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Appwrite
An open-source backend-as-a-service you can self-host.
NOT REALLY
why this verdict
Keep paying — Anthropic has not replaced it
Anthropic's version overlaps, but does not finish the dev tools job, so this one still earns its $15/mo.
- A named launch, not a vibe named, unlinked
- Hosted backends bundled into AI app builders. Anthropic, January 1, 2025 — no announcement link recorded yet.
- How much of the job it covers not the job editorial call
- Parts of it. The job still needs the tool to get finished.
- Is there a free way to do it? yes
- 3 of 3 listed replacements have a usable free tier: Supabase, Pocketbase and Nhost.
- What the call is worth $180/yr
- $15/mo at the entry paid tier — $180 a year per seat.
Reason composed from the fields above missing: announcement linked recorded: free replacement listed recorded: two or more escape hatches
- Threatened by
- Anthropic
- Since
- January 1, 2025
- List price
- $15/mo
- Per year
- $180
The backstory
Appwrite is the self-hostable answer to Firebase: auth, databases, storage, functions, all behind one SDK and all runnable on your own box. The AI builder wave sent more traffic its way, since generated apps still need a backend and not everyone wants a vendor holding the data.
Escape hatches
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Supabase Postgres-based, bigger community.
supabase.com open_in_new P 
Pocketbase Single binary, even simpler.
pocketbase.io open_in_new N 
Nhost GraphQL-first alternative.
nhost.io open_in_new3 of 3 replacements have a usable free tier.
