#13 in Build & DeploymentUpdated 2026-08

Appwrite

Name: Appwrite
Rating: 67.1 (1 reviews)

by Appwrite · Open-source backend and frontend hosting on one platform

67.1 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Appwrite is an open-source platform that bundles authentication, databases, storage, serverless functions, realtime subscriptions and messaging behind one API, plus Sites for deploying static, SSR and CSR frontends. Requests and assets are served through its own CDN with DDoS mitigation and encryption in transit and at rest. It runs as Appwrite Cloud or self-hosted, with migration between the two.

Best for: Developer teams wanting an open-source backend plus frontend hosting under one subscription.
Pricing: Free tier, then Pro from $25/month per project with metered add-ons; Enterprise is custom-priced.
Runs on: WebSelf-hosted

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Auth, databases, storage, functions, messaging and hosting in one
Open source, with data migration between Cloud and self-hosted
Functions run in 30+ isolated runtimes across 13 languages
Free tier covers 75K monthly active users and 750K executions

Trade-offs

Free projects are paused after a week of inactivity and capped at 2
SSO, activity logs and dedicated databases are listed as coming soon
Pro is 'from $25' — bandwidth, users and executions bill as overages
Card payments only; other methods are not yet supported

Pricing

Published plans from Appwrite’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

Appwrite pricing tiers, monthly rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Includes
Free	Freeper organization	5GB bandwidth, 2GB storage, 750K executions 75K monthly active users, community support 1 database, 1 bucket, 2 functions per project Limit of 2 projects; paused after 1 week idle
Pro	$25per project	2TB bandwidth, 150GB storage, 3.5M executions 200K monthly active users, email support Unlimited databases, buckets and functions Daily backups kept for 7 days, 45-minute builds
Enterprise	Contact sales	Uptime SLAs and up to 24/7 support SOC-2, HIPAA and BAA, SSO, activity logs Bring your own cloud, log drains, 90-day retention Custom roles, backup policies and volume discounts

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 80 out of 100
API quality: 0 out of 100
Documentation: 90 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 82 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 85 out of 100
Changelog: 100 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 65 out of 100
Operational trust: 60 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 60 out of 100
Maintenance: 100 out of 100

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