Appwrite Realtime
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Plans and prices
From Appwrite Realtime's own pricing page, checked 30 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Appwrite Cloud Free | Free | The pricing page identifies a Free plan but does not expose its price or limits in the opened page. |
The facts
Each one read from Appwrite Realtime's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access control
- Realtime subscriptions use Appwrite permissions, so clients receive updates only for resources they are allowed to access.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Event filters
- Channel helpers can filter subscriptions to create, update, or delete events.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- Appwrite’s integration marketplace lists options including MCP with Claude, Cursor, and Windsurf, plus OAuth providers such as Apple, Google, and Discord.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Intended users
- Appwrite describes its platform as built for developers and agents, and says it provides a complete development platform backed by an open-source community.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Notable limitation
- The Realtime API is currently unavailable through Server SDKs when using an API key.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Presence expiration
- Presence records expire automatically, and an explicit expiration can be set up to 30 days in the future.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Presence tracking
- The Presences API tracks short-lived user statuses and supports live indicators such as online, away, editing, and typing.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Protocols
- Appwrite supports direct integration through HTTP, GraphQL, or WebSocket clients, as well as its SDKs.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Appwrite Realtime lets applications listen to Appwrite events and receive changed data over WebSockets within milliseconds.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Query filters
- Realtime subscriptions support server-side query filtering, including comparison, null-check, and logical queries.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Resource events
- Channels let clients subscribe to events from Appwrite resources, including accounts, database rows, files, teams, memberships, executions, functions, and presences.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Security and compliance
- Appwrite states that it is GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, and SOC 2 compliant, and describes protections including encryption, HTTPS/TLS, permissions, rate limits, and regular third-party penetration tests.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Subscription management
- Supported client SDKs can share one WebSocket across subscriptions and add, update, or remove subscriptions without reconnecting the client.checked 30 Sep 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2019checked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- SDK platforms
- Appwrite lists official client SDKs for web, Flutter, React Native, Apple, and Android, with React and React Native marked beta.checked 30 Sep 2026
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