What is PocketBase?
It is an open source backend for your next SaaS and mobile app in 1 file. It could be used as a standalone app or as a Go framework/toolkit that enables you to build your own custom app specific business logic and still have a single portable executable at the end.
PocketBase is a tool in the Realtime Backend / API category of a tech stack.
PocketBase is an open source tool with 40K GitHub stars and 1.9K GitHub forks. Here’s a link to PocketBase's open source repository on GitHub
Who uses PocketBase?
Companies
5 companies reportedly use PocketBase in their tech stacks, including NeaDevs, PHENSTR, and Drivathon.
Developers
22 developers on StackShare have stated that they use PocketBase.
PocketBase's Features
- Embedded database (SQLite) with realtime subscriptions
- Built-in files and users management
- Convenient Admin dashboard UI
- Simple REST-ish API
PocketBase Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to PocketBase?
NGINX
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Apache HTTP Server
The Apache HTTP Server is a powerful and flexible HTTP/1.1 compliant web server. Originally designed as a replacement for the NCSA HTTP Server, it has grown to be the most popular web server on the Internet.
Amazon EC2
It is a web service that provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud. It is designed to make web-scale computing easier for developers.
Firebase
Firebase is a cloud service designed to power real-time, collaborative applications. Simply add the Firebase library to your application to gain access to a shared data structure; any changes you make to that data are automatically synchronized with the Firebase cloud and with other clients within milliseconds.
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
It is a comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform, offering over 200 fully featured services from data centers globally.
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