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ParaPocketBase
Freemium

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

 Free

The open-source application is available without a license fee.

Self-hosted Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
  • Persistence, search and caching handled in one server
  • Multitenant, with separate storage per app
  • One binary and one file is the entire backend, trivial to deploy and back up
  • Realtime subscriptions, auth and file storage included
  • Requires a JVM environment and backing services to run at scale
  • Smaller community than mainstream backend platforms
  • SQLite-backed and single-node, so it does not scale horizontally
  • Still pre-1.0, with breaking changes between releases
Self-hosted, Hosted service Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License: MIT
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 September 22, 2026

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