Appwrite
Appwrite is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Low-code & Backend category, licensed BSD-3-Clause and written mainly in TypeScript. It is a self-hosted alternative to Firebase and Supabase and ships a Docker image. It has 57,758 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 26, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
- Low-code & Backend
- TypeScript
- BSD-3-Clause
- Docker
- Active
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 57,758
- Forks
- 5,820
- Open issues
- 370
- Commits, last 12 months
- 20,844
- Last commit
- Oct 26, 2026
- Latest release
- 2.6.2Oct 24, 2026
- Created
- Apr 8, 2019
- License
- BSD-3-ClauseOpen source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 26, 2026, 20,844 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases10 or more releases in 12 months
- Welcomes contributors6 open good-first-issue or help-wanted issues and a contributing guide
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 26, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 20,844 |
| Latest release | 2.6.2 (Oct 24, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 10 or more |
| Releases, all time | 148 |
| Open issues | 370 |
| Open pull requests | 476 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Apr 8, 2019 |
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About Appwrite
End to end backend server for web, native, and mobile developers 🚀.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/appwrite/appwrite.
Topics
- appwrite
- docker
- backend-as-a-service
- javascript
- flutter
- backend
- firebase
- self-hosted
- selfhosted
- android
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Is Appwrite free and open source?
Yes. Appwrite is open-source software released under the BSD-3-Clause license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run Appwrite with Docker?
Yes. Appwrite provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. The project README lists the image name and the environment variables to set.
What are the best alternatives to Appwrite?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Appwrite include Dify.ai, Supabase and PocketBase. Appwrite itself is a self-hosted alternative to Firebase and Supabase.
Is Appwrite actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Appwrite was on Oct 26, 2026 with 20,844 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is 2.6.2, published Oct 24, 2026. It had 370 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.