For freelancers

Fixed-price projects deserve fixed-price hosting.

Quote the client once and keep the margin. Database, auth, frontend and backend on one flat bill — no per-seat fee, no usage meter that moves after launch.

Host your first client app Read the docs

$5 first app · $20 unlimited

The freelancer math

First client app: $5/mo
Every app after that (Pro): $0 extra
Per-seat charges: None
Egress / invocation meters: None

Starter $5 for one instance + 5 frontends. Pro $20 flat for a dedicated 2 vCPU compute with effectively unlimited instances and frontends.

How a client project ships

One project per client, live in an afternoon

Create the project

pbc project create acme

One portal project holds the client’s PocketBase, frontend and backend together.

Deploy everything

pbc deploy

Auto-detects Next, Nuxt, Vite or Deno and pins the target so redeploys are one command.

Hand over the domain

client.com · HTTPS

Custom domain with auto-SSL on Starter and above, plus a portable pb_data zip the client keeps.

Why freelancers stay

One bill you can quote against

The hosting line in your proposal never moves. A traffic spike changes a graph, not the invoice.

Client domains without drama

Each instance, backend and frontend gets its own custom domain with automatic HTTPS via Cloudflare.

A handoff that is actually clean

Settings → Backups produces a stock pb_data zip. Point the SDK elsewhere and walk away — no export format to untangle.

Custom logic without a second vendor

JavaScript hooks cover routes, record events and cron on every plan with no invocation billing. Outgrow them and add a Pro backend.

Honest fit check

Good fit

Custom portals, bookings, dashboards, member apps, mobile backends
5–20 small client apps where per-site fees would eat the margin
Clients who accept standard auth, not SAML SSO or procurement audits

Not the fit

Brochure sites the client edits themselves — use WordPress instead
Regulated clients needing SOC 2, ISO 27001 or a signed BAA

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No lock-in: your data is a stock PocketBase directory you can download as a zip and restore anywhere, any time. How that works.