Backend & Infra
Backends, databases and auth for AI products.
3 projects · catalog last checked 2026-10-20. "Highlight" is editorial; status, commit and release come from the weekly evidence refresh.
Comparison
| Project | What it does | Highlight (editorial) | Deployment | Hardware | Licence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butterbase | Open-source backend-as-a-service: Postgres, auth, storage, functions, AI gateway, MCP | BaaS + AI gateway | self-hosted | cpu-ok | Apache-2.0 | active |
| Supabase | Postgres platform with auth, storage, pgvector | BaaS | self-hosted | cpu-ok | Apache-2.0 | active |
| PocketBase | Single-file backend with realtime DB | Embedded BaaS | self-hosted | cpu-ok | MIT | active |
Quick start
# single-binary backend
./pocketbase serve
Project details
Butterbase
Open-source backend-as-a-service: Postgres, auth, storage, functions, AI gateway, MCP
| Upstream repository | Butterbase on GitHub |
| Setup docs | Butterbase setup guide |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 · licence evidence · checked 2026-10-20 |
| Licence detected by GitHub | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository state | active |
| Licence review reason | – |
| Last lookup | ok |
| Last commit | 2026-10-20 |
| Latest release | none detected |
| Deployment | self-hosted |
| Hardware | cpu-ok |
| Languages | TypeScript |
| Evidence collected | 2026-10-20 |
Supabase
Postgres platform with auth, storage, pgvector
| Upstream repository | Supabase on GitHub |
| Setup docs | Supabase setup guide |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 · licence evidence · checked 2026-10-20 |
| Licence detected by GitHub | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository state | active |
| Licence review reason | – |
| Last lookup | ok |
| Last commit | 2026-10-20 |
| Latest release | v1.26.08 (2026-08-07) |
| Deployment | self-hosted |
| Hardware | cpu-ok |
| Languages | TypeScript |
| Evidence collected | 2026-10-20 |
PocketBase
Single-file backend with realtime DB
| Upstream repository | PocketBase on GitHub |
| Setup docs | PocketBase setup guide |
| Licence | MIT · licence evidence · checked 2026-10-20 |
| Licence detected by GitHub | MIT |
| Repository state | active |
| Licence review reason | – |
| Last lookup | ok |
| Last commit | 2026-10-08 |
| Latest release | v0.40.5 (2026-10-08) |
| Deployment | self-hosted |
| Hardware | cpu-ok |
| Languages | Go |
| Evidence collected | 2026-10-20 |