Backend As A Service · pricing · Updated November 2026
Back4App pricing (2026)
Back4App's paid plans start at $25/mo (MVP) as checked on 2026-11-01, read from Back4App's own pricing page; 4 plans. Best for Parse migrations. Every figure below links to its source and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Entry price: $25/mo (MVP) · 40% off with annual billing
- Free tier: Yes
- Compliance: HIPAA Yes · SOC 2 Yes · GDPR Yes
- Best for: Parse migrations; mobile backends; HIPAA apps (Dedicated); multi-collaborator teams
As of · every figure below links to its source
Back4App plans & pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | — | Flat monthly | 25K API requests/mo, 250 MB data storage, 1 GB data transfer, 1 GB file storage. GDPR only; no HIPAA. | back4app.com |
| MVP | $25 | −40% | Flat monthly | Per app. 500K API requests/mo, 1 GB data storage, 250 GB data transfer, 50 GB file storage, 3 cloud code jobs, up to 3 collaborators. SOC 2, ISO 27001. No HIPAA. Overage: $5/100K requests, $15/GB storage, $0.10/GB transfer, $1/10 GB file storage. Save 40% billed annually. | back4app.com |
| Pay As You Go | $100 | −20% | Flat monthly | Per app. 5M API requests/mo, 3 GB data storage, 1 TB data transfer, 250 GB file storage, 7 cloud code jobs, up to 7 collaborators. SOC 2, ISO 27001. HIPAA/BAA NOT available on this plan (Dedicated only). Overage: $2/100K requests, $15/GB storage, $0.10/GB transfer. Save 20% annually. | back4app.com |
| Dedicated | $500 | −20% | Flat monthly | Per app. Unlimited requests (hardware-bound, ~10 CPUs / 14 GB cluster), 8 GB data storage, 2 TB transfer, 1 TB file storage, unlimited cloud code jobs, up to 20 collaborators. SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA with ready-to-sign BAA, custom security. Save 20% annually. | back4app.com |
Last verified 2026-11-01. Pricing fetched from back4app.com/pricing/backend-as-a-service ($0 Free, $15 MVP, $80 Pay As You Go, $400 Dedicated — confirmed). CORRECTED: HIPAA + BAA are available ONLY on the Dedicated plan (ready-to-sign BAA bundled with every Dedicated cluster); an earlier version of this record claimed that Pay As You Go includes HIPAA/BAA — that claim is false and was removed.
Price changes
Price on record
$25/moRe-based on record 2026-10-16
A new dated entry is stamped here each time the price moves — the record builds itself.
From 2026-10-16 our record reflects a correction we published, not a vendor price move, so earlier figures are not compared with it.
Tracked since June 2026. No change record has cleared two sources yet, so nothing is published on the wire.
Corrections to this record
Changes we made to our own record of Back4App, newest first: a figure read again on the vendor's page, a plan it no longer lists, a note. None of them is a price change by Back4App. Every correction on the site is in the corrections log.
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MVP. Price corrected from $15 to $25 (month, billed monthly). This row was last read on 2026-09-02. The record held $15, the annual-billed rate: the page opens on Annually, where MVP reads $15 Per App / Month, Save 40% Billed Annually; with Monthly selected it reads $25 Per App / Month Billed Monthly. The annual discount stays at 40, the page's own Save 40% for this plan. The page reads: "MVP Validate Ideas Quickly — Launch Fast on Our Managed Serverless Backend $25 Per App / Month0 Billed Monthly 500 K Requests 1 GB Data Storage 250 GB Data Transfer 50 GB File Storage Daily Backups Buy Now POPULAR Pay As You Go Run & Scale Applica". Read in a browser on 2026-09-27.
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Pay As You Go. Price corrected from $80 to $100 (month, billed monthly). This row was last read on 2026-09-02. The record held $80, the annual-billed rate: the page opens on Annually, where Pay As You Go reads $80 Per App / Month, Save 20% Billed Annually; with Monthly selected it reads $100 Per App / Month Billed Monthly. The annual discount stays at 20, the page's own Save 20% for this plan. The page reads: "Pay As You Go Run & Scale Applications on a Serverless Infrastructure $100 Per App / Month0 Billed Monthly 5 M Requests 3 GB Data Storage 1 TB Data Transfer 250 GB File Storage Daily Backups SOC 2 and ISO 27001 Buy Now Dedicated Production-Grade Speed, Isol". Read in a browser on 2026-09-27.
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Dedicated. Price corrected from $400 to $500 (month, billed monthly). This row was last read on 2026-09-02. The record held $400, the annual-billed rate: the page opens on Annually, where Dedicated reads $400 Per App / Month, Save 20% Billed Annually; with Monthly selected it reads $500 Per App / Month Billed Monthly. The annual discount stays at 20, the page's own Save 20% for this plan. The page reads: "Dedicated Production-Grade Speed, Isolation & Flexibility on Dedicated Resources $500 Per App / Month0 Billed Monthly Unlimited Requests 10 CPUs / 14 GB 8 GB Data Storage 2 TB Data Transfer 1 TB File Storage Point-in-Time Backups SOC 2 and ISO 27001 HIPA". Read in a browser on 2026-09-27.
Capabilities
Integrations: Parse SDK (iOS/Android/JS/.NET), REST API, GraphQL API, GitHub, Twilio, SendGrid, Push Notifications.
Key features: Parse-compatible backend (migrate existing Parse apps); HIPAA + BAA available on the Dedicated plan only; Push notifications built-in; Multiple collaborators and cloud code jobs per app.
Plan limits: Free: 25K API requests/mo, 250 MB DB storage, 1 GB transfer, 1 GB file storage; MVP: 500K requests, 1 GB DB, 250 GB transfer, 50 GB files; Pay As You Go: 5M requests, 3 GB DB, 1 TB transfer, 250 GB files; HIPAA/BAA: Dedicated plan only.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Back4App cost?
Back4App's paid plans start at $25/mo (MVP), and it lists a $0 plan (Free); it has 4 published plans. Verified 2026-11-01.
Is Back4App cheaper billed annually?
Yes. Back4App publishes a 40% discount for paying annually (on the MVP plan). Verified 2026-11-01.
Does Back4App support HIPAA?
Yes — Back4App states HIPAA support on its public pages. Its public pages also state SOC 2 and GDPR compliance.
Does Back4App have a free plan?
Yes — Back4App publishes a free tier.
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