Best Backend As A Service · FREE
Best free Backend As A Service (2026)
8 backend as a service that offer a genuine free plan, ranked by entry price. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest: Appwrite at $0/mo.
- Qualifying: Appwrite, Back4App, Convex, Firebase (Google), Nhost, PocketBase, Supabase, Xano.
- Data current through: 2026-06-19.
Comparison
| # | Backend As A Service | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appwrite | $0/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | self-hosted deployments | appwrite.io |
| 2 | Back4App | $0/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | Parse migrations | back4app.com |
| 3 | Convex | $0/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | TypeScript-first teams | convex.dev |
| 4 | Firebase (Google) | $0/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | mobile apps | firebase.google.com |
| 5 | Nhost | $0/mo | Yes | — | Yes | GraphQL-first apps | nhost.io |
| 6 | PocketBase | $0/mo | Yes | — | — | solo developers | pocketbase.io |
| 7 | Supabase | $0/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | startups | supabase.com |
| 8 | Xano | $0/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | no-code/low-code builders | xano.com |