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Best Backend as a service software for 2026

Provides ready-made databases, authentication, storage and APIs so apps can be built without running servers. Below: the names buyers expect to see, the newer tools gaining ground, and how their key features and prices compare. How we pick; nobody pays for a place here.

Feature AWS Amplify Category leader Appwrite Category leader Firebase Category leader Supabase Category leader Convex Rising
PricingPaidFree plan
$25/mo		Free planFree plan
$25/month		Free plan
Best forFrontend-led web and mobile teams already on AWS that want TypeScript-defined backends without managing infrastructure by hand——Solo developers and small teams building web or mobile apps on Postgres who want auth and storage without running servers—
Team size1–500+ people1–500 people1–500+ people1–500 people1–500 people
Managed database YesYesYesYesYes
User authentication YesYesYesYesYes
File storage YesYesYesYesYes
Serverless functions YesYesYesYesYes
Realtime sync YesYesYesYesYes
Row-level security Not listedNot listedNot listedYesNot listed
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Category leaders

The best-known backend as a service tools: the ones most buyers shortlist.

Backend as a service Category leader

AWS Amplify

Paid 1–500+ people

Fullstack TypeScript backend and hosting on AWS

Key features

  • Managed database
  • User authentication
  • File storage
  • Serverless functions
  • Realtime sync

Backend as a service Category leader

Appwrite

Free plan· $25/mo 1–500 people

Open-source backend with auth, databases, storage, functions and hosting

Key features

  • Managed database
  • User authentication
  • File storage
  • Serverless functions
  • Realtime sync

Backend as a service Category leader

Firebase

Free plan 1–500+ people

Google's app backend: databases, auth, storage, functions and hosting

Key features

  • Managed database
  • User authentication
  • File storage
  • Serverless functions
  • Realtime sync

Backend as a service Category leader

Supabase

Free plan· $25/month 1–500 people

Open-source Postgres backend for building apps

Key features

  • Managed database
  • User authentication
  • File storage
  • Serverless functions
  • Realtime sync
  • Row-level security

Rising picks

Newer tools with real traction and a clear difference from the leaders.

Backend as a service Rising

Convex

Free plan 1–500 people

Reactive backend platform with a database, functions and live queries

Key features

  • Managed database
  • User authentication
  • File storage
  • Serverless functions
  • Realtime sync

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