Alternatives to PocketBase

Research overview

10 alternatives

  1. 1Deploy full-stack applications with frontend and backend capabilities

    Vercel

    Cloud Hosting

    Both platforms enable application deployment, but Vercel focuses on frontend/edge deployment with optional serverless functions, while PocketBase provides a complete self-hosted backend. They can substitute for different architectural preferences.

    Free planFree trialSOC 2ISO 27001GDPRHIPAA

    Price$20 / month

    Price position: below the category median.

    Vendor sources: pocketbase.io [1]vercel.com [2]

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  2. 2Database Tools, Backend-as-a-Service

    Appwrite

    Backend-as-a-Service

    Appwrite is an open-source backend-as-a-service platform providing authentication, databases, storage, functions, and messaging APIs for web and mobile application development.

    Free planFree trialSOC 2HIPAATiered plansAR Development Platforms
  3. 3Database Tools, Backend-as-a-Service

    Nhost

    Backend-as-a-Service

    Nhost is an open-source backend-as-a-service platform providing PostgreSQL database, GraphQL API, authentication, storage, and serverless functions as a Firebase alternative.

    Real time subscriptionsRow level securityInfrastructure as code
  4. 4Database Tools, Backend-as-a-Service

    Convex

    Backend-as-a-Service

    Convex is a full-stack backend platform combining a real-time transactional database, server functions, scheduling, and file storage in a single managed service with end-to-end TypeScript type safety.

    Free planFree trialSOC 2HIPAAGDPRTiered plans
  5. 5Database Tools

    Supabase is an open-source backend platform offering hosted databases, authentication, real-time data, and storage as a Firebase alternative.

    Free planFree trialSOC 2ISO 27001HIPAA

    Price$25+ / month

  6. 6Database Tools, Database

    RethinkDB

    Database

    Open source document database with built-in real-time change notifications making it easy to build reactive applications.

    Free planFree trialDatabase ToolsReal-Time Data Sync
  7. 7Database Tools, Cloud Hosting

    MariaDB

    Database Tools

    MariaDB is an open-source relational database that originated as a fork of MySQL, providing enterprise features through MariaDB Enterprise and SkySQL cloud service.

    Multi cloud database deploymentNative vector search and rag supportIn memory caching with gridgain

    Price$65+ / month

    Starting price: above the category median.
  8. 8Database Tools

    AdminJS

    Database Tools

    Open source admin panel for Node.js applications that auto-generates CRUD interfaces from database models.

    Crud operations on database resourcesMulti database and multi API supportAdvanced filtering and search
  9. 9Database Tools, Backend-as-a-Service

    Directus

    Headless CMS

    Directus is an open-source data platform that wraps any SQL database with a real-time API and intuitive admin interface, functioning as both a headless CMS and a backend-as-a-service.

    Free planFree trialSOC 2Tiered plansAI Workflow BuildersDatabase Tools
  10. 10Database Tools

    Basetool

    Database Tools

    Open source no code platform for turning databases into internal tools and admin panels