Appwrite vs TrailBase

Appwrite vs TrailBase
Fact	Appwrite	TrailBase
Language	PHP	Rust
Licence	BSD-3-Clause	OSL-3.0
Stars	58k	5.6k
Latest	2.3.0	v0.34.4
Last push	2026-10-06	2026-10-05
Release cadence	about 7 days between releases	about 2 days between releases
Active contributors	15+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days	9 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days
Flags	none	none

How they relate

Both replace Firebase. Alternatives to Firebase →
Full replacementAppwriteAuth, databases, storage, functions, messaging and realtime, self-hosted or cloud.
PartialTrailBaseOne executable with a SQLite database, auth, realtime APIs and a WebAssembly runtime.

2.3.02026-09-23Appwrite 2.3 removes dev keys, builds every console link from one _APP_CONSOLE_URL, reports execution duration the way…
2.2.02026-09-15Appwrite 2.2 brings email policies to self-hosted installs, finishes the move of function and site executions to ClickH…
2.1.02026-09-11Appwrite 2.1 is the first minor release of the 2.x generation. It opens Appwrite Storage to the S3 ecosystem, adds two…
2.0.02026-09-04!Announcing Appwrite 2.0
2.0.0-rc.32026-09-04Third release candidate for self-hosted 2.0.0. Pre-release — not recommended for production.pre-release

v0.34.42026-10-05Add and enforce uniqueness requirement across email and unverified_email columns.
v0.34.32026-10-02Add referential actions to table editor, i.e. set ON (DELETE|UPDATE) action on foreign-key references.
v0.34.22026-09-30Push expensive password hashing off the async runtime and add an explicit timeout of 5s.
v0.34.12026-09-29Fix admin UI failing to fetch logs.
v0.34.02026-09-29Performance release - many small and large improvements across the board:

✓ signed The latest release, 2.3.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.

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unsigned The latest release, v0.34.4, carries no signature GitHub could verify.

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