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PocketBaseAppwrite
Free

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

 Freemium

Free to self-host; Appwrite also runs a managed cloud service.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • One binary and one file is the entire backend, trivial to deploy and back up
  • Realtime subscriptions, auth and file storage included
  • Auth, database, storage and functions in one platform
  • Self-hostable with Docker
  • SQLite-backed and single-node, so it does not scale horizontally
  • Still pre-1.0, with breaking changes between releases
  • Running it yourself means operating several services
  • Aimed at developers rather than non-technical users
Downloadable app, Self-hosted Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source Open source
License: MIT License: BSD-3-Clause
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 September 22, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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