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What is Backendless?

Backendless is a Visual App Development Platform that combines API, user, and database management functionality with a user-friendly interface and UI Builder.

Backendless is a Visual App Development Platform that combines API, user, and database management functionality with a user-friendly, web-based interface and UI Builder. Backendless offers the ability to send emails and push notifications and supports real-time chat and geolocation-based functionality. A Backendless application can be customized with manually written code or using our Codeless logic builder. The platform can be hosted on our cloud servers or installed and managed on your own private servers.

The Backendless UI Builder allows you to build fully functional web and mobile apps. You can use UI Builder for your frontend, or Backendless works as a seamless backend for virtually any client-side environment, automatically morphing data to the proper format for the frontend operating system. A Backendless database can also be connected to external databases, allowing you to maintain existing data sources while also being able to manage those databases using Backendless' intuitive interface.



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Backendless currently scores 80/100 in the App Builders category. This is based on user satisfaction (90/100), press buzz (50/100), recent user trends (rising), and other relevant information on Backendless gathered from around the web.

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Backendless Product Overview

  • Real-time database with visual schema modeler and SQL-style search functionality

  • UI Builder for fast, easy, drag-and-drop frontend development.

  • Full-service backend including custom code, APIs and database.

  • Codeless logic builder for frontend, backend, and API logic

  • Drag-and-drop UI Builder with dozens of free components

  • Build without code using a visual Codeless logic development tool.

  • Start for free with a cloud-based service, or develop and host on your own servers.

  • Free gamified tutorial systems and 5 free video courses

  • SQL-driven search within the database, including MySQL and relational data.

  • Cloud hosting in US and EU (more regions coming soon) or on-premise/virtual machine hosting with Pro

  • Full suite of user management and user authentication tools

  • Send emails and push notifications to all or targeted users from one console.

  • Push notification console and over 100 professional email templates

  • Secure your data and backend with user permissions and console visibility controls.

  • Inject Java or JavaScript code on the backend

  • View and deliver real-time data from your database, standard.

  • Build custom APIs, use or modify pre-built APIs, or import APIs from other sources.

  • Visualizations builder for sharing data visually in charts, graphs, tables and calendars

  • Views builder for designing the perfect APIs and database queries

  • Track app usage and API metrics with built-in analytics.


Languages Supported: English

Backendless Features

  • A/B Testing
  • Analytics
  • API
  • Batch Permissions & Access
  • Dashboard
  • Data Export
  • Data Import
  • External Integrations
  • Multi-User
  • Notifications
  • Password & Access Management
  • Third-Party Plugins/Add-Ons
  • Bug Tracking
  • Roadmapping
  • Cloud Deployment
  • Local Deployment
  • Developer Tools
  • Technical Health Assessment
  • Business Rules Mining
  • Remediation
  • Re-Platforming
  • Migration to Cloud
  • Code Transformation
  • Mainframe Migration
  • Hardware Modernization
  • Software Modernization
  • Security Migration
  • Data Conversion
  • Automated Conversion
Backendless Pricing

Backendless Pricing Plans

Free Plan

Free
  • 1 GB File storage
  • 1000 API requests per day
  • 15,000 database records
  • 10 data tables
  • 2 API event handlers or timers
  • 1 custom API key
  • 2 custom security roles

Scale Plan

$15.00
Tiered pricing based on API requests
  • Unlimited development team size
  • 10,000,000 API calls/month
  • 10 GB File storage
  • 100,000 database records
  • 100 data tables
  • 5 API event handlers/timers
  • 10 customer API keys
  • 3 custom security roles
  • Free SSL certificate
  • 500,000 push notifications/month

Backendless Pro

Custom
1 server(s) / year
  • Unlimited API Calls
  • Unlimited Database Tables
  • Unlimited Push Notifications
  • Team Permissions
  • Unlimited Atomic Counters
  • Unlimited File Storage

Managed Backendless

Custom
1 user(s) / month
  • Unlimited API Calls
  • Unlimited Database Tables
  • Unlimited Push Notifications
  • Team Permissions
  • Unlimited Atomic Counters
  • Unlimited File Storage
  • Your Servers Or Ours
  • Server Management Included

Plans starting from: $15.00/month Credit card required: No

Backendless FAQs

Does Backendless integrate with any other apps?

Flutter, React Native, Xamarin and other frontend languages/builders can be used with a Backendless backend. Backendless integrates with thousands of additional apps through Zapier and Make. Backendless also offers Stripe, Twilio, and Amazon Alexa integrations. Backendless facilitates app logins with Google, Twitter, Apple, and Facebook.

Does Backendless offer multi-user capability (e.g. teams)?

Yes! Backendless is built to be used with teams. All plans and products allow unlimited users and Team Permissions management tools allow you to limit what certain team members and see and modify.

What are some applications Backendless is commonly used in tandem with?

Backendless has been used to build virtually any application, from a small internal tool to a complex CRM to a full SaaS application, and much more. Any application that benefits from database access can benefit from Backendless! Backendless can be used with many frontend mobile and web app builders. Backendless easily integrates with native mobile apps built for Android, iOS, .NET, Flutter, and many more.

Does Backendless offer guides, tutorials and or customer support?

Yes! Backendless has an active community and support forum that provides answers for many questions that may come up. Should an answer not be available, the forum is monitored regularly and Backendless has a Slack channel that is actively monitored. Backendless also provides Quick Start Guides for Android, iOS, Flutter, and JavaScript. Additionally, many instructional videos can be found on the Backendless YouTube channel.

Does Backendless offer an API?

Backendless provides a number of pre-built APIs including:

  • User Service APIs
  • Data Service APIs
  • Email API
  • Files API
  • Geolocation API
  • Logging API
  • Caching API
  • Atomic Counters API

What is Backendless generally used for?

Backendless is used to develop and support mobile and web applications. Backendless can be used as a full-service solution, or for a variety of independent tasks such as:

  • UI Development
  • API Hosting and Management
  • Database Management
  • Push Notifications
  • User Management
  • Document Management
  • Real-Time Data
  • Location-Aware Apps

Who are the main user groups of Backendless?

Serves independent developers and IT teams within small, medium and large companies seeking technology to develop, deploy, and manage all aspects of mobile and web applications, API services, and databases.

What platforms does Backendless support?

Backendless automatically morphs all data to be compatible with .NET, REST, iOS, JavaScript, Android/Java, and Flutter clients. Virtually any frontend application can be supported by a Backendless backend. SDKs are available for Android, iOS/MacOS, .NET, Flutter, and JavaScript applications.

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