What is Appwrite?
Appwrite is an open-source backend-as-a-service platform that provides developers with all the building blocks needed to create modern applications. The 'developers' cloud' includes authentication, databases, storage, serverless functions, realtime subscriptions, messaging, and sites – all accessible through a unified, developer-friendly API. Appwrite is designed to let you 'build in a weekend, scale to millions,' providing Firebase-like convenience with complete self-hosting capability. Built-in security includes DDoS protection, encryption, abuse protection, and compliance with GDPR, SOC-2, HIPAA, and CCPA from day one.
Key Features
- ✓Authentication (Email, OAuth, SMS, Magic URLs)
- ✓NoSQL and SQL database support
- ✓File storage with transformations
- ✓Serverless functions
- ✓Realtime subscriptions
- ✓Push notifications and messaging
- ✓Sites for static hosting
- ✓DDoS protection
- ✓Encryption at rest and in transit
- ✓Abuse protection and rate limiting
- ✓Data migrations between cloud/self-hosted
- ✓SDKs for all major languages
🔒 Privacy & Data Protection
Appwrite provides enterprise-grade compliance built-in: GDPR, SOC-2, HIPAA, and CCPA. Self-hosting on European infrastructure ensures complete data sovereignty. The open-source codebase is auditable on GitHub. Data migrations make it easy to move between Appwrite Cloud and self-hosted deployments. For organizations building applications with sensitive user data, Appwrite provides the compliance foundations that custom backends would require extensive work to achieve.
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💰 Pricing
Appwrite is free and open-source for self-hosting with no limitations. Appwrite Cloud offers a free tier for individual developers and paid tiers for teams and enterprises. All core features are available in the open-source version. Visit appwrite.io for Cloud pricing.
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