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PocketBaseTrailBase
Free

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

 Free

Free and open source under the Open Software License 3.0.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
  • One binary and one file is the entire backend, trivial to deploy and back up
  • Realtime subscriptions, auth and file storage included
  • Single executable with no separate database or cache to run
  • Built-in auth, realtime subscriptions and admin UI
  • SQLite-backed and single-node, so it does not scale horizontally
  • Still pre-1.0, with breaking changes between releases
  • Postgres support is still experimental
  • Younger and less widely used than Firebase or Supabase
Downloadable app, Self-hosted Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: MIT License: OSL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account 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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