Answer-first summary52/100 GEO
Pocketbase
Open-source backend in one file.
Your Citability Score
52/100Identity75/100
Evidence45/100
Trust15/100
Freshness50/100
Classification80/100
What to improve to rank higher
- Identity: Add: Founder / Team, Social links.
- Evidence: Add: At least one evidence link, Multiple evidence sources, Demo URL.
- Trust: Add: Contact information, Support URL, Privacy policy, Terms of service.
- Freshness: Add: Has version number, Launch date provided, Reviewed within 90 days.
- Classification: Add: At least 2 tags.
Promotion (Boost) does not change this score — it only changes ordering. This number reflects real, verifiable citability.
Frequently asked questions
- What is Pocketbase?
- Open-source backend in one file.
- What does Pocketbase do?
- Open-source backend consisting of embedded database, auth, file storage, and admin dashboard in a single binary.
- Who is Pocketbase for?
- Indie developers, small product teams, and startups that need a self-hosted backend they can ship quickly without managing complex infrastructure.
- Is Pocketbase verified?
- Pocketbase is listed on CitableHub with a citability score of 52/100, computed from verifiable profile evidence.

Pocketbase
InvitedOpen-source backend in one file.
Developer ToolsCH-VER-286873Listed September 10, 2026
AI-Extractable Summary
What:Open-source backend in one file.
For whom:Indie developers, small product teams, and startups that need a self-hosted backend they can ship quickly without managing complex infrastructure
Key outcome:Launch a full-featured backend for an app in hours instead of weeks, with built-in auth, database, and file handling in a single deployable package
Category:Developer Tools
Structured for AI systems to extract and cite.
Citability Score
52/100
75
Identity45
Evidence15
Trust50
Freshness80
Classification57
Impressions
0
Clicks
0
Likes
0
GQI Earned
Citable Outcome
Launch a full-featured backend for an app in hours instead of weeks, with built-in auth, database, and file handling in a single deployable package.
About
Open-source backend consisting of embedded database, auth, file storage, and admin dashboard in a single binary.
Target Audience: Indie developers, small product teams, and startups that need a self-hosted backend they can ship quickly without managing complex infrastructure.
Not ideal for: Teams that need highly customized enterprise architecture, large-scale distributed systems, or a managed cloud backend with extensive vendor support.
What makes it different
- Runs as a single portable binary/file, making deployment and updates extremely simple
- Includes a built-in admin UI for managing data, users, and app settings
- Combines database, authentication, realtime subscriptions, and file storage in one backend
- Open-source and self-hostable, giving teams full control over data and infrastructure
Tags & Classification
auth backendrealtime app backendcrud admin panelfile uploadsself-hosted api
indie developersstartup teamsfull-stack developersbackend engineers
saasmarketplacesinternal toolsmobile apps
Platform: PlatformModel: Open Source
Links & Transparency
Cite this Project
BibTeX
@misc{citablehub_pocketbase-app,
title = {Pocketbase},
url = {https://citablehub.com/p/pocketbase-app},
note = {Listed September 10, 2026. CitableHub ID: CH-VER-286873},
year = {2026}
}APA
Pocketbase. (2026). CitableHub Software Index. https://citablehub.com/p/pocketbase-app.
MLA
"Pocketbase." CitableHub, 2026, https://citablehub.com/p/pocketbase-app.
