--- title: Back4app Reviews meta\_title: 'Back4app Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 67 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Back4app works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.8 review\_count: 67 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-11' parent\_category: name: Development url: https://www.g2.com/categories/development --- # Back4app Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by Back4app but has limited features. Are you part of the Back4app team? [Upgrade your plan](https://my.g2.com/back4app/upgrade?utm_campaign=s3&utm_medium=claim-popup&utm_source=g2) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! Your Application's Backend, Simplified. Launch your backend in minutes with no infrastructure hassles. Our low-code platform, ready-to-use components, and AI-powered tools will help you build faster and scale without limits. * * * Seller [Back4app](https://www.g2.com/sellers/back4app) Discussions [Back4app Community](https://www.g2.com/products/back4app/discuss) Languages Supported English Solution Type All-in-One Overview by George Batschinski (COO & Founder at Back4app) Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 2 months ### Return on Investment 9 months [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/back4app/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![DigitalOcean](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "DigitalOcean") DigitalOcean 4.6/5(756) ](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews) [ ![Visual Studio](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Visual Studio") Visual Studio 4.5/5(4,004) ](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio/reviews) [ ![OutSystems](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "OutSystems") OutSystems 4.5/5(1,801) ](https://www.g2.com/products/outsystems/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/back4app/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 67 real user reviews. Implementation Time 2 months Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ## Back4app Integrations (2) What do users say about integrations? Integration information sourced from real user reviews. [ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Android Studio ](https://www.g2.com/products/android-studio/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Zoho CRM ](https://www.g2.com/products/zoho-crm/reviews) Show More ![Verified User in Events Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Events Services") AE Verified User in Events Services Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/2/2026 "Simple, Not Overengineered—Minimal Time Spent on Infrastructure Setup" 4/5 What do you like best about Back4app? It isn’t overengineered, and we don’t spend too much time on infrastructure setup. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Back4app? The plan limits always seem to hit at the worst possible time, and the overall stability could definitely be improved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Back4app solving and how is that benefiting you? Self-hosting the Parse Server and the underlying database can be skipped. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Reinhard S.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Reinhard S.") RS Reinhard S. System Engeriner Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/5/2025 "easy to use, powerful framework" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Back4app? Ease of use, very powerful backend framework. Back4app stores data + images of my Android app, I did not need to write a single line of code for the backend . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Back4app? Free plan is difficult to use for non-profit apps. When data is deleted from the database, storage is not automatically free so you'll always reach limits very fast. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Back4app solving and how is that benefiting you? Storage of data for my Android app without the need of writing and maintaing a backend. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") UC Verified User in Computer Software Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/7/2025 "Great service" 4/5 What do you like best about Back4app? User friendly platform and excellent support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Back4app? I am missing the ability to edit columns in the database. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Back4app solving and how is that benefiting you? Learning to use a database in development with React. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") UI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 12/22/2023 "Great tool for prototyping" 4/5 What do you like best about Back4app? I used back4app parse platform as a backend for a react prototype (for UX design). Very nice tool, to easy and quick create a backend for your prototype. And great support! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Back4app? Be aware of the limits of requests (per month). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Back4app solving and how is that benefiting you? Creating backend for a UX prototype in a university project Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Ryan M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Ryan M.") RM Ryan M. Computer Scientist Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/23/2023 "Back4App is a full backend solution, incredibly simple to use and is allowing me to develop quickly" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Back4app? The open source Parse Server and managed scalability. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Back4app? The pricing model, I would prefer price per usage, then anyone even people with no money could start using it whilst their app gets of the ground. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Back4app solving and how is that benefiting you? The whole backend, database, server infrastructure, scalability, API with full RESTful implementation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management") EN Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/29/2023 "Good backend solution" 4/5 What do you like best about Back4app? Ease of use, developers do not have to work that much. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Back4app? There are limited number of options of low use development environments, so overall it is likely to be somewhat expensive to use it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Back4app solving and how is that benefiting you? providing backend Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") UC Verified User in Computer Software Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 11/4/2019 "Back4App Review" 4/5 What do you like best about Back4app? Back4App is very easy to use and offloads much of the complexity that comes with setting up a backend service Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Back4app? The pricing options could be more gradual. It might be the business model but it seems like they could do better with providing more intermediate options Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Back4app solving and how is that benefiting you? Being unfamiliar with MongoBD, I was able to set up my application on Back4App and familiarize myself with the Android SDK within 30 mins. They provide very effective documentation that enables quick development and use with few obstacles Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") EC Verified User in Computer Software Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/19/2018 "Good for small startups" 4/5 What do you like best about Back4app? Easy set up and good price tiers for shared and dedicated hosting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Back4app? Support is slow and usually responds several hours later. Not ideal for production issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Back4app solving and how is that benefiting you? Managed database hosting Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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