Entry priceUsage-based
Pricing modelusage, billed monthly
OwnerAlphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL)
Blaze pay-as-you-go per service after applicable free quotas; no single monthly entry price. Source
Firebase vs PocketBase
Fit:
Migration notes
Small single-server auth/realtime/file backend using SQLite; no Cloud Functions and vertical scaling only. Rewrite client calls and rules; FAQ reports no built-in data import/export helpers.
Sources: pocketbase.io · checked 2026-10-21
FirebasePaid incumbent
| Blaze | entry | Not established |
|---|---|---|
| Blaze | business | Not established |
Fit for Firebase
License 
Paid-feature tier A
Self-host
Paid-feature limitsNone established
| PocketBase open source | free self-hosted core | Free |
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What you may give up
No paid-feature limits established for this edition.
Tier A: MIT volunteer project; FAQ confirms no commercial organization or vendor hosting. Technical single-server/SQLite limits are architecture, not paid feature gates. License source
What running it takes
- PocketBase prebuilt executable
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Single-server backend; no external SQL,Redis,queue or separate runtime service required. Documentation warns pre1.0 compatibility/migrations can change. Infrastructure and staff time are not priced here; this page does not compare total cost.