# Firebase vs PocketBase

| Attribute | Firebase | PocketBase |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 78.2 (26% (low)) | 59.7 (20% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 63 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 50 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 60,827 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A managed development platform providing databases, authentication, hosting, analytics, and other services for app development. Includes a free tier with usage limits and a pay-as-you-go tier with metered pricing for higher volumes. | An open-source backend system that combines an embedded database, real-time data synchronization, user authentication, and an administrative interface in a lightweight, easy-to-deploy package. |
| integrations.count | 11 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Flutter"},{"name":"Google Ads"},{"name":"AdMob"},{"name":"Google Marketing Platform"},{"name":"Google Play"},{"name":"Looker Studio"},{"name":"BigQuery"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Android Studio"},{"name":"Stripe"}]` | - |
| language.primary | - | Go |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"ios":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"android":true}` | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"freemium","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Spark","summary":"Free tier with generous no-cost usage limits","description":"No-cost plan with daily usage limits across all services","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"hosting_storage_gb":"10","authentication_maus":"50000","cloud_firestore_storage_gb":"1","realtime_database_storage_gb":"1","cloud_firestore_reads_per_day":"50000","cloud_firestore_writes_per_day":"20000","cloud_firestore_deletes_per_day":"20000","hosting_data_transfer_mb_per_day":"360","cloud_sql_postgresql_trial_months":"3","cloud_storage_download_gb_per_day":"1","cloud_functions_gb_seconds_per_month":"400000","cloud_functions_cpu_seconds_per_month":"200000","cloud_functions_invocations_per_month":"2000000","cloud_functions_outbound_gb_per_month":"5","cloud_storage_upload_operations_per_day":"20000","realtime_database_concurrent_connections":"100","cloud_storage_download_operations_per_day":"50000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Blaze","summary":"Pay-as-you-go with $300 credit on signup; rates vary by service and region","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.026,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"invocations"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.4,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.12,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.003,"currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":9.37,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Pay-as-you-go plan with $300 credit and access to all services","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"welcome_credit_usd":"300"}}],"summary":"Free tier (Spark) with usage limits, or pay-as-you-go (Blaze) starting with $300 credit","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://firebase.google.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T22:07:59.537Z","freeTrialDays":90,"startingPrice":{"amount":9.37,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://pocketbase.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-20T16:30:59.949Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":9.37,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | - | 3 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/releases/tag/v0.40.1","date":"2026-08-24T15:23:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.40.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/releases/tag/v0.40.0","date":"2026-08-23T04:47:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.40.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/releases/tag/v0.22.53","date":"2026-08-23T04:46:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.22.53"},{"url":"https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/releases/tag/v0.39.11","date":"2026-08-14T04:28:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.39.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/releases/tag/v0.22.52","date":"2026-08-14T04:27:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.22.52"},{"url":"https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/releases/tag/v0.39.10","date":"2026-07-30T04:19:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.39.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/releases/tag/v0.22.51","date":"2026-07-30T04:18:51Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.22.51"},{"url":"https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/releases/tag/v0.39.9","date":"2026-07-22T17:22:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.39.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/releases/tag/v0.22.50","date":"2026-07-22T17:22:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.22.50"},{"url":"https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/releases/tag/v0.39.8","date":"2026-07-19T14:02:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.39.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/releases/tag/v0.22.49","date":"2026-07-19T14:01:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.22.49"},{"url":"https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/releases/tag/v0.39.7","date":"2026-07-16T07:22:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.39.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/releases/tag/v0.22.48","date":"2026-07-16T07:20:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.22.48"},{"url":"https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/releases/tag/v0.39.6","date":"2026-07-08T04:29:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.39.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/releases/tag/v0.22.47","date":"2026-07-08T04:28:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.22.47"},{"url":"https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/releases/tag/v0.39.5","date":"2026-06-28T08:17:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.39.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/releases/tag/v0.39.4","date":"2026-06-14T15:58:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.39.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/releases/tag/v0.39.3","date":"2026-06-08T16:21:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.39.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/releases/tag/v0.39.2","date":"2026-06-07T08:51:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.39.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/releases/tag/v0.39.1","date":"2026-06-03T13:28:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.39.1"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | - | 4.6 |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":2,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fpocketbase%2Fpocketbase&per_page=100","last_12m":1,"max_severity":"MODERATE"}` |

## Capabilities (Backend As A Service)

| Capability | Firebase | PocketBase |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Database model | - | - |
| Built in auth | - | - |
| Row level security | - | - |
| File storage | - | - |
| Serverless functions | - | - |
| Edge functions | - | - |
| Realtime subscriptions | - | - |
| API style | - | - |
| Offline sync | - | - |
| Vector AI support | - | - |
| Self hostable | - | - |
| Deployment model | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:44:44.536Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*