Comparison

Appwrite or Firebase?

Firebase if you want maturity. Appwrite if you want independence.

Tool A

Appwrite

The open source backend that replaces Firebase auth, database, storage and functions.

Tool B

Firebase

Google's BaaS: auth, Firestore, hosting, functions. Powerful but captive.

Criterion by criterion

Criterion by criterion
Criterion	Appwrite	Firebase
In my stack	Yes	Yes
My rating	4.5 out of 5	4.4 out of 5
What it does better	Open source, self-hostable, no vendor lock-in, GDPR-native	Richer ecosystem, more scalable Firestore, built-in Google Analytics
What it does worse	Less mature, smaller community, fewer side services	Total vendor lock-in, prices that explode at scale, data at Google
Entry price	€0	€0
Plan I would pick	Cloud Pro · €15/member	Blaze (Pay as you go) · Variable
Works with	macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Browser, API, n8n	macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Browser, API, n8n, Zapier, Make
Where the opinion comes from	Compared from my Firebase review	Compared from my Appwrite review

Verdict

Firebase if you want maturity. Appwrite if you want independence.

On Firebase, written from my Appwrite review

Appwrite if you want independence. Firebase if you want maturity and the Google ecosystem.

On Appwrite, written from my Firebase review