PocketBase

Open source backend.

Visit website ↗

Console’s review

· Reviewed by David Mytton

What we like

Philosophy of being able to compile the entire app to a single static binary. Can be used as a backend framework or with an existing application. Supports auth, routing, databases, migrations, scheduled jobs, mailing, templates, logging, and testing.

Tradeoffs

Extensible only with Go or JS. Doesn’t scale horizontally - designed to be run on a single server (will scale vertically).

Console is a free weekly newsletter with short reviews of developer tools, covering strengths and tradeoffs. This review reflects our assessment at publication. Read our selection criteria and learn about Console.

Discover your next favorite tool

Independent devtool reviews and the latest betas, in your inbox every Thursday. Free.