| Price from | $25/mo | $5/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 10 |
| Spec score · Backend as a Service (BaaS) Software | 8.7 (#1) | 8.6 (#2) |
| Integrations | The platform supports cross-connecting Salesforce data and the App Builder can call third-party REST and GraphQL APIs. | Webhooks can connect Back4app to external services, and the API page names Slack, Zapier, and payment processors as integration examples. |
| Intended users | 8base describes its target applications as professional-grade, data-intensive or workflow-intensive products for business use, including SaaS, marketplaces, portals, and internal applications. | The features page describes use cases including mobile and web apps, microservices, e-commerce catalogs, IoT data storage, and rapid prototyping. |
| Product | 8base provides a serverless Backend-as-a-Service with an automatically generated GraphQL API for building and running web and mobile applications. | Back4app describes itself as a low-code backend platform with databases, authentication, APIs, real-time sync, file storage, and AI-powered development tools. |
| Support | The Free plan includes community support, while Enterprise lists premium support and SLAs. | The backend pricing comparison lists community and email/ticket support, with priority support and scheduled calls listed for Dedicated. |
