Tigris vs Appwrite Cloud
A detailed comparison to help you choose between Tigris and Appwrite Cloud.
Quick Verdict
4.1/5
Tigris
0 reviews
3.9/5
Appwrite Cloud
0 reviews
Tigris is rated higher (4.1 vs 3.9). Tigris is a globally distributed, S3-compatible object storage service with zero egress fees on every tier. Standing free tier (5 GB storage, 10k/100k requests monthly). Built by ex-Uber storage engineers; backs Fly.io storage and AI platforms. Appwrite is an open source BaaS with database, authentication, storage, functions, and messaging. Self-hostable on Docker. Appwrite Cloud provides managed hosting.
Tigris Globally distributed S3-compatible object storage with zero egress fees | Appwrite Cloud Open-source backend platform with built-in database, auth, and APIs | |
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| Overview | ||
| Rating | 4.1 (0 reviews)✓ | 3.9 (0 reviews) |
| Pricing model | freemium | freemium |
| Starting price | Free tier available | Free tier available |
| Best for | AI/ML teams and developers whose data is read from many regions and clouds — especially where egress fees dominate — who want S3 compatibility without hyperscaler lock-in | Developers and small teams who want a complete managed backend with a genuine self-hosting exit and refuse Firebase-style lock-in. |
| Specifications (entry plan) | ||
| CPU cores | — | — |
| RAM | — | — |
| Storage | 5 GB | — |
| Bandwidth | — | — |
| SLA uptime | — | — |
| Data-center count | — | — |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ||
| DDoS protection | ||
| Automated backups | ✓ | |
| Snapshots | ✓ | |
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ||
| Free tier | ||
| Tags | ||
| Tags | free tiers3 compatibleeu datacenterus datacenterapac datacenterapi access | free tieropen sourceself hostableapi access |
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Tigris
Pros
- + Zero egress fees on every tier and every direction — regional, cross-region, and internet
- + Full published rate card (plus a machine-readable pricing page) with identical pricing across geographies
- + Standing free tier with no card: 5 GB Standard storage, 10,000 Class A and 100,000 Class B requests monthly
- + S3-compatible API (>90% coverage) with a zero-downtime migration path — low switching cost
- + Fork, snapshot, soft delete and object events at no separate enablement cost; SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA BAA available
Cons
- - Young vendor (founded 2022, Series A stage) holding the durability of your data layer
- - No public uptime SLA outside Enterprise contracts
- - Single product line — no compute, CDN, or identity integration beyond S3-style access keys
- - Cold-tier minimum retention billing (30/90 days) can surprise lifecycle-driven workloads
- - Object notification events cost from the first event ($0.01 per 1,000)
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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