Everything a backend needs in one project, on their cloud or your own server. Appwrite is a backend platform that bundles authentication, databases, storage, functions, messaging, realtime, static site hosting and domains, and it can run on Appwrite Cloud or on your own server. The pricing page says every plan includes the full toolkit, and that a Free project freezes at its limit while the console stays in read-only mode. Appwrite's own plan post lists Free at 5 GB of bandwidth and 75,000 monthly active users, Start from $10 with 80 GB and 100,000 users, and Pro from $25 with 2 TB and 200,000 users. In r/FlutterDev, one developer who tried Appwrite and Supabase for an offline-first app called Appwrite easy to set up but limited in query power. A r/appwrite commenter called the self-hosted option a blessing. Pricing has changed more than once, so recheck the numbers.
Serverless databases have a $0 fixed fee, and the page says $10 of database compute credits are included every month
At the limit
Project freezes and the console goes read-only
Start plan
From $10 per month
Pro plan
From $25 per month
Last sniffed Oct 4, 2026. Always confirm on the official pricing page.
👍 Good boy
+The pricing page says every plan includes Auth, Databases, PostgreSQL, Storage, Functions, Messaging, Realtime, Sites, Domains and Firewall, so you do not buy services one by one.
+Appwrite's plan post lists Free at 5 GB of bandwidth and 75,000 monthly active users, and Start from $10 with 80 GB and 1.5 million function executions.
+Pro is listed from $25 with 2 TB of bandwidth and 200,000 monthly active users, and the pricing FAQ mentions a budget cap you can set.
+A r/appwrite commenter called the self-hosted option a blessing and said it is very developer-friendly.
+A r/FlutterDev poster who tried both Appwrite and Supabase for an offline-first app listed easy setup and a good community as Appwrite's strengths.
+A r/nextjs commenter said Appwrite gives you flexibility with dozens of SDKs, runtimes and a self-hosting option, while Supabase offers a focused Postgres stack.
+The pricing FAQ says you can sign a BAA with Appwrite, and an open-source maintainer program exists for Appwrite Cloud users.
👎 Watch out
−On Free, hitting a resource limit freezes the project and puts the console in read-only mode until you upgrade, remove resources or wait for the next billing cycle.
−A r/FlutterDev poster listed limited query power as Appwrite's weak side next to Supabase, which gives you SQL.
−A r/Supabase commenter said Supabase seems more mature while Appwrite is developing very quickly, and that the extra Postgres features are better.
−A r/node thread from 2022 said Appwrite used a SQL database with a NoSQL-style API. The current pricing page now lists PostgreSQL and TablesDB, so that comparison is dated.
−Pricing has moved: Appwrite's changelog says Pro went from $15 to $25 a month in August 2025, and the later Start plan changed the ladder again. Numbers in older posts will be wrong.
−The pricing FAQ says Appwrite accepts credit and debit cards only. I found no G2 or Capterra text, so user opinions here come from Reddit.
The catch
The pricing page's plan comparison table did not render when I fetched it, and the structured extract mixed in dedicated database tiers, so I discarded it. The Free, Start and Pro limits above come from Appwrite's own plan post and docs excerpts. That post's date was not visible, so confirm the numbers on the live page before you rely on them.
Free projects freeze when they hit a resource limit. The pricing FAQ says the console stays running in read-only mode, and your options are to upgrade to Pro, remove resources over the limit, or wait for the next billing cycle. Pro projects keep running and bill overage, and you can set a budget cap on the organization.
I could not confirm how many projects Free allows, or whether Free needs a card. The FAQ says credits only matter to Pro organizations because Free organizations are 100 percent free. Commercial use is marked unknown for that reason.
Databases have their own pricing. Serverless databases have a $0 fixed fee. Dedicated databases start at $10 a month for 1 core and 1 GB, and go up to $4,099 a month for 32 cores and 256 GB.
What’s included
✓Auth
✓Databases
✓PostgreSQL
✓Storage
✓Functions
✓Messaging
✓Realtime
✓Sites
✓Domains
✓Firewall
✓Self-hosting
✓BAA available
Free tier value
Generosity
B
Estimated value
5 GB bandwidth, 75K monthly active users
Feature parity
Free: 5 GB bandwidth, 75K monthly active users. All services on every plan, lower quotas on Free.
Screenshots
Appwrite homepageAppwrite pricing page
Paid plans
Start, from $10 per month
From Appwrite's plan post: 80 GB of API bandwidth, 1.5 million function executions, 10 databases, 10 buckets and 10 functions per project, 100,000 monthly active users, daily backups kept for 7 days, and email support.
Pro, from $25 per month
2 TB of bandwidth and 200,000 monthly active users per the plan post, with pay-as-you-go overage and an optional budget cap. Appwrite's changelog says Pro moved from $15 to $25 in August 2025.
Dedicated databases, from $10 per month each
Starter is 1 core and 1 GB at $10. Standard is 2 cores and 2 GB at $20. Business is 4 cores and 16 GB at $160. Scale is 16 cores and 64 GB at $999. Point-in-time recovery adds 20 percent.
Enterprise
Contact sales.
Common questions
Is Appwrite free?
Appwrite Cloud has a Free plan, listed at 5 GB of bandwidth and 75,000 monthly active users in Appwrite's plan post. You can also self-host it.
What happens when I reach a limit on Free?
The pricing FAQ says your project freezes and the console runs in read-only mode until you upgrade, remove resources over the limit or wait for the next billing cycle.
Appwrite or Supabase?
Reddit posters say Appwrite is quicker to set up and flexible with SDKs and self-hosting, and Supabase gives you SQL power at the cost of more DevOps work.
Can I self-host Appwrite?
Yes. A r/appwrite commenter calls the self-hosted option a blessing, and a r/nextjs commenter lists self-hosting among its strengths.
What payment methods work?
The pricing FAQ says credit and debit cards. It says more methods are planned.
Is there a discount for open-source projects?
The pricing FAQ describes an OSS program for active open-source maintainers who use Appwrite Cloud.
Change history
Checked October 22, 2026
Plan limits come from Appwrite's plan post and docs. The pricing page comparison table did not load.
August 2025
Appwrite's changelog says Pro moved from $15 to $25 a month, with Pro and Scale bandwidth raised from 300 GB to 2 TB per project.
