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Backends and databases · by Agentic Enterprise Solutions, Inc.

Powabase

A Supabase-style backend for AI apps: each project gets its own Postgres with pgvector, auth, storage and realtime, plus a document pipeline that OCRs, chunks, embeds and indexes uploads, an agent runtime with HTTP/MCP tools and visual workflows, all behind one REST API; hosted or self-hosted from an Apache-2.0 repo.

You get database, auth, file storage, RAG search and tool-calling agents from one backend instead of wiring Postgres, a vector database, an agent framework and glue code together yourself.

APIOpen sourceFree tierCommercial OK

Open powabase.ai ↗ agent.md

For your project

Official API
Official API · Free tier Workflow execute endpoints: 20 requests per caller per 60 seconds; other AI endpoints are limited by credits; Free-plan projects suspend after 7 days inactive
“Every API request requires two headers: an apikey header and a Bearer token in the Authorization header.” docs.powabase.ai/concepts/architecture
Key
Needed
“The Service Role (Secret) Key gives full access and bypasses Row Level Security, so use it for server-side calls only. The Anon (Publishable) Key respects RLS policies and is safe to embed in browsers and mobile clients.” docs.powabase.ai/concepts/architecture
Formats
JSON, SSE
Data download
Not stated
Price
Free tier · from $25/mo Free $0 forever on Powabase Cloud: all platform features, $10 free credits on sign-up, pay-as-you-go usage, inactive projects suspend after 7 days and delete after 30; self-hosting is free
“Self Serve $25 /month For solo devs and small teams running steady workloads.” powabase.ai/pricing/
Open source
powabase-ai/powabase
License
Apache-2.0 (self-hosted stack); Powabase Terms of Service (cloud) Self-hosted code under Apache-2.0; Powabase Cloud under the Terms for your internal business purposes
Commercial use
Commercial use OK
“we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable right to access and use the Services for your internal business purposes” powabase.ai/terms/
Credit
Not stated
Embedding
Embedding unclear
Using the website
Free tier

Read on Powabase's own pages on Oct 24, 2026 · license or terms · API docs · pricing · source code. Check the license page before you ship.

For your agent

  • claude mcp add --transport http powabase https://mcp.powabase.ai/mcp, or npx skills add powabase-ai/agent-skills; REST calls to your Project URL need an apikey header plus Authorization: Bearer (Service Role key server-side only, Anon key in browsers); bring your own LLM keys; self-host with docker compose up from github.com/powabase-ai/powabase
  • Never ship the Service Role key to a browser; it bypasses row-level security
  • Keep the Apache-2.0 license and NOTICE when you redistribute the self-hosted code
  • Free cloud projects are suspended after 7 days of inactivity and deleted after 30

llms.txt: powabase.ai/llms.txt · MCP: https://mcp.powabase.ai/mcp

Paste into your agent: Read https://agentgid.com/resources/powabase/agent.md before using Powabase.

Quick answers

Does Powabase have an API?

Yes. Powabase has an official API documented at https://docs.powabase.ai/.

Does the Powabase API need a key?

Yes, you need an API key. Limits: Workflow execute endpoints: 20 requests per caller per 60 seconds; other AI endpoints are limited by credits; Free-plan projects suspend after 7 days inactive

Is Powabase free?

Yes, there is a free tier: Free $0 forever on Powabase Cloud: all platform features, $10 free credits on sign-up, pay-as-you-go usage, inactive projects suspend after 7 days and delete after 30; self-hosting is free Paid plans start at $25 a month.

Can I use Powabase in a commercial project?

Yes. Its terms say: "we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable right to access and use the Services for your internal business purposes"

What you can build

  • A support chatbot that answers from your uploaded PDFs with citations and streams replies over SSE
  • A multi-tenant SaaS where row-level security limits which documents each customer's RAG search can see
  • A self-hosted internal knowledge agent run with docker compose on your own server

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