Backend-as-a-Service pricing
A median Backend-as-a-Service seat costs $588 a year. Half the market sits between $99 and $6,894.
Median
$588
per seat, per year
Typical range
$99 to $6,894
the middle half
Top of market
$24,840
95th percentile
Priced on request
21%
of plans
The spread
What each plan tier costs
| Tier | Vendors | Typical range | Median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro | 7 | $191 to $7,200 | $1,290 |
Per seat, per year. Tiers with fewer than 5 vendors behind them are not shown.
What Backend-as-a-Service vendors charge
10 of 23 Backend-as-a-Service products publish a price, and 80% of them start free.
Backend-as-a-Service products
ConvexSOC 2
Backend-as-a-Service · Best for Startup
Convex is a full-stack backend platform combining a real-time transactional database, server functions, scheduling, and file stora…
Tiered plans · Free plan
DirectusSOC 2
Headless CMS · Best for Startup
Directus is an open-source data platform that wraps any SQL database with a real-time API and intuitive admin interface, functioni…
Tiered plans · Free plan
NakamaSOC 2
Backend-as-a-Service
Open-source game server from Heroic Labs providing social, real-time, and competitive features.
Tiered plans · Free plan
KinveyISO 27001
Backend-as-a-Service
Progress-owned serverless mobile backend-as-a-service for rapid app development with HIPAA compliance.
Custom quote · Free trial
AppwriteSOC 2
Backend-as-a-Service · Best for Startup
Appwrite is an open-source backend-as-a-service platform providing authentication, databases, storage, functions, and messaging AP…
Tiered plans · Free plan
Back4AppHIPAA
Backend-as-a-Service
Back4App provides a low-code backend platform built on the open-source Parse framework, offering database, APIs, push notification…