# Appwrite Sites review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Git-based hosting for static and server-rendered sites on Appwrite Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Appwrite Sites is the web hosting product inside the Appwrite platform. It deploys static, single-page and server-rendered frontends from Git, the CLI or a manual upload, with branch preview URLs, rollbacks, a CDN and TLS. Sites are not priced on their own: they are part of an Appwrite organization plan alongside auth, databases, storage and functions. - **Category:** Web Hosting - **Made by:** Appwrite - **Website:** https://appwrite.io/products/sites - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Tight if you stay free: 2 projects, 5 GB of bandwidth and pausing after a week idle. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Appwrite Sites has a free plan, and paid plans start at $25 per month on the Pro plan, with a free plan available. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Unlimited sites, 5 GB bandwidth, 2 GB storage and 15-minute builds, with projects paused after 1 week of inactivity and a limit of 2 projects. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | 2 projects, 1 member, 5 GB bandwidth, 2 GB storage, 15-minute builds and community support. Projects pause after a week of inactivity. | | Pro | $25 per month and up, shown as "From $25" with pay-as-you-go usage | No project pausing, unlimited members, 2 TB bandwidth, 150 GB storage, 45-minute builds, daily backups and email support. Extra bandwidth is $15 per 100 GB. | | Enterprise | Custom | Uptime SLAs, a success manager, SSO, log drains, volume discounts, bring-your-own-cloud and SOC 2, HIPAA and BAA terms. Sold through sales. | Read from https://appwrite.io/pricing on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Appwrite Sites before buying. ## Key features - **Deploy from Git:** GitHub and Origin are supported, with commits to the production branch deployed and other branches given preview links. - **Several deploy paths:** Sites can also be deployed with the Appwrite CLI in CI or by uploading a .tar.gz archive from the Console. - **Static and server-side rendering:** Static, single-page and server-rendered apps are supported, with 14 framework presets including Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit and Astro. - **Rollbacks and domains:** Instant rollbacks promote an earlier deployment without a rebuild, and custom domains, DNS and automatic TLS are managed in the Console. - **CDN and edge delivery:** Sites run on the Appwrite Network with a global CDN, DDoS protection and edge server-side rendering. - **Traffic and logs:** Requests, bandwidth, builds and compute are tracked, with request logs and SSR output in the Console. ## Good for - Teams already using Appwrite for auth, databases or functions - Frontend developers deploying Next.js, Nuxt or SvelteKit apps - Projects that want hosting and a backend under one subscription ## Worth knowing - Sites are priced as part of an Appwrite organization, so usage counts against shared bandwidth, storage, execution and build limits. - Free projects are paused after one week of inactivity and limited to 2 projects; Pro removes pausing. - Pro shows a "From $25" price with pay-as-you-go overage, including $15 per 100 GB of extra bandwidth. - The Git provider list shows GitHub and Origin, with GitLab, Bitbucket, Gitea and others listed as coming soon. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Appwrite Sites deploys web apps from Git, with a free plan and Pro from $25 a month. Free projects pause after a week of inactivity, and usage counts against the whole Appwrite organization. - **Value for money: C.** Pro is from $25 a month with pay-as-you-go usage, such as $15 per extra 100 GB of bandwidth. - **Free plan and trial: C.** The free plan has 2 projects, 5 GB bandwidth and 2 GB storage, and projects pause after 1 week of inactivity. - **Features: C.** Git deploys, static and server-side rendering, rollbacks, domains, CDN and logs. Only GitHub and Origin are listed as Git providers, with others coming soon. - **Ease of use: C.** You set up builds and deploys, with a learning curve and no store rating. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web dashboard on the Appwrite platform with several integrations. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Appwrite's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among web hosts - Appwrite Sites's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 74 of the 122 other web hosts we grade, and level with 24. - It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 57 of 122) and worst on features (C, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $25 a month, against a middle price of $9.69 for the category: 86 of the 107 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 7 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/web-hosting ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** Nothing Appwrite Sites does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 3 things listed below take a company. It costs $300 a year. - You could not: Databases with views, filters and links between them. - You could not: A tracking script and a database that counts every visit. - You could not: It plugs into other products, GitHub, Next.js and Nuxt among them. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with GitHub, Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit, Astro, Appwrite CLI **Tags:** Databases, Web analytics ## Alternatives - [Vercel](https://toolgpa.com/tools/vercel): Git-based hosting for front-end and full-stack web apps. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/appwrite-sites-vs-vercel) - [Netlify](https://toolgpa.com/tools/netlify): Git-based hosting for sites and web apps, priced by monthly credits. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/appwrite-sites-vs-netlify) - [Cloudflare Pages](https://toolgpa.com/tools/cloudflare-pages): Git-based hosting for static sites and full-stack apps. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/appwrite-sites-vs-cloudflare-pages) - [Firebase Hosting](https://toolgpa.com/tools/firebase-hosting): Google's CDN hosting for static and single-page web apps. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/appwrite-sites-vs-firebase-hosting) - [Render](https://toolgpa.com/tools/render): Cloud hosting for web services, databases and workers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/appwrite-sites-vs-render) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://appwrite.io/pricing - https://appwrite.io/products/sites Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/appwrite-sites Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).