Appwrite

End to end backend server for web, native, and mobile developers 🚀.

Active Last commit · 10+ releases in the past year · 18,414 commits in the past 12 months

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At a glance

GitHub stars
58.1k
Forks
5.9k
Open issues & PRs
740
Last commit
2026-11-10
Latest release
2.7.1
2026-11-04
Commits (12 mo)
18.4k
Releases (12 mo)
10+
License
BSD-3-Clause
Language / platform
Docker

Maintenance health: Active

Last commit within the past 90 days. Last commit · 10+ releases in the past year · 18,414 commits in the past 12 months.

How we label health: Active = last commit within 90 days, Maintained = within 12 months, Slowing = 12–24 months, Stale = over 24 months, Archived = read-only repository, Unknown = no data. Activity data from the GitHub API; release counts from the GitHub releases feed (includes pre-releases).

Run Appwrite yourself

  • RAM: ~1 GB server (1 vCPU)
  • Docker: yes — image appwrite/appwrite on Docker Hub (10784.2k pulls)

Estimated monthly server cost

ProviderPlan size~ USD / month
Vultr1 GB$5Deploy →
Akamai (Linode)1 GB$5Deploy →
DigitalOcean1 GB$6Deploy →

Rough estimate from the app's stack and category, not a benchmark. Several light apps can share one server. Some hosting links may be affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you; it never affects which apps we list.

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