Parse BaaS · Backend & Databases

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Back4App free tier

Hosted Parse Server backend with a database, APIs and cloud code.

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Checked against Back4App's official pages on 1 Nov 2026. Free tiers change, so confirm before you commit.

What Back4App's free plan gives you

One app with 25K requests per month, 250 MB database, 1 GB file storage and 1 GB transfer.

Back4App free plan limits
LimitFree plan
Requests25K / month
Database250 MB
File storage1 GB
Transfer1 GB

The catch

25K requests per month is very low for a live app.

Pros and cons

Good

  • No card
  • Open-source Parse under the hood
  • REST and GraphQL APIs

Watch out

  • Low request quota
  • Small database
  • Parse knowledge needed

How to start on Back4App

  1. 1

    Sign up at back4app.com

  2. 2

    Create a new Backend app

  3. 3

    Design classes in the dashboard

  4. 4

    Install the Parse SDK

  5. 5

    Copy the App ID and keys into your app

Back4App: questions

Is Back4App free?

One app with 25K requests per month, 250 MB database, 1 GB file storage and 1 GB transfer. Free plan ends: Never.

Does Back4App need a credit card?

No, you can sign up for Back4App's free plan without a card.

What is the catch with Back4App's free plan?

25K requests per month is very low for a live app.

What are the best free alternatives to Back4App?

Cloudflare D1, Firebase (Spark plan), Turso. Compare their limits on this page or open each one for details.

Alternatives to Back4App

  • Cloudflare D1

    Serverless SQLite

    100

    SQLite databases that run alongside Cloudflare Workers on the free Workers plan.

    Databases
    10
    Storage
    5 GB total
    Row reads
    5M / day

    The catch: Only 100,000 row writes per day, which resets daily.

    No cardNo end date
    Paid from $5/mo (Workers Paid)

  • Firebase (Spark plan)

    BaaS + hosting

    100

    Google's app backend: static hosting, auth and Firestore on the free Spark plan.

    Hosting
    10 GB storage, 360 MB/day transfer
    Firestore
    1 GiB, 50K reads / 20K writes per day
    Realtime DB
    1 GB, 100 connections

    The catch: Cloud Functions, App Hosting and (for new projects) Cloud Storage need the pay-as-you-go Blaze plan.

    No cardNo end date
    Paid from Usage-based

  • Turso

    Edge SQLite

    92

    Hosted SQLite (libSQL) with many small databases and edge replicas.

    Databases
    100
    Storage
    5 GB
    Row reads
    500M / month

    The catch: Only one day of point-in-time restore on the free plan.

    No cardNo end date
    Paid from $4.99/mo (Developer)

  • Upstash

    Serverless Redis

    92

    Serverless Redis you call over HTTP, priced per request.

    Data size
    250 MB
    Commands
    500K / month
    Bandwidth
    10 GB / month

    The catch: 500K commands a month runs out fast if you poll or cache every request.

    No cardNo end date
    Paid from $10/mo (Fixed 250 MB (or pay as you go $0.20 per 100K commands))

  • MongoDB Atlas

    Managed MongoDB

    87

    Hosted MongoDB with a free shared cluster that has no end date.

    Storage
    512 MB
    Throughput
    Up to 100 ops/sec
    Connections
    500

    The catch: 512 MB fills quickly, and there is a 100 ops/sec cap.

    No cardNo end dateSleeps when idle
    Paid from Usage-based

  • Neon

    Serverless Postgres

    87

    Serverless Postgres with branching that scales to zero when unused.

    Compute
    100 CU-hours / project / month, up to 2 CU (8 GB RAM)
    Storage
    1 GB per project, 20 GB total
    Projects
    100

    The catch: Only 1 GB of storage per project.

    No cardNo end dateSleeps when idle
    Paid from Usage-based

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