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by PocketBase

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PocketBase pricing, plans & costs

Open-source backend in a single Go binary with SQLite, auth and realtime.

Starts at
Free
Free plan
Yes
Plans
1
Billed by
servers

Plans at a glance

PocketBase plans and prices

Estimated from public pricing

Cost calculator

PocketBase cost calculator

1

Self-hosted estimate

$0/mo

$0/mo, 1 servers included, then $5 per server

Estimate covers the main usage meter only; taxes and add-ons are excluded.

PocketBase plans at 1

vs alternatives (cheapest plan)

How much does PocketBase cost per month?

0.1
Self-hosted
$0
0.5
Self-hosted
$0
1
Self-hosted
$0
5
Self-hosted
$20
20
Self-hosted
$95

Cheapest plan per volume highlighted. "—" means the plan does not allow that volume.

PocketBase plan feature comparison

Audit logs
Self-hosted
Built-in logs
Branding & custom domain
Self-hosted
Full control
Enterprise SSO (SAML)
Self-hosted
Not included
MFA / passkeys
Self-hosted
OTP/MFA
Monthly active users
Self-hosted
Unlimited
Organizations / B2B
Self-hosted
Not included
Social login
Self-hosted
OAuth2 providers
Support
Self-hosted
Community

How PocketBase pricing works

PocketBase is free and self-hosted; your only cost is the server you run it on.

  • No license cost — pay only for your VPS (typically $4–$10/month).

PocketBase is best for

Indie projects
Single-server apps
Offline-capable prototypes

PocketBase alternatives

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$0/mo at 1

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PocketBase vs Appwrite Cloud
Supabase

$25/mo at 1

Postgres + Auth + Storage · Realtime · pgvector

PocketBase vs Supabase

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PocketBase pricing FAQ

Source: official PocketBase pricing page. Estimated. Prices change — confirm before buying.