Ably vs Airtable vs Appwrite vs Pocketbase
| Attribute | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Cloud & Infrastructure | No-Code & Low-Code | Developer Tools | Data & Databases |
| Pricing | Free tier | Free tier | Free tier | Free tier |
| Starting price | $29/month | $20/month | $25/month | $0/month |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | No | Yes (14d) | No | No |
| Deployment | — | Cloud | — | — |
| API available | Unknown | Yes | Unknown | Unknown |
| Platforms | — | android | — | — |
| Certifications | — | 3 | — | — |
| Integrations | — | 5 | — | — |
| Company | Founded 2016 | Founded 2012 | — | — |
| Feature attributes | ||||
| Sso Saml | — Unknown | ✓ Yes | — Unknown | — Unknown |
| Rbac | — Unknown | ✓ Yes | — Unknown | — Unknown |
| Mobile App | — Unknown | Android Only | — Unknown | — Unknown |
| Webhooks | — Unknown | — Unknown | — Unknown | — Unknown |
| Data Export | — Unknown | — Unknown | — Unknown | — Unknown |
| Visual Builder | — Unknown | ✓ Yes | — Unknown | — Unknown |
| Database Included | — Unknown | — Unknown | — Unknown | — Unknown |
| Custom Code Support | — Unknown | ✓ Yes | — Unknown | — Unknown |
| Self Hosting | — Unknown | — Unknown | — Unknown | — Unknown |
| Workflow Automation | — Unknown | ✓ Yes | — Unknown | — Unknown |
Also consider
Unknown values show as “Unknown”/“—”. Nothing is inferred — see each tool page for sources.