Appwrite Cloud free tier includes Open-source BaaS — 75K MAU, 2 GB storage, 750K function executions/month, 5 GB bandwidth… Catalogue date August 2026. Compare with 8 alternatives in Databases.
Why caution:effective 2026-06-29 — Appwrite began deleting Free projects that stay paused for 90 days, with all their resources. Owners get email alerts before anything is deleted. Source ↗Full history ↓
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Subtypes in Databases:backend_platform — bundles a database with auth, functions or storage as one product. We read that on 2026-08-31 from https://appwrite.io/docs, where it says: “Ship faster with Appwrite. Quick starts and deep guides for web and mobile: Authentication, Databases, Storage, Functions, Messaging, and hosting.”How we use this.
Limits, pricing history, and 8 alternatives. Catalogue date August 2026. Last updated 2026-09-21.
Appwrite Cloud's free tier offers Open-source BaaS — 75K MAU, 2 GB storage, 750K function executions/month, 5 GB bandwidth, 1 database, 1 bucket and… We rate it caution — one recorded limit reduction, on 2026-06-29. Best for databases workloads — 8 alternatives available.
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Free Tier Details
Open-source BaaS — 75K MAU, 2 GB storage, 750K function executions/month, 5 GB bandwidth, 1 database, 1 bucket and 2 functions per project. Limit of 2 projects. Projects pause after 1 week of inactivity and are deleted after 90 days paused
We read that on 2026-09-21 from https://appwrite.io/pricing, and our check recorded: the page names Appwrite Cloud as "appwrite" and states "$0". A source check reads the cited page for the service's name and a price; the limits above are from our own record.
When You'll Outgrow Appwrite Cloud's Free Tier
At 2 GB storage, you'll need to upgrade.
At 5 GB bandwidth, you'll need to upgrade.
At 75K MAU, you'll need to upgrade.
At 1 database, you'll need to upgrade.
At that point, the 8 alternatives in Databases are each listed with the free tier they offer, so you can compare what they give you against what you have outgrown.
Retracted — this record was our error (2026-09-27). The free tier now has a limit of 2 projects, and the documentation details many more limits than were originally stated (e.g., API bandwidth, executions, storage, databases, buckets, functions, concurrent connections, messages, etc.). Retracted 2026-09-27: nothing changed on 2026-09-05. The Internet Archive's capture of Appwrite's pricing page on 2026-08-09 shows the same Free plan this record reports: 5GB bandwidth, 2GB storage, 750K executions, 75K monthly active users, 1 Database and 1 Bucket per project, "Free projects are paused after 1 week of inactivity. Limit of 2 projects." The record compared the page with our own listing text, which left the project limit out. Source ↗
Before: Open-source BaaS — 75K MAU, 2 GB storage, 750K function executions/month, 5 GB bandwidth. Projects pause after 1 week of inactivity
After: The Free tier offers 5GB bandwidth, 2GB storage, 750K executions, 75K monthly active users, 1 Database, 1 Bucket, 2 Functions per project, and is limited to 2 projects. Projects are paused after 1 week of inactivity.
Appwrite began deleting Free projects that stay paused for 90 days, with all their resources. Owners get email alerts before anything is deleted. Source ↗
Before: Free: paused projects kept their data until resumed
After: Free: projects paused for 90 days are deleted with all their resources, after email alerts
Appwrite began enforcing Realtime limits on 2026-04-30, with the Free plan at 2 million messages a month, down from the 3 million its pricing page had listed, and a new 256 KB maximum message size. It announced the enforcement on 2026-03-23. Source ↗
Before: Free: 3M Realtime messages a month on the pricing page, not enforced; no maximum message size stated
After: Free: 2M Realtime messages a month, enforced from 2026-04-30; 256 KB maximum message size
Appwrite began pausing Free projects after 7 consecutive days with no development activity. Its pricing page had said Free projects were "Never paused" until January 2026, and users reported pauses from 2026-03-09. Source ↗
Before: Free: "Never paused." (pricing page, 2025-07-20 to 2025-12-24)
After: Free: projects with no development activity for 7 consecutive days are paused automatically and can be resumed from the Console
Appwrite cut its Free plan from five functions per project to two. Projects that already had more keep them, but cannot create new functions until they are under the limit. Source ↗
Appwrite limited its Free plan to two projects per organization, down from unlimited. It announced the limit on 2025-07-23, and organizations with more projects kept them until 2025-09-01. Source ↗
Before: Free: unlimited projects (pricing table, "Number of projects: Unlimited")
After: Free: "limited to two projects per organization" from 2025-09-01
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Yes, Appwrite Cloud offers a free tier: Free. Open-source BaaS — 75K MAU, 2 GB storage, 750K function executions/month, 5 GB bandwidth, 1 database, 1 bucket and 2 functions per project. Limit of 2 projects. Projects pause after 1 week of inactivi...
What is Appwrite Cloud's free tier?
Appwrite Cloud's free tier is called "Free". Open-source BaaS — 75K MAU, 2 GB storage, 750K function executions/month, 5 GB bandwidth, 1 database, 1 bucket and 2 functions per project. Limit of 2 projects. Projects pause after 1 week of inactivity and are deleted after 90 days paused
Is Appwrite Cloud's free tier reliable?
Appwrite Cloud's free tier requires caution because of one specific recorded change, on 2026-06-29: Appwrite began deleting Free projects that stay paused for 90 days, with all their resources. Owners get email alerts before anything is deleted. Source: https://appwrite.io/changelog/entry/2026-06-29
Is Appwrite Cloud's free tier good for production?
Appwrite Cloud's free tier is usable for prototyping and development, but we rate it caution because of one recorded limit reduction, on 2026-06-29. Consider alternatives with more stable pricing for critical services.
What changed in Appwrite Cloud's pricing?
Appwrite Cloud has had 5 recorded pricing changes. Most recently: Appwrite began deleting Free projects that stay paused for 90 days, with all their resources. Owners get email alerts before anything is deleted. Source: https://appwrite.io/changelog/entry/2026-06-29 (2026-06-29).
What are the best free alternatives to Appwrite Cloud?
We publish no ranking of these. Nothing we record measures popularity or generosity, so naming a best or a top few would be our preference rather than our data. We hold 8 free alternatives to Appwrite Cloud in Databases, each listed above with its tier. Of those, 7 carry no recorded demerit and are indistinguishable under every signal we hold, so they are listed in an order that rotates daily, 1 is demoted with the reason named. Our ranking rule is published at /criteria.
When will I outgrow Appwrite Cloud's free tier?
At 2 GB storage, you'll need to upgrade. When you outgrow the free tier, evaluate paid plans against alternatives — sometimes a competitor's free tier covers what you need.
What category is Appwrite Cloud in?
Appwrite Cloud is categorized under Databases on AgentDeals. We list 8 other Databases services alongside it, every one of them on this page with its free tier and the stability we publish for it.
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