Back4App pricing in 2026
Low-code backend-as-a-service built on Parse Server, plus container hosting for web apps. Every plan from Back4App's pricing page (checked 26 Oct 2026), what a team of 5, 10 or 25 would pay, the price in your currency and cheaper alternatives.
Starts at
$15a month
MVP for 10 people: $15 a month
- Free plan
Plans
Back4App plans and prices
4 plans with a public price, in US dollars.
Free
$0Free plan
- 25K requests / month
- 250 MB data storage
- 1 GB transfer, 1 GB file storage
- No credit card
MVP
Entry paid plan$180/ year
≈ $15 a month
- $15 per app/month billed annually
- 500K requests / month
- 1 GB data, 50 GB file storage
- 250 GB transfer
Pay As You Go
$960/ year
≈ $80 a month
- $80 per app/month billed annually
- 5M requests / month
- 3 GB data, 250 GB file storage
- 1 TB transfer
Dedicated
$4,800/ year
≈ $400 a month
- $400 per app/month billed annually
- Unlimited requests
- 8 GB data, 1 TB file storage
- 2 TB transfer
Page shows only annual-billed per-app prices ($15 / $80 / $400 per month, recorded x12 as yearly); monthly billing exists but its prices are not rendered. Annual saving shown as 40% (MVP) and 20% (Pay As You Go, Dedicated). Overage: $5 (MVP) or $2 (PAYG) per 100K requests, $15/GB data storage, $1 per 10 GB files, $0.10/GB transfer. Container hosting priced separately. Enterprise: contact sales.
Prices from Back4App's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026. Prices are per plan, not per user. Taxes, seat minimums and promotions vary.
Team cost
What Back4App costs a team of 5, 10 or 25
Back4App is priced per plan, so the cost doesn't grow with the team.
| Plan | 5 people | 10 people | 25 people |
|---|---|---|---|
| FreeFree plan | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MVP$15/mo | $15/mo$180/yr a year | $15/mo$180/yr a year | $15/mo$180/yr a year |
| Pay As You Go$80/mo | $80/mo$960/yr a year | $80/mo$960/yr a year | $80/mo$960/yr a year |
| Dedicated$400/mo | $400/mo$4,800/yr a year | $400/mo$4,800/yr a year | $400/mo$4,800/yr a year |
Free plans usually cap users or features — check Free's limits before planning on it for a team. Before tax, at list price.
Local prices
Back4App in naira, shillings, cedis, rand, pounds and euros
MVP, the entry paid plan, converted from US dollars.
| Currency | A month | A year |
|---|---|---|
| NGNNigerian naira (NGN) | ₦20,014 | ₦240,174 |
| KESKenyan shilling (KES) | KSh1,948 | KSh23,377 |
| GHSGhanaian cedi (GHS) | GH₵174.33 | GH₵2,092 |
| ZARSouth African rand (ZAR) | R248.98 | R2,988 |
| GBPBritish pound (GBP) | £11.22 | £134.60 |
| EUREuro (EUR) | €13.38 | €160.58 |
Indicative only: converted at Surba's daily exchange rates from 26 Oct 2026 (₦1,334 = $1). Unless Back4App bills you in your own currency, your bank's rate and card fees decide what you're charged.
Alternatives
Cheaper alternatives to Back4App
Tools in Surba's catalog that cost a team of 10 less a month on their entry plan than Back4App's MVP.
FAQ
Back4App pricing questions
How much does Back4App cost?
Back4App's paid plans run from $15 to $400 a month according to Back4App's pricing page (checked 26 Oct 2026) (MVP $15, Pay As You Go $80 and Dedicated $400). Back4App is priced per plan rather than per user. Page shows only annual-billed per-app prices ($15 / $80 / $400 per month, recorded x12 as yearly); monthly billing exists but its prices are not rendered. Annual saving shown as 40% (MVP) and 20% (Pay As You Go, Dedicated). Overage: $5 (MVP) or $2 (PAYG) per 100K requests, $15/GB data storage, $1 per 10 GB files, $0.10/GB transfer. Container hosting priced separately. Enterprise: contact sales. There is also a free plan (Free).
Does Back4App have a free plan?
Yes. Back4App's Free plan costs $0 and includes 25K requests / month, 250 MB data storage and 1 GB transfer, 1 GB file storage. Free plans usually limit users, history or features, so check what you'd outgrow.
How much does Back4App cost for a team of 10?
Back4App is priced per plan, so a team of 10 pays the same as a smaller one: $15 a month ($180 a year) on MVP.
How much is Back4App in naira?
At an indicative rate of ₦1,334 per $1 (26 Oct 2026), MVP at $15 is about ₦20,014 a month. Your bank's exchange rate and card fees decide the final charge.
What are cheaper alternatives to Back4App?
In Surba's catalog, DomainKing ($0.86/mo), Dynadot ($0.91/mo) and Porkbun ($0.92/mo) cost less for a team of 10 on their entry plans. Compare features before you switch: the cheapest plan isn't always the closest match.
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