What is Xano?
Xano is a back-end no-code platform that allows you to create a database, APIs, and business logic without writing server code.
The tool provides an interface to define data models, build API endpoints, and orchestrate back-end processing.
It is often used as the brain behind no-code front-ends like Webflow, Wized, Flutterflow or mobile applications.
Xano provides the back-end layer, database and APIs behind no-code or custom interfaces.
Key features for B2B teams
- Integrated database to define models, relationships and constraints.
- Automatic generation of secure REST APIs based on data models.
- Workbench for building server-side business logic workflows.
- User management, authentication and permissions.
- Integrations with external services via API calls and webhooks.
Xano allows you to structure data and business logic cleanly without managing server infrastructure.
For whom and in what contexts?
Xano is for teams who want a robust back-end behind a no-code front-end or a lightweight application.
It is well suited for projects that require business logic that is more advanced than simple automations allow.
- Customer portals or dashboards connected to Webflow/Wized.
- Internal business applications that drive critical data.
- Prototype SaaS products or MVPs that require a structured back-end.
Xano is relevant when the application goes beyond a simple static form or portal and requires real business logic.
Xano price
Xano offers several plans structured around the resources included (compute, storage, number of workspaces) and the level of operational guarantees. The offers come in Build, Starter, Pro, and Custom plans for business needs.
- Build: a free plan for development and testing, with a complete environment but limitations on database, compute and project inactivity, ideal for discovering Xano or prototyping an MVP.
- Starter: for production-ready applications on a smaller scale, with more compute and storage, no hard limit on API requests, basic compliance, and multi-day backups.
- Pro: intended for companies and teams that are increasing their workload, with dedicated infrastructure, several workspaces, more seats, increased resources, managed load balancer and advanced management of roles and permissions.
- Custom (Enterprise): flexible pricing for advanced security and scalability needs, including self-hosting options, multi-tenant, integration with LLMs, high availability, 24/7 monitoring, 24/7 monitoring, SSO and enhanced security.
Xano is still reasonable for a professional back‑end if you size it according to the project, while saving considerable time compared to custom server development.
We-R review on Xano
Coupled with Webflow and Wized, Xano offers a very credible stack for building B2B applications without an in-house backend.
It is particularly interesting for customer portals, dashboards, and data-oriented internal tools.
- Centralize business data in a single database exposed via APIs.
- Manage business logic on the back-end side rather than in a multitude of automation scenarios.
- Build scalable app features without tech locks.
The downside: a certain learning curve and the need to think about data modeling from the start.
Xano is suitable for Webflow projects that need a real back-end without recreating a server development team.
Alternatives and tools similar to Xano
Several solutions exist in the same category.
- Supabase: open source back-end close to the PostgreSQL ecosystem.
- Firebase: Google back-end oriented real time and mobile.
- Custom backends (Node, Rails, Laravel): more flexible, but requiring a dedicated development team.
Compared to the alternatives, Xano finds a good balance between power, a no-code approach and speed of implementation.
