise, Self-hosted

## Integrations (4)

_Independently observed._

- Stripe
- AWS
- DigitalOcean
- MongoDB Atlas

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for Backend As A Service. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **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 |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.model | freemium | [link](https://www.back4app.com/pricing/backend-as-a-service) | 2026-08-25 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://www.back4app.com/pricing/backend-as-a-service) | 2026-08-25 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | mid | [link](https://www.back4app.com/pricing/backend-as-a-service) | 2026-08-25 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":15,"currency":"USD"}` | [link](https://www.back4app.com/pricing/backend-as-a-service) | 2026-08-25 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.transparent | yes | [link](https://www.back4app.com/pricing/backend-as-a-service) | 2026-08-25 | 60% (medium) |

### security

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| security.iso27001 | yes | [link](https://www.back4app.com/docs/security/multi-factor-authentication) | 2026-08-25 | 75% (high) |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | [link](https://www.back4app.com/pricing/backend-as-a-service) | 2026-08-25 | 60% (medium) |
| security.gdpr | yes | [link](https://www.back4app.com/docs/security/multi-factor-authentication) | 2026-08-25 | 75% (high) |
| security.hipaa | yes | [link](https://www.back4app.com/docs/security/multi-factor-authentication) | 2026-08-25 | 75% (high) |
| security.soc2 | yes | [link](https://www.back4app.com/docs/security/multi-factor-authentication) | 2026-08-25 | 75% (high) |

### integrations

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrations.count | 4 | [link](https://www.back4app.com/pricing/backend-as-a-service) | 2026-08-25 | 60% (medium) |

### market

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | [link](https://www.back4app.com/pricing/backend-as-a-service) | 2026-08-25 | 75% (high) |

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