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TrailBase

Open, sub-millisecond, single-executable FireBase alternative with type-safe REST & realtime APIs, built-in JS/TS runtime, auth & admin UI.

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Still maintained? Yes: 400 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v0.35.7 (Oct 2026).

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Docker #7 of 12 in Software Development - Low Code

At a glance

TrailBase quick facts

Health score
95/100 GOOD
Stars
5,739
Last commit
yesterday (Oct 2026)
Latest release
v0.35.7, Oct 2026
Licence
OSL-3.0
View trailbaseio/trailbase on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

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In its own words

The project's README opens: "An open, sub-millisecond , single-executable Firebase alternative with type-safe REST & realtime APIs, multi-DB, WebAssembly runtime, geospatial support, SSR, auth and admin UI built on Rust, Wasmtime & SQLite (or experimentally Postgres v0.28+)."

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

TrailBase scores 95/100, #7 of 12 in Software Development - Low Code: 400 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v0.35.7, 2 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 5,739 stars add 15.0 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 5.0 more points.

Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.

  • Commit activity 35.0 / 35

    400 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)

  • Release recency 25.0 / 25

    v0.35.7 released 2 days ago

  • Stars biggest shortfall 15.0 / 20

    5.7k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)

  • Not archived 10.0 / 10

    Repository is active

  • Docker support 10.0 / 10

    Docker image or Compose file available

Commit activity

1202 commits over the last 12 months
400
Last 90 days
1,202
Last 12 months
yesterday
Last push

Ranked #7 of 12 tools in Software Development - Low Code by health , between ToolJet (#6) and SQLPage (#8) .

Details

LicenceOSL-3.0
PlatformsRust, Docker
Latest releasev0.35.7 · 2 days ago
Stars5,739
Open issues25
DockerYes
Repositorytrailbaseio/trailbase ↗
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TrailBase vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a category with TrailBase (Software Development - Low Code), scored on the same five terms.

Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit
Dify.ai 100 160k Apache-2.0 today
Appwrite 99 58k BSD-3-Clause today
Appsmith 98 41k Apache-2.0 today
Budibase 98 28k ⊘ Proprietary yesterday
Halo 98 40k GPL-3.0 today
TrailBase (this tool) 95 5.7k OSL-3.0 yesterday

TrailBase: common questions

Is TrailBase still maintained?

TrailBase had 400 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, v0.35.7, is from 2 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.