Self-Hosted PocketBase Alternatives

There are many alternatives to PocketBase as a self-hosted solution if you are looking for a replacement. The best Self-Hosted alternative is TrailBase, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to PocketBase and 14 are available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Self-Hosted alternatives to PocketBase are Supabase, Directus, bknd.io and SurrealDB.

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  1. TrailBase icon
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    TrailBase offers a blazingly fast, open-source application server featuring type-safe APIs and real-time data. Built on Rust, with JS/ES6/TS runtime, it provides built-in authentication, admin UI, and low-latency responses. Supports mobile, web, and desktop, eliminating the need for dedicated caches.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  2. Directus icon
     34 likes

    Directus, with over 20 million downloads, is the world's first Open Data Platform. It can transform any SQL database into an API and a no-code application instantly, providing equal data and digital file asset management access to all team members.

    223 Directus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • DigitalOcean
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ubuntu
    • Heroku
    • Cloudron
    • Docker
     
  3. bknd.io icon
     7 likes

    Modular visual backend offering integrated database, authentication, media, and workflow management, supports SQLite, Postgres, cloud DBs, AWS S3, flexible deployment across major runtimes, open source, built for universal compatibility and direct control.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. SurrealDB icon
     7 likes

    With an SQL-style query language, real-time queries with highly-efficient related data retrieval, advanced security permissions for multi-tenant access, and support for performant analytical workloads, SurrealDB is the next generation serverless database.

    14 SurrealDB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Kubernetes
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Docker
     
  5. Appwrite icon
     19 likes

    Secure open-source backend server for web and mobile developers. Appwrite provides developers with a set of easy-to-use and integrate REST APIs to manage their core backend needs.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Docker
     
  6. Neon Postgres icon
     4 likes

    The fully managed serverless Postgres with a generous free tier. We separate storage and compute to offer autoscaling, branching, and bottomless storage.

    17 Neon Postgres alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. Nhost icon
     6 likes

    Nhost is an open source Firebase alternative with GraphQL, built with the following things in mind:

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  8. Etebase icon
     11 likes

    Etebase makes it easy to build end-to-end encrypted applications by taking care of the encryption and its related challenges.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  9. FeathersJS icon
     13 likes

    Feathers is a real-time, micro-service web framework for NodeJS that gives you control over your data via RESTful resources, sockets and flexible plug-ins.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Node.JS
     
  10. Open source OpenClaw plugin that routes every query to the most appropriate model to handle it. Install in one command, cut your costs by up to 70%.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Chrome OS
     
  11. InsForge icon
     Like

    InsForge is a backend development platform designed for agentic coding. It enables coding agents to provision and operate backend infrastructure such as databases, authentication, storage, functions, deployment, and a model gateway.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Docker
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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