Appwrite Has a Free Backend-as-a-Service — Build Full-Stack Apps Without Server Code

Appwrite is an open-source Backend-as-a-Service that handles auth, databases, storage, and more.

What You Get for Free (Cloud)

• Authentication — email/password, OAuth (Google, GitHub, Apple, 30+ providers), phone, magic link
• Databases — document-based with real-time subscriptions, relationships, permissions
• Storage — file uploads with image transformations (resize, crop, convert)
• Functions — serverless functions in Node.js, Python, Dart, Ruby, PHP, Go, and more
• Messaging — push notifications, email, SMS
• Real-time — WebSocket subscriptions on any collection
• 75+ SDKs — Web, Flutter, React Native, iOS, Android, and server-side

Quick Start

# Cloud: cloud.appwrite.io (free tier: 75K requests/mo)

# Self-hosted
docker run -d --name appwrite \
  -p 80:80 -p 443:443 \
  appwrite/appwrite:latest

# Create a project via dashboard, then in your app:
# npm install appwrite

import { Client, Databases } from 'appwrite';
const client = new Client()
  .setEndpoint('https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1')
  .setProject('your-project-id');
const db = new Databases(client);
// Create, read, update, delete — all with permissions built in

Why Developers Choose It Over Firebase

Firebase locks you into Google. Appwrite is:

• Self-hostable — own your data, no vendor lock-in
• Open source — 40K+ GitHub stars, active community
• More generous free tier — 75K requests vs Firebase's complex pricing

A mobile developer was spending $340/mo on Firebase as their app grew. They migrated to self-hosted Appwrite on a $20/mo server — same features, predictable costs, and they own their entire backend.

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