#77
A+
Rank #4
PocketBase
An open-source backend-as-a-service in a single Go binary, bundling a database, auth, file storage, and realtime subscriptions. Standout trait is achieving Firebase-like DX with zero external infrastructure.
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/ 100
⚙ Full Stack
Single Go binary embedding SQLite, a REST+realtime API layer, built-in auth (email/OAuth2), file storage, and an admin dashboard — all compiled into one executable with no external service dependencies.
📈 Scaling Analysis
Vertical scaling only due to the embedded single-writer SQLite design — excellent up to the tens-of-thousands-of-users range on a beefy single node, but there is no built-in horizontal write scaling or clustering, unlike Postgres-backed BaaS alternatives.
🚀 Running on Nexlayer
Deploys as a single pod with a persistent volume for the SQLite data directory; extremely low resource footprint makes it one of the cheapest and simplest Nexlayer deployments possible. No inter-pod DNS needed unless paired with an object-storage pod for large file uploads.