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restdb.io
What restdb.io is
restdb.io is an online NoSQL database and cloud service for business application backends, dynamic web content, and API-centric solutions. It creates REST and JavaScript APIs that reflect a database schema, with data available as JSON over HTTPS. Collections support common data types, media, documents, and one-to-one, one-to-many, and parent/child relations. The service also provides a realtime API, collection webhooks, and server-side JavaScript codehooks.
The Data Manager includes global search, filtering, Excel import and export, record locking and versioning, and an activity log. Collection roles control read, create, update, and delete permissions; private data can restrict users to records they created. Server-side Pages can serve HTML, JSON, CSS, and RSS from database-backed URLs. All plans support custom domains for Pages, while paid plans include automatic HTTPS. Connections use HTTPS and access tokens, with options including API keys, limited CORS keys, Auth0, JWT, and valid user sessions. The free Development plan permits manual snapshots but has no automatic backup. Standard is listed at $19.00 per month, with monthly billing at $29; Premium is $79.00 per month, with monthly billing at $99.
Who it suits
It suits developers building web or serverless business applications that need a cloud database and generated APIs. Its Pages, access controls, webhooks, and codehooks may also fit applications with database-backed content and integrations.
What it does well
- Generates REST and JavaScript APIs from a database schema.
- Supports realtime access, webhooks, and server-side codehooks.
- Data Manager includes Excel import and export.
- Collection roles can control record permissions.
- Paid plans include daily automatic backups.
What to know first
- Free Development has no automatic backup.
- Free Development permits 2,500 records.
- Free Development allows up to 500 daily API calls.
- Monthly Standard billing is listed at $29.
Limits
The free Development plan allows 2,500 records, a maximum of 500 API calls daily, 100MB media storage, and 1MB file size. It has no automatic backup, though manual snapshots are available.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Development | Free · 3 Devs/Editors/Users · 2.500 records · Max 1 API-call/sec, max 500 daily · 1 limited custom secure domain · 100MB media storage · 1MB file size · Codehooks & Jobs · No MongoDB option · Limited support · No automatic backup, manual snapshots | Free |
| Standard | $19/month; $29 if paid monthly · 5 Devs/Editors/Users · 100.000 records · Max 10 API-calls/sec · 1 custom secure domain · 20GB media storage · 15MB file size · Codehooks & Jobs · External MongoDB option · Best effort support · Daily automatic backup | $19 a month |
| Premium | $79/month; $99 if paid monthly · 50 Devs/Editors/Users · 5M records · Max 20 API-calls/sec · 5 custom secure domains · 50GB media storage · 50MB file size · Codehooks & Jobs · External MongoDB option · Prioritized support · Daily automatic backup, 7 days history | $79 a month |
As restdb.io lists them, read 5 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Open restdb.io.
- Choose the free Development plan or a paid plan.
- Create a database schema and collections.
- Connect through an API using HTTPS and an access token.
- Set collection roles and any private data restrictions.
- Configure Pages, webhooks, or codehooks as needed.
Verdict
restdb.io combines a cloud NoSQL database with generated APIs, data-management tools, and server-side features. Development is free but has limits and no automatic backup; paid plans add capacity and daily backups.
Questions
Is restdb.io free?
Yes. The Development plan is free. Paid plans start at $19 a month when billed annually; Standard is $29.00 USD with monthly billing.
Which platforms does it support?
The listed platforms are Android, API, iOS, and web.
What backup options are included?
Development has manual snapshots but no automatic backup. Standard includes daily automatic backup; Premium adds daily automatic backup with seven days of history.
Can it connect to other services?
Webhooks can send HTTP callbacks when records are created, updated, or deleted. The documentation names Zapier as an example integration service.
How are database connections authenticated?
Connections use HTTPS and require an access token. Documented options include API keys, limited CORS keys, Auth0, JWT, and valid user sessions.
Where is restdb.io based?
The company is based in Bergen, Norway. Restdb AS is listed as founded in 2013.
Facts from restdb.io's own pages
- Access controls
- Users can be assigned collection roles that control whether they can read, create, update, or delete records, and private data can limit users to records they created. · restdb.io, 5 Oct 2026
- API key controls
- The API documentation says administrators can create scoped, filtered, or limited CORS API keys and that full-access keys cannot be used from web pages. · restdb.io, 5 Oct 2026
- Authentication and transport security
- Database connections use HTTPS and require an access token, with documented options including API keys, limited CORS keys, Auth0, JWT, and valid user sessions. · restdb.io, 5 Oct 2026
- Automatic APIs
- It creates REST and JavaScript APIs to reflect a database schema, with data accessed as JSON over HTTPS. · restdb.io, 5 Oct 2026
- Backups and limits
- The free Development plan has no automatic backup and permits manual snapshots; Standard includes daily automatic backup and Premium includes daily automatic backup with 7 days history. · restdb.io, 5 Oct 2026
- Collaboration
- The Data Manager includes global search, filtering, Excel import and export, record locking and versioning, and an activity log. · restdb.io, 5 Oct 2026
- Company founding
- Restdb AS is listed as founded in 2013. · linkedin.com, 5 Oct 2026
- Data modeling
- Collections support common data types, media, documents, and one-to-one, one-to-many, and parent/child relations. · restdb.io, 5 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Bergen, Norway · restdb.io, 28 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- Webhooks send HTTP callbacks to other systems on record creation, update, or deletion; the documentation names Zapier as an example integration service. · restdb.io, 5 Oct 2026
- Pages and domains
- Server-side Pages can serve content such as HTML, JSON, CSS, and RSS from database-backed URL endpoints; all plans support custom domains for Pages, while paid plans include automatic HTTPS using Let's Encrypt. · restdb.io, 5 Oct 2026
- Realtime and server-side logic
- The service provides a realtime API and supports collection webhooks and server-side JavaScript codehooks. · restdb.io, 5 Oct 2026
- Support and services
- Plan support ranges from limited support on Development to prioritized support on Premium, and the company offers consulting, extended support, data migration, development, and integration services. · restdb.io, 5 Oct 2026
- What it does
- restdb.io describes itself as an online NoSQL database and cloud service for business application backends, dynamic web content, and API-centric solutions. · restdb.io, 5 Oct 2026
- Who it is for
- The maker describes restdb.io as a solution for web and serverless business applications and says its mission is to provide coders worldwide with database superpowers. · restdb.io, 5 Oct 2026
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