Build with code

The backend built
for developers.

Xano gives developers everything they need in one unified backend — APIs, database, auth, managed runtime, and monitoring — without stitching together multiple tools.

Developer-first core features

With real code in XanoScript, IDE integrations, Git-style versioning, and managed
infrastructure, you can build faster while leaving DevOps overhead behind.

Core feature

XanoScript (XS): Code without compromise

Write backend logic in a scripting language purpose-built for developers.

Author and edit logic directly in real code.

Round-trip seamlessly between XS, Canvas, and Function Stack.

Leverage AI to accelerate backend development in code.

Call custom Lambdas and run Direct SQL queries for advanced use cases.

Canvas
Core feature

VS Code Extension: Stay in your flow

Bring Xano into your preferred development environment and unify your Xano projects with your existing workflows, frontend code, or other code repositories.

Browse and manage Xano resources inside VS Code.

Push and pull changes seamlessly with Xano’s backend.

Accelerate development with integrated AI assist for coding and debugging.

Enable frontend hosting of code directly from Xano.

VS Code Extension: Stay in your flow
Core feature

MCP Server & API: Programmatic backend building

Automate backend creation and integrate with the tools you already use.

Generate and manage logic programmatically via the Metadata API.

Use the Xano MCP Server to connect with modern developer tools like Cursor, Claude Code, or Windsurf.

Expose backend structure to frontend builders like WeWeb.

MCP Server & API: Programmatic backend building
Core feature

Version Diff: Git-style control, built into Xano

Track and manage every change with clarity.

View line-by-line diffs for logic, APIs, tables, and more.

Understand changes quickly with AI-generated plain-language summaries.

Collaborate confidently with teammates using built-in history and change tracking.

Validate safely before publishing, merging, or deploying.

Version Diff: Git-style control, built into Xano
Coming soon

API SDK Generator: Safer, smarter integrations

Instantly generate language-specific SDKs for your APIs, making integrations faster, safer, and more reliable.

Generate SDKs via the UI or Metadata API.

Type-safe, function-specific interfaces prevent misuse.

Autocomplete and code scaffolding accelerate client integration.

SDKs stay up to date with zero maintenance overhead.

API SDK Generator: Safer, smarter integrations

Why developers build
with Xano

With real code in XanoScript, IDE integrations, Git-style versioning, and managed infrastructure, you can build faster while leaving DevOps overhead behind.

Unified backend
Unified backend

APIs, database, auth, and scaling—all in one place.

No DevOps
No DevOps

We handle infrastructure, scaling, security, and reliability.

Hybrid collaboration
Hybrid collaboration

Keep devs and non-devs aligned with round-trip editing.

Faster workflows
Faster workflows

Write in code, validate visually, and ship quicker.

Enterprise-grade confidence
for development teams

Ship code with infrastructure you can trust.

Managed infrastructure that auto-scales for workloads of any size.

Managed infrastructure that auto-scales for workloads of any size.

SOC2-compliant security and role-based access for enterprise governance.

SOC2-compliant security and role-based access for enterprise governance.

Built-in monitoring, debugging, and collaboration to keep systems reliable.

Built-in monitoring, debugging, and collaboration to keep systems reliable.

Start building with
code, today

From your first XS function to enterprise-scale systems, Xano gives you the tools to:

Write code in XanoScript.

Manage projects seamlessly in VS Code.

Stay in sync with a visual environment for collaboration.

Try XanoScript and the VS Code Extension today—bring your backend into the future.

Get started for free

Explore our other features

Build AI agents

Build and scale autonomous AI agents that power your business with Xano's complete backend platform.

Build visually

Design logic and workflows with our Visual Canvas or Function Stack—everything you can do in code, you can do visually in Xano.

Build with AI

Accelerate development with AI-assisted logic that suggests functions, generates workflows, and turns intent into working applications.