“Imagine is powered by Appwrite Cloud as its core infrastructure layer. We use Appwrite’s databases, auth, storage, messaging, and realtime services to generate production-ready applications, and Appwrite Sites to handle hosting and global distribution for every app Imagine creates.”
DatabaseMaker says so · source ↗
Appwrite
Open-source backend platform with a database, auth, storage, functions, messaging and hosting, self-hosted with Docker or on Appwrite Cloud.
Works with AI agents:llms.txtMCPCLIWhere it fits
How Appwrite itself is built
3 tools, from its own code, website and Product Hunt page.
Who uses it
8 makers' products, each linked to the source that shows it, and 1 open-source projects that declare it in their code.
“We use Figma for prototyping our design layouts due to its collaborative environment and seamless integration with our iOS app development workflows.”
DatabaseMaker says so · source ↗“We used Appwrite to handle all the heavy backend stuff - user accounts, database, storage. It saved us time and headaches, so we could focus on building the actual product.”
DatabaseMaker says so · source ↗“Fully able to focus on Business logic without spending time on Developing Backend, Auth, Storage and all stuff from scratch. Saved a lot of time and ship faster.”
DatabaseMaker says so · source ↗“Rubium has it's back-end fully powered by Appwrite Cloud, we always trusted the team and their awesome services thanks to the great documentation, ease of use and security compliance.”
DatabaseMaker says so · source ↗“Open Source, Fast, Generous plans, reliable.”
DatabaseMaker says so · source ↗“Big shoutout to Appwrite for making backend development a breeze! 🚀 With its seamless integration and easy-to-use SDKs, setting up authentication, database, and storage has never been simpler. Perfect for developers who want a powerful backend without the complexity”
DatabaseMaker says so · source ↗“Choosing Appwrite for developing Radion was an excellent decision. It enabled me to create a robust solution for data storage, authentication, and other server logic.”
DatabaseMaker says so · source ↗Open source: a project that declares Appwrite as a dependency in its public code — verifiable, but not necessarily a live product.
What makers say
7 makers on why they use Appwrite, in their own words on Product Hunt.
Imagine is powered by Appwrite Cloud as its core infrastructure layer. We use Appwrite’s databases, auth, storage, messaging, and realtime services to generate production-ready applications, and Appwrite Sites to handle hosting and global distribution for every app Imagine creates.
ImagineSep 2026 ↗Big shoutout to Appwrite for making backend development a breeze! 🚀 With its seamless integration and easy-to-use SDKs, setting up authentication, database, and storage has never been simpler. Perfect for developers who want a powerful backend without the complexity
Rubium has it's back-end fully powered by Appwrite Cloud, we always trusted the team and their awesome services thanks to the great documentation, ease of use and security compliance.
We used Appwrite to handle all the heavy backend stuff - user accounts, database, storage. It saved us time and headaches, so we could focus on building the actual product.
Choosing Appwrite for developing Radion was an excellent decision. It enabled me to create a robust solution for data storage, authentication, and other server logic.
Loved and watch-outs
Themes that recur in makers' words and Hacker News comments, each linked to what it summarises, with how Product Hunt tags its reviews.
Reliability and open issues
- 🚀 Feature: Aggregate Functions and Select distinct👍 65 · opened Jun 2023 · active Jun 2026
- 🚀 Feature: APPWRITE_FUNCTION_EVENT_DATA should contain change👍 27 · opened May 2022 · active Feb 2026
- 🚀 Feature: Relationship - unique index👍 23 · opened Apr 2023 · active Nov 2025
- 🚀 Feature: Custom events through the admin sdk👍 13 · opened Oct 2023 · active Oct 2025
Alternatives to Appwrite
All alternatives by situation →On Product Hunt, people weigh it against: Supabase, Firebase, Convex, Xano, InstantDB, Render, PocketBase.
Questions makers ask about Appwrite
Is Appwrite free?
Yes — it is free, open-source software. source ↗
Is Appwrite open source or self-hostable?
Open source, and you can self-host it. source ↗
Can AI coding agents work with Appwrite?
It serves an llms.txt docs index; it has an official MCP server (io.github.appwrite/mcp); it has an official CLI (appwrite-cli).
Who uses Appwrite?
8 makers' products we track, each with a source, and 1 open-source projects declare it in their code. source ↗