Azion vs Appwrite Cloud
A detailed comparison to help you choose between Azion and Appwrite Cloud.
Quick Verdict
3.7/5
Azion
0 reviews
3.9/5
Appwrite Cloud
0 reviews
Appwrite Cloud is rated higher (3.9 vs 3.7). Azion is a full edge computing platform with 100+ global PoPs. Edge Functions, Edge SQL, Edge Storage, and DDoS protection. Founded in Brazil with strong Latin American coverage. Appwrite is an open source BaaS with database, authentication, storage, functions, and messaging. Self-hostable on Docker. Appwrite Cloud provides managed hosting.
Azion Edge platform with 100+ PoPs — Brazil-founded | Appwrite Cloud Open-source backend platform with built-in database, auth, and APIs | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.7 (0 reviews) | 3.9 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | freemium | freemium |
| Starting price | Free tier available | Free tier available |
| Best for | LatAm-focused content, commerce, and API delivery teams wanting CDN + WAF + edge functions from one platform with published pricing | Developers and small teams who want a complete managed backend with a genuine self-hosting exit and refuse Firebase-style lock-in. |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ||
| DDoS protection | ✓ | |
| Automated backups | ✓ | |
| Snapshots | ||
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ||
| Free tier | ||
| Tags | ||
| Tags | free tierddos protectioneu datacenterus datacenterapac datacenterapi access | free tieropen sourceself hostableapi access |
| Visit Azion → | Visit Appwrite Cloud → | |
Azion
Pros
- + Strong Latin American footprint — the network was built for Brazil/LatAm first
- + Full stack at the edge: CDN, edge functions, WAF, DDoS, DNS, object storage in one platform
- + Real free tier (Hobby) plus $300 credit for 365 days without a credit card
- + DDoS protection and Network Shield included with the Firewall at no extra charge
- + All on-demand per-metric prices published, with tiered volume discounts
Cons
- - Small community and thin third-party ecosystem versus Cloudflare
- - Fragmented pricing across many metrics and four regional tiers
- - JavaScript-only edge runtime; SQL/KV stores and AI inference are preview
- - SLA credits are capped (25% max) and require customer-run third-party monitoring
- - No VMs, bare metal, or rentable GPUs
Appwrite Cloud
Pros
- + BSD 3-Clause open source with full self-hosting on any Docker host
- + Generous Pro resources: 2 TB bandwidth, 150 GB storage, 200K MAU at $25/month
- + Complete backend stack: auth, databases, storage, functions, realtime, messaging
- + Clear published overage rates and budget caps
- + Six regions across NA, EU, and APAC
Cons
- - No published uptime SLA on cloud plans
- - Free tier pauses projects after a week of inactivity; two-project limit
- - Per-project pricing multiplies cost for multi-project architectures
- - Smaller integration ecosystem than Firebase or Supabase
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