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Attribute	AppwriteOpen source	StarburstOther license
Overview
Primary focus	Open-source backend-as-a-service for web, mobile and Flutter apps	Commercial Trino platform for federated SQL analytics across data sources
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.	Starburst is the commercial distribution of the open-source Trino query engine, letting teams run federated SQL analytics across warehouses, lakes and databases without moving data, via managed (Galaxy) or self-managed (Enterprise) deployments.
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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.

Primary focus: Commercial Trino platform for federated SQL analytics across data sources
Deployment: Self-hosted
Source model: Other license
Pricing model: freemium
API available: Yes
Windows desktop: Not specified
Mobile app: Not specified
Overview: Starburst is the commercial distribution of the open-source Trino query engine, letting teams run federated SQL analytics across warehouses, lakes and databases without moving data, via managed (Galaxy) or self-managed (Enterprise) deployments.

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