Available worldwide · Popular in: US, EU
What is 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.
Backendless 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.
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)
Free
FreeIncludes 5 security roles, 20 GB file storage, 1M pub/sub messages, up to 200 data tables, 100k geopoints, and 300 API calls per minute
- geopoints
- 100k
- data_tables
- 200
- file_storage
- 20 GB
- security_roles
- 5
- pub_sub_messages
- 1M/mo
- api_calls_per_minute
- 300
Cloud 9
- api_calls_per_minute
- 600
Cloud 99
- api_calls_per_minute
- 1200
Add-ons
- Extra Data Tables$10/mo
- Extra Geopoints$5/mo
- Function Packs
What Backendless 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.
- 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
- Both
- Pricing model
- -
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- iOS
- Web
- Android
- Windows
- Cloud / SaaS
- Self-hosted
Integrations (12)
Independently observed- Thunkable
- React JS
- Git
- GitHub
- OpenAI
- NativeScript
- Google Play Store
- Postman
- Swagger
- OpenAPI
Backendless FAQ
Common questions about Backendless, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is 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. It is indexed under Backend As A Service.
Is Backendless free?
Backendless offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: Free, Cloud 9 and Cloud 99. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
What platforms does Backendless support?
Backendless supports the web, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Can Backendless be self-hosted?
Yes. Backendless can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
Source: https://backendless.com
What does Backendless integrate with?
We have confirmed 11 integrations for Backendless, including Thunkable, React JS, Git, OpenAI, Facebook, Twitter, NativeScript and Google Play Store, plus 3 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Where is Backendless available?
Backendless is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States and the EU.
Backendless alternatives
Other backend as a service we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- AppwriteAn open-source backend platform providing integrated cloud services for web, mobile, and AI applicationsmedium · 56%
- Back4AppA cloud-based development platform providing a managed database, APIs, file storage, and executable backend logic.medium · 53%
- XanoA backend-as-a-service platform designed to make AI-generated code trustworthy and production-readymedium · 72%
- FirebaseA Google-backed platform for building, deploying, and managing mobile and web applications with integrated development services.low · 31%
- ConvexA managed backend platform combining database, serverless functions, real-time synchronization, and search in a unified TypeScript environmentmedium · 73%
- NhostAn open-source backend platform offering GraphQL APIs, authentication, storage, and serverless functions as a Firebase alternativemedium · 72%
Compare Backendless
Side by side against other backend as a service, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Backendless, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price level | 80 | 0.04 | 3.2 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 25 | 0.05 | 1.3 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 32 | 0.04 | 1.2 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 29 | 0.03 | 0.9 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.09 | 0.0 | - |
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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.
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 6 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 63% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Self hostable: Yes · Deployment model: both | mediumsource · 2026-09-28 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 12 | mediumsource · 2026-08-18 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-08-18 · 75% |
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