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Para vs Kinto: catalog facts
ParaKinto
Freemium

Free and open source to self-host; Erudika also offers hosting that is free to start.

Free

Free and open source; you run it on your own server.

Self-hosted Linux, Self-hosted
  • Persistence, search and caching handled in one server
  • Multitenant, with separate storage per app
  • Built-in synchronisation and sharing of JSON records
  • Permission inheritance across buckets, collections and records
  • Requires a JVM environment and backing services to run at scale
  • Smaller community than mainstream backend platforms
  • A backend for developers, not an end-user app
  • Requires PostgreSQL for production use
Self-hosted, Hosted service Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

Catalog facts only. Anything “not stated” is unconfirmed. Check full listings for details.