Appwrite
End to end backend server for web, native, and mobile developers 🚀.
Description from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Still maintained? Yes: 10,001 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 2.6.2 (Oct 2026).
Also an alternative to Firebase.
At a glance
Appwrite quick facts
- Health score
- 99/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 57,798
- Last commit
- today (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- 2.6.2, Oct 2026
- Licence
- BSD-3-Clause
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "The open-source cloud for agents and developers. Appwrite is an MCP and agent-first platform for building and scaling apps. Give your agents Auth, Databases, Storage, Functions, Messaging, Realtime, and Hosting, all in one place."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Appwrite scores 99/100, #2 of 12 in Software Development - Low Code: 10,001 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (2.6.2, 6 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 57,798 stars add 19.0 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 1.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
Health over time
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
10001 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
2.6.2 released 6 days ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 19.0 / 20
58k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 10001
- Last 90 days
- 16,953
- Last 12 months
- today
- Last push
Ranked #2 of 12 tools in Software Development - Low Code by health , between Dify.ai (#1) and Appsmith (#3) .
Details
| Licence | BSD-3-Clause |
| Platforms | Docker |
| Latest release | 2.6.2 · 6 days ago |
| Stars | 57,798 |
| Open issues | 287 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | appwrite/appwrite ↗ |
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Appwrite: common questions
What does Appwrite replace?
Repoly lists Appwrite as an open-source alternative to Firebase. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Appwrite stands against the others.
Is Appwrite still maintained?
Appwrite had 10,001 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, 2.6.2, is from 6 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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