Powabase
Backend-as-a-service for AI apps combining Postgres, RAG, and agent runtime.
About this tool
Best for
BaaS for AI apps, pgvector databases, RAG pipeline building, and agent runtime.
Key Features
- Serverless Postgres database with pgvector and hybrid search support
- Integrated RAG pipeline for parsing documents, generating embeddings, and reranking
- ReAct-style agent runtime with native Model Context Protocol (MCP) server
- Flexible BYOK model key support for OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google APIs
Pricing summary
Powabase is free to self-host under Apache-2.0. The managed Powabase Cloud offers a free sandbox plan, with production usage billed on a consumption model (compute hours, database size, API calls).
Pricing Plans
Self-Hosted
Free open-source backend for local deployment.
- Apache 2.0 license
- Unlimited databases & storage
- Self-managed pgvector & RAG
- Community-led support
Cloud Free
Managed sandbox to prototype AI backends.
- Shared Postgres instance
- Limited RAG pipeline files
- Standard database speed
- Standard support access
Cloud Usage-Based
Scale your production backend with usage billing.
- Usage-based billing credits
- Dedicated Postgres instance
- Unlimited RAG files & index size
- Priority email support
Other pricing notes
- Pricing checked on 2026-07-27 from the official Powabase website reference.
- Unused monthly cloud usage credits roll over to the next billing cycle.
- BYOK allows users to bypass Powabase inference surcharges entirely.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Saves significant setup time by combining database and RAG layers
- Open-source core allows self-hosting the full stack via Docker
- BYOK support allows direct control over AI inference costs
- Optimized context handling reduces token consumption
- Clean documentation and integration with popular AI editors
Cons
- Requires a strong understanding of database design and SQL
- Newer product with a smaller developer community than Supabase
- Usage-based cloud costs can scale with heavy database operations
- Self-hosted version requires manual setup of storage and auth backups
- Mainly focused on AI apps; less suited for legacy enterprise databases
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