Introduction
Appwrite is an open-source developer platform that provides a suite of backend services for building web, mobile, and AI applications. It offers authentication, databases, storage, functions, messaging, and more, all accessible via APIs. With a focus on security and scalability, Appwrite supports both cloud and self-hosted deployments, making it suitable for a wide range of projects.
What is Appwrite?
Appwrite is an open-source cloud platform designed for developers and AI agents. It bundles essential backend services into a unified interface, allowing teams to build and scale applications quickly. Key components include:
- Auth: Secure user authentication with email, SMS, OAuth, anonymous sessions, and magic URLs.
- Databases: Model, query, and scale with Appwrite databases or managed PostgreSQL and MySQL.
- Storage: Store files with compression, encryption, image transformations, and access control.
- Functions: Deploy serverless functions with secure isolated runtimes and event-driven execution.
- Sites: Deploy static, SSR, and CSR frontends from Git with instant previews.
- Messaging: Send email, SMS, and push notifications through a unified service.
- Realtime: Subscribe and react to events across your project as they happen.
- Firewall: Protect apps with traffic rules, abuse controls, and edge security.
What makes Appwrite stand out?
- Open source: The platform is open source, allowing for transparency and community contributions.
- Agent-first: Designed to work with AI agents, with official support for tools like Cursor, Claude Code, and Codex.
- Unified platform: Modular products that feel unified from prototype to production scale.
- Security-first: Built-in DDoS protection, encryption, abuse protection, and compliance support for GDPR, SOC 2, HIPAA, and CCPA.
- Global network: Built-in CDN, DDoS protection, and sub-50ms latency with over 300 PoP locations.
- Scalable: Used by over half a million developers, with 300K+ cloud projects and 7B+ requests per month.
Who is it for?
- Developers: From fast-moving startups to global enterprises, developers ship faster with Appwrite.
- AI agents: Designed for AI agents in your workflow, enabling them to query databases, chart traffic, and more.
- Teams: Loved by teams building in production, from small teams to large organizations.
- Enterprises: With security and compliance features, Appwrite is suitable for enterprise use.
What can you do with Appwrite?
- Build web and mobile apps: Use quick starts for frameworks like Next.js, React, Vue.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit, Flutter, and more.
- Deploy serverless functions: Run event-driven code without managing infrastructure.
- Host websites: Deploy static, SSR, and CSR frontends from Git with instant previews.
- Manage user authentication: Implement secure login with various methods.
- Store and serve files: Utilize storage with transformations and access control.
- Send notifications: Use messaging for email, SMS, and push.
- React to real-time events: Subscribe to events across your project.
- Protect your apps: Use firewall for traffic rules and edge security.
How does Appwrite work?
Appwrite provides a set of backend APIs that developers can integrate into their applications. It can be used as a cloud service or self-hosted. The platform includes a global network with CDN and DDoS protection, ensuring low latency and security. Developers can choose global regions and edges to optimize for latency, compliance, and data residency. Appwrite also supports data migrations from third parties or between cloud and self-hosted environments.
Pricing
Appwrite offers both free and paid plans. For detailed pricing information, visit the Appwrite pricing page.
