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Appwrite

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Velocity6.3

Appwrite hardens auth and broadens its framework and runtime surface as a Firebase alternative.

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◆Current state
Appwrite is an open-source backend-as-a-service competing with Firebase and Supabase across auth, functions, storage, realtime, and hosted Sites. The recent cadence is broad and infrastructure-heavy: auth hardening (password strength, email policies), new realtime primitives (Presences), storage speedups, more build runtimes (Bun, Deno, Dart, Flutter), and a first-class React library. It also tightened free-tier economics by deleting long-paused free projects.
◆Where it's heading
The platform is investing on two fronts at once — developer experience (React hooks, monorepo-aware Git build triggers, a Claude Code plugin) and backend breadth (presence, auth policies, faster uploads). The pattern is filling parity gaps with Firebase and Supabase while courting framework-native and agent-assisted workflows. Free-tier cleanup suggests attention to cloud cost discipline alongside feature growth.
◆Prediction
Expect the React library to grow past auth into data and realtime hooks, and continued runtime and framework additions for Sites and Functions.

◆Recent moves

  1. 3d ago

    Announcing Appwrite 1.9.5 for self-hosted deployments

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  2. 4d ago

    Paused free projects are deleted after 90 days

    A free-tier lifecycle policy: paused free projects are deleted after 90 days, with email warnings, while Pro and Enterprise stay untouched. A cost-discipline move that signals attention to cloud economics rather than features.

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  3. 7d ago

    Announcing the Appwrite React library

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    A first-class React library — AppwriteProvider plus auth hooks (useAuth, useUser, useSignIn, and more) — supporting client- and server-rendered frameworks like Next.js and TanStack Start. It marks framework-native DevEx as a priority, starting with auth.

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  4. 24d ago

    Enforce minimum length and character rules with Password strength

    Configurable password-strength rules (minimum length, character classes) in Auth, alongside existing password history and dictionary checks. Routine but real hardening of the auth surface.

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  5. 25d ago

    The Appwrite plugin is now in the official Claude marketplace

    The Appwrite plugin now lives in the official Claude marketplace, so one command installs its agent skills and MCP servers for the API and docs. A distribution simplification that meets developers inside their coding agents.

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  6. 1mo ago

    Control automatic Git deployments with build triggers

    Git build triggers with branch and path filters (including exclusions) for Functions and Sites, aimed at monorepos and preview workflows. A meaningful deployment-control option that avoids needless rebuilds.

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