- Primary focus
- Open-source backend-as-a-service for web, mobile and Flutter apps
- Deployment
- Self-hosted
- Source model
- Open source
- Pricing model
- freemium
- API available
- Yes
- Windows desktop
- Not specified
- Mobile app
- Not specified
- Overview
- Appwrite is a self-hostable backend platform providing authentication, databases, storage, functions and messaging through a unified API and SDKs.

| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Primary focus | Open-source backend-as-a-service for web, mobile and Flutter apps | Low-code platform for building internal business applications |
| Deployment | Self-hosted | Self-hosted |
| Source model | Open source | Other license |
| Pricing model | freemium | freemium |
| API available | Yes | Yes |
| Windows desktop | Not specified | Not specified |
| Mobile app | Not specified | Not specified |
| Overview | Appwrite is a self-hostable backend platform providing authentication, databases, storage, functions and messaging through a unified API and SDKs. | Retool lets developers build internal tools by connecting to databases and APIs, dragging in prebuilt UI components, and adding logic with JavaScript or SQL, deployed via cloud or an Enterprise self-hosted option. |
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| ITHub profile | View full profile → | View full profile → |
- Primary focus
- Low-code platform for building internal business applications
- Deployment
- Self-hosted
- Source model
- Other license
- Pricing model
- freemium
- API available
- Yes
- Windows desktop
- Not specified
- Mobile app
- Not specified
- Overview
- Retool lets developers build internal tools by connecting to databases and APIs, dragging in prebuilt UI components, and adding logic with JavaScript or SQL, deployed via cloud or an Enterprise self-hosted option.
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