Appwrite

What it is for

Appwrite is an open-source BaaS desk: you store a document, sign a user in, and Cloud includes a Free plan plus dedicated database compute from $10/month (Starter 1 core / 1 GB) — or you self-host the public app at $0. Use it when the job is auth + data + files you start on Cloud Free or a $10 DB, not when you need a $20 chat seat.

What makes it unique: the cover is the official Appwrite Databases document list (Movies collection, Create document, Attributes / Indexes) from the website visuals still — not a pricing card. The table itself is ops of Databases.

Key features

• Databases — a collection of documents you create and query (databases still; pricing Database pricing). One table. Attributes / Indexes / Activity are ops of this. Serverless compute is $0 fixed; dedicated starts at $10/mo per database. The cover is ops. The SDK is install.
• Auth — users, sessions, and OAuth you attach to a project (Appwrite quickstart). A person, not a document. MFA / teams sit here.
• Functions — a serverless run you deploy next to the database. A job, not a row. Executions are the Cloud meter on the plan comparison (the FAQ names Free and Pro caps).
• Storage — files and buckets you attach to a project. An asset, not a document. Bandwidth and GB-hours print as usage on the billing FAQ.
• Self-host / Cloud — the OSS app you run at $0, or Appwrite Cloud (pricing; GitHub). A deploy, not a document. $10 of compute credits for database usage are included every month on the cards we fetched. Messaging / Sites are sibling products on the same Cloud bill, not extra Free surfaces.

Cloud prints a Free plan and a Pro plan in the pricing FAQ (Free freezes at a resource limit; Pro continues with overage). The compare-plans grid is client-rendered — do not invent a Pro dollar the static HTML did not print as a card. Dedicated compute tiers are printed.

Who it's for

Best fit: app teams who will stay on Cloud Free (project freezes at the cap) or self-host OSS at $0 while they create a first Movies document, then add a dedicated database at $10/month (Starter 1 core / 1 GB) when they want reserved compute — and confirm the live Pro card before they treat overage as a fixed seat.

Pricing

Verified 2026-10-22 (Asia/Shanghai) from appwrite.io/pricing. The static cards we fetched are database compute. Organization Free / Pro names appear in the FAQ on the same page.

• Free (Cloud) — named on the pricing FAQ. Hitting a resource limit freezes the project (Console stays read-only) until you upgrade, delete extras, or wait for the next cycle. Confirm the live Compare plans table for MAU / storage / bandwidth — do not invent those quotas.
• Pro (Cloud) — named on the pricing FAQ. The project keeps running and additional charges apply; 75% / 100% email reminders; you can set a budget cap. Confirm the live Pro dollar on Compare plans — the static HTML we fetched did not print a Pro tile amount.
• Database — Serverless — $0 fixed fee. Reads/writes use the plan quota, then overage.
• Database — Dedicated — from $10/month per database. Printed tiers: Starter $10 (1 core / 1 GB); Standard $20 (2 / 2 GB); Standard Plus $49 (2 / 4 GB); Professional $85 (4 / 8 GB); Business $160 (4 / 16 GB); Business Plus $299 (4 / 32 GB); Enterprise $425 (8 / 32 GB); Enterprise Plus $699 (8 / 64 GB); Scale $999 (16 / 64 GB); Scale Plus $1,699 (16 / 128 GB); Scale Pro $2,399 (32 / 128 GB); Scale Max $4,099 (32 / 256 GB). HA replica = full tier price. Point-in-time recovery +20% of base.
• Credits — $10 of compute credits for database usage included every month.
• Self-host — $0 for the public GitHub app. You run it.

Confirm checkout; taxes follow your location. Indian cards may see an RBI verification hold up to $150 (FAQ).

Limitations / costs

• Free freezes at the cap. Pro is overage, not a second Free bucket.
• $10 dedicated is one database. A replica is another full tier.
• A BaaS desk, not a single Postgres. For hosted Postgres without auth/files see Neon. For a reactive app backend see Convex.

Alternatives

• Convex — a reactive backend when you will not run Appwrite Auth + Storage as separate desks.
• Neon — hosted Postgres when the job is a branchable SQL database, not a BaaS console.
• Logto — hosted auth when you already have a database and only need sign-in.

Official tutorial

Official Appwrite channel video: Appwrite quickstart tutorial (oEmbed author: Appwrite). First-party start; the Databases document-list still is the cover.

Written path: appwrite.io/pricing plus the databases still.

Website

https://appwrite.io

Repository

https://github.com/appwrite/appwrite

Source

Catalog row curated for AI Tools Nav. Cover is the official Appwrite Databases document list. Dollars checked on appwrite.io/pricing (dedicated DB $10–$4,099/mo; serverless $0 fixed; $10 credits/month; Free/Pro named in the FAQ). Tutorial oEmbed author: Appwrite.

Last verified

2026-10-22 (Asia/Shanghai) editorial check.