Quote hosting once and keep your margin.
Your client’s database, sign-in, site and server on one flat bill. No per-seat fee, and nothing metered that can move after launch.
The freelancer math
- First client app
- $10/mo
- Every app after that (Pro)
- $0 extra
- Per-seat charges
- None
- Traffic or usage charges
- None
Starter $10 covers one app and up to 5 sites. Pro $25 flat gives you your own 2 vCPU server with as many apps and sites as it can run.
How a client project ships
One project per client, live in an afternoon
01
Create the project
pbc project create acmeOne project holds the client’s database, site and server together.
02
Deploy everything
pbc deployDetects Next, Nuxt, Vite or Deno and remembers the target, so every redeploy is one command.
03
Hand over the domain
client.com · HTTPSThe client’s own domain with HTTPS on Starter and above, plus a backup of all their data they can keep.
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
Point each client’s domain at their app and HTTPS is set up and renewed for you.
A handoff that is actually clean
Hand the client one backup zip with all their data and files. It restores on any PocketBase, so there is nothing to untangle.
Custom logic without a second vendor
Add emails, endpoints and scheduled jobs with JavaScript hooks on every plan, never billed per run. Need more? Add a server on Pro.
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 happy with email and social sign-in, not enterprise single sign-on or security audits
Not the fit
- Brochure sites the client edits themselves — use WordPress instead
- Regulated clients needing SOC 2, ISO 27001 or a signed BAA
Your PocketBase, live in seconds.
No lock-in: download your data any time. How that works.