Nhost

Open-source backend platform built on PostgreSQL, Hasura GraphQL and serverless functions, with a managed container runtime for the customer's own services.

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Postgres and GraphQL, assembled.

Classification

Categories: Serverless
Operating system: Self-managed
Use cases: API backends, Web apps, Side projects, Internal tools
Audience: Solo and freelance, Startups, Small and medium businesses, Enterprises

Tech stack

Runtimes: Node.js, Docker
Managed databases: PostgreSQL

Pricing

Pricing model: Fixed tier3
Entry price: $15 to $50 a month 3
Starting price: from $25 a month3
Typical ceiling: $50 to $150 a month3
Billed: Monthly3
Free tier: Permanent3

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Nhost assembles a backend from open-source parts — PostgreSQL, Hasura for the GraphQL layer, authentication, file storage and serverless functions — and sells it managed. Nhost Run adds a managed container runtime for services the customer writes themselves, which is what makes it a place code runs rather than only a database with an API in front of it.

Billing is by fixed plan tier rather than metered usage, with the tier setting database size, storage, backup behaviour and support level. The stack is open source and can be self-hosted, so leaving the managed service does not mean rewriting the application.

Worth knowing

The free tier is a single project that pauses after a stretch of inactivity, which makes it a place to build something rather than to run it. Regions are not stated on the pricing page, and the runtime detail for Nhost Run is documented away from the page that sells it.

Identity

Reach: ↓415 1
Ownership: VC-backed 4
Status: Active

Deployment

Deployment: Git, Container image

Regions and law

Headquarters: Portugal 2

Other features

Domain registration: Paid add-on3
CDN: Included3
Collaboration: Team members3

Automation

CLI: Official
API: Public

Sources

2026-09-07: Reach
majestic.com/reports/majestic-million
2026-08-09: Headquarters
nhost.io/about
2026-08-01: Starting price, Entry price, Typical ceiling, Billed, Pricing model, Free tier, CDN, Domain registration, Collaboration
nhost.io/pricing
2026-08-21: Ownership
nhost.io/blog/nhost-raises-3m-dollar-in-seed-funding

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