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Appwrite

Open-source backend platform: databases, auth, storage, functions, self-hostable.

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Overall in convex alternatives
9of 11 · score 56.3
Data coverage
100%
26 of 26 fields sourced

Best for

  • •Teams that must run the whole backend on their own infrastructure
  • •Apps with many client platforms, the SDK matrix is the broadest here
  • •Products where auth provider breadth matters more than query power

Strong on

  • +Cron & scheduling Yes 1/11
  • +GitHub stars 52,000 2/10
  • +Function timeout 15min 2/5

Weak on

  • −Vector search No 8/11
    Better: Convex: Yes
  • −Raw SQL No 7/11
    Better: Supabase: Yes
  • −Transactions batch-atomic 11/11
    Better: Supabase: mvcc
  • −Optimistic writes No 7/11
    Better: Convex: Yes

vs Supabase

  • •Ahead on Entry price: $15/mo vs $25/mo
  • •Ahead on Function timeout: 15min vs 2.5min
  • •Behind on Raw SQL: No vs Yes
  • •Behind on Vector search: No vs Yes

How Appwrite scores among 11 convex alternatives26 of 26 fields known

Features13

Reactivity1st
push
1/11
appwrite.io · 2026-07-20
TS inference
Partial
6/11
Leader: Convex · Yes
Transactions
batch-atomic
11/11
Leader: Supabase · mvcc
appwrite.io · 2026-11-06
Local-first sync
No
6/11
Leader: InstantDB · Yes
Optimistic writes
No
7/11
Leader: Convex · Yes
Cron & scheduling1st
Yes
1/11
appwrite.io · 2026-07-20
File storage1st
Yes
1/11
appwrite.io · 2026-07-20
Vector search
No
8/11
Leader: Convex · Yes
Full-text search
Partial
5/11
Leader: Convex · Yes
Auth1st
built-in
1/11
appwrite.io · 2026-11-06
Hard limits
Attribute count per collection is bounded by the underlying MariaDB row width, wide documents fail at creation time rather than at scale.
Cold start
1s
5/6
Leader: Convex · 0ms
Function timeout2nd
15min
2/5
Leader: Firebase · 1h

Portability & exit5

Exit cost
3
5/11
Leader: Neon + Drizzle · 1
Self-hostable1st
Yes
1/11
appwrite.io · 2026-07-20
Bulk export
Partial
8/11
Leader: Convex · Yes
Raw SQL
No
7/11
Leader: Supabase · Yes
Schema changes
declarative-push
6/11
Leader: Supabase · sql-migrations

Agentic2

MCP server1st
Yes
1/11
appwrite.io · 2026-07-20
Agent fit
3
5/11
Leader: Convex · 5

Pricing3

Pricing model
per-seat + usage
appwrite.io · 2026-07-20
Entry price
$15/mo
6/10
Leader: Firebase · $0/mo
appwrite.io · 2026-07-20
Egress metered1st
Yes
1/9
appwrite.io · 2026-07-20

Traction2

GitHub stars2nd
52,000
2/10
Leader: Supabase · 90,000
Backing3rd
venture-backed
3/11
Leader: Firebase · big-tech

Positioning1

Positioning
Build like a team of hundreds, an open-source backend platform.
appwrite.io · 2026-07-20

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