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4.9
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Reviewers describe Back4app as an easy, dependable backend for mobile and web apps, especially strong for prototypes, student work, solo developers, and small teams that want to avoid infrastructure work. The most repeated praise is fast setup, a clean dashboard, Parse-based tools like auth, cloud code, live queries, and straightforward APIs, plus responsive, human support. Many also report solid uptime and smooth scaling. Criticism is light but real: a few users mention documentation gaps, minor CLI collaboration issues, and some uncertainty about more complex or microservice-heavy setups.
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We have been using Back4App for one of the client projects for more than a year now and the experience has been really smooth. There was no single instance of the backend going down thus far. And support team has been really helpful with the queries we had.
Back4App has been an invaluable tool for me as I have been developing a community-based app as a solo developer. It is easy to use and works really really well. I appreciate the ability to manage my database in the dashboard. Totally recommend!
It's pretty good, it gets the job done as a starting backend. The CLI is okay I've noticed a few issues if multiple people work with the CLI to push cloud code at once it would override other folks work. Other than that it's pretty good
I have been using Back4app for almost 5 years for some indepenent project , is all that I need as mobile developer , with it I can focus in the frontend side of my project and leave the infra and backend responsabilities to them.
We have been using it in our company for years; we chose it because it's easy to use and integrate with any framework, it has a pricing policy that suits both large and small projects, and the support provided is of high quality.
It's pretty easy to use and simple to configure, Parse is well documented, so is the website so far. The Pricing Tiers seem fair, although I have not decided to pay yet as my projects have not scaled enough.
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easy to use (23)extensive documentation (8)pricing transparency (3)
I'm thrilled that I stumbled upon Back4App. It has made a world of difference in my IoT solutions development work, making it so much easier for me to craft reliable, scalable, and adaptable solutions.
I am using back4app from last 3 years and their services and support and very excellent and prompt. If you are building a mobile or web application, back4app is worth trying for backend services.
I've used back4app for many projects, and the features and services have satisfied me, however, I believe the documentation could be way better so all developers can find what they need easily
Great for developers who are just getting started! Lots of tutorials and free option to get started with and then easily upgrade when your app matures.