Appwrite
Infrastructure
backend as a service
SHOW HN2022
153points
62comments
#393of 2,570 in 2022
Top 16%of 2022 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
3 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 3 critical, out of 19 comments about the project. Thread score 0.00.
Idea: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Easy to self-host with Docker
From 2 comments
Both are great products, here's my biased (obviously) way of choosing between them: - Appwrite is really focused on a simplistic experience. If you check out our SDK…
vincentge on HNReally impressed with how easy appwrite was to start up from Docker! (Try doing that from Directus -- they give no help at all for any self hosting.) Can't wait for the GraphQL…
markoman on HN
Simple developer experience
From 1 comment
Both are great products, here's my biased (obviously) way of choosing between them: - Appwrite is really focused on a simplistic experience. If you check out our SDK…
vincentge on HN
Objections
Title reads as a new project though it is an update to an existing one
From 2 comments
Previous Show HN here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30769044 From the title "Show HN: Open-source Firebase Alternative? It's here (github.com/appwrite)" was expecting the…
kopochameleon on HNYou guys have been breaking these HN guidelines: Please don't use HN primarily for promotion. It's ok to post your own stuff occasionally, but the primary use of the site should…
dang on HN
Lacks relational database support
From 1 comment
Do you plan to support relational models? I cannot use Appwrite because our application absolutely requires a relational database.
melony on HN
Docker is slow on Macs
From 1 comment
> Appwrite is simple to self-host. Like really simple. Like a single line of Docker command simple Is is possible to use Appwrite without Docker? Docker is super-slow on Macs so…
nicoburns on HN
Requests
Kubernetes support
From 1 comment
Any plans for Kubernetes compatibility?
ramon on HN
Native install without Docker
From 1 comment
> Appwrite is simple to self-host. Like really simple. Like a single line of Docker command simple Is is possible to use Appwrite without Docker? Docker is super-slow on Macs so…
nicoburns on HN
Firebase API compatibility
From 1 comment
So, is this firebase API compatible?
simplehuman on HN
Questions
How does it differ from Supabase?
From 2 comments
Looks nice! Just a quick note—when I hear "open source Firebase alternative" I immediately think Supabase. It might be good to call out the factors that differentiate Appwrite…
turnsout on HNCongrats! What are you focusing on to differentiate yourself from Supabase?
nicksiscoe on HN
Is it Firebase API compatible?
From 2 comments
So, is this firebase API compatible?
simplehuman on HNi think true Firebase alternative should be compatible with Firebase clients, no?
ushakov on HN
Alternatives named
Supabase
From 2 comments
IMHO these are the 3 open source backend/platform -as-a-service solutions you need to have a eye one: 1) Directus (in my view the best offering of features) 2) Supabase (if you…
eikaramba on HNLooks nice! Just a quick note—when I hear "open source Firebase alternative" I immediately think Supabase. It might be good to call out the factors that differentiate Appwrite…
turnsout on HN
Firebase
From 1 comment
Honest question: does any of you use Firebase and why (not)?
karimmaassen on HN
Directus
From 1 comment
IMHO these are the 3 open source backend/platform -as-a-service solutions you need to have a eye one: 1) Directus (in my view the best offering of features) 2) Supabase (if you…
eikaramba on HN
thin.dev
From 2 comments
Have you checked out thin.dev? We provide optimistc updates, local cache and realtime is the default for everything (offline persistence has not been the focus as we're not…
_query on HNIf you're looking for something like Appwrite or Supabase but with a more end-to-end typesafety approach + optimistic updates, check out Thin Backend https://thin.dev/…
_query on HN