Xano: a no-code backend and API
Xano is a no-code backend platform. The database, API endpoints and business logic are built in a visual editor. It gives WeWeb, Webflow and mobile apps a backend that scales.
- Type
- No-code backend
- Price
- Free starter, paid plans
- Database
- Built on PostgreSQL
- API
- Visual endpoint builder
What is Xano?
In Xano every API endpoint is a visual function stack: accept the request, validate it, read from the database, call an external API, return a response. You can do most of a backend developer's work without code.
Because front end and backend are separate, the same API serves web, mobile and internal tools. As logic grows, documenting and versioning endpoints becomes important.
What Xano makes possible
Database
Tables and relationships.
API builder
Visual endpoints.
Business logic
Conditions, loops and calculations.
Auth
User sign-in and tokens.
External APIs
Payment, e-mail and CRM integrations.
Background tasks
Scheduled tasks.
What Xano works with
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WeWeb
A visual front-end builder. Web apps with Xano and Supabase.
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SendGrid
An API and SMTP service for transactional e-mail.
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Webflow
A visual site builder, CMS and hosting in one place.
- Open the guide
GitHub
Code hosting, version control, teamwork and CI/CD.
My experience
Projects where I used Xano:
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Xano resources
Questions about Xano
Is Xano free?
There is a free plan for trying it out. Production apps need a paid plan.
Can I build a large app with Xano?
Yes, but the data model and endpoint structure need to be thought through first.
Is a no-code backend reliable?
The platform manages the infrastructure. Reliability depends more on your own logic and security rules.