Appwrite
End to end backend server for web, native, and mobile developers 🚀.
High commit volume, frequent releases and growing activity.
Commit activity in the top 1% of tracked projects; popularity more than 97%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 57k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | 2.3.0 · 23 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 27 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | BSD-3-Clause |
| Built with | Docker |
Is Appwrite actively maintained?
Appwrite is under active development: 8249 commits landed over the last 11 months, averaging roughly 878 commits a month in the most recent quarter.
The most recent tagged release, 2.3.0, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Of the 12 projects we track in Software Development - Low Code, Appwrite ranks #2 by health score — in the top quarter of its category.
What Appwrite actually does
Appwrite is a self-hosted backend server designed to help developers build web, native, and mobile applications. It functions as an integrated middleware solution providing foundational backend services under a permissive open-source licence.
Best fit: Developers looking to consolidate common backend services into a single self-hosted stack rather than piecing together multiple disparate tools.
Worth knowing: Self-hosting a comprehensive backend server introduces significant operational overhead for maintenance, security updates, and scaling.
Deployment notes
Because the software relies on Docker, you will typically need to configure persistent volumes for data storage and place the container behind a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination.
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