Plans & Billing
PocketBase Cloud has three plans. All billing runs through a single Stripe subscription per account — upgrades and add-ons are added to it without a new checkout.
Plan comparison
| Free | Starter | Pro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $0/month | $5/month | Pay-as-you-go |
| Projects | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| PocketBase instances | 1 (50MB storage) | 1 | Unlimited |
| Frontends | 5 | 5 | Unlimited |
| Backends | — | — | ✓ (Node.js, Deno, Bun, Next.js) |
| Server selection | Automatic | Choose a region | Choose a specific server |
Free
The Free plan includes one PocketBase instance (with a 50MB storage limit) and five frontends. A $0 Stripe subscription is required to collect payment information and prevent abuse — you are not charged.
Starter — $5/month
Starter lifts the storage limit and lets you choose the region your deployments run in. It includes 1 PocketBase instance and 5 frontends, and supports add-ons when you need more:
- +1 PocketBase instance — $3/month
- +5 frontends — $3/month
Add-ons are purchased from the Plan page and are added to your existing subscription immediately, with no new checkout.
Pro — pay-as-you-go
Pro removes all deployment limits and unlocks:
- Backend deployments — run custom server-side code
- Dedicated servers — provision servers that only your deployments run on, in the region and size you choose
Instead of a fixed fee, Pro bills for server usage per hour via metered billing. Usage is reported to Stripe daily, and you can track the current month’s charges anytime on the Usage page in the dashboard.
Deployment slots
Your plan defines how many of each resource you can run — the dashboard shows current usage on the Plan page. Deleting a deployment frees its slot immediately, so you can replace a frontend or instance without changing your plan.
Changing plans
Upgrade from the Plan page at any time; the change takes effect immediately. Since everything is one Stripe subscription, you can also manage payment methods and view invoices from the built-in Stripe billing portal linked in the dashboard.