PgBouncer Pooling
Every database is fronted by a connection pool. No config required.
5 connections→3 pooled
Managing PostgreSQL shouldn’t be a side project. DBHost gives every database PgBouncer pooling, and standard databases get daily backups. Pro and Business add API and CLI automation, so you can focus on the product you’re actually building.
I spent two years building transaction dashboards at SpareBank 1, Norway’s largest bank alliance. Every internal tool, every staging environment, every proof of concept started the same way: provision a PostgreSQL instance, configure pooling, set up backups, manage credentials. The database was never the product — but it always felt like one.
Outside of banking I was shipping side projects constantly — SaaS apps, npm packages, developer tools. Every single one needed a database, and every single one turned into a miniature ops project before the first user could sign up. I kept asking the same question: why does this take so long?
DBHost is the answer. One developer building the managed PostgreSQL service he wished existed — where every database gets pooling and standard databases get daily backups, with API and CLI automation on paid plans. No infrastructure side quests. Just Postgres, ready to use.
Pooling, SQL roles, TLS and backups come with every plan. Pro and Business add the REST API, CLI and more databases.
Every database is fronted by a connection pool. No config required.
Daily logical backups by default (always for production) with 30-day history; on-demand dashboard backup is on every plan.
Pro and Business can provision, manage, and automate databases without touching the dashboard.
On Pro and Business: per-database keys with scoped access for safer automation and tighter boundaries.
One developer. 48 open-source repos. Every line of DBHost — from frontend to infrastructure — written by hand.
A clean separation between what users see and where databases live — both built and maintained by a single person.
Dashboard, auth & API keys
Databases, pooling & backups
Three commitments that shape how DBHost is built, priced, and communicated.
Every feature ships when it makes the default experience better, not when it adds an option. A database platform should remove decisions from your workflow, not pile more on.
The pricing page shows real limits. The docs say what's not built yet. No "unlimited" asterisks. If DBHost isn't the right fit for your workload, we'd rather tell you now.
One person means every line of code — frontend, backend, infrastructure — is written by someone who cares about all three layers. There's no handoff to lose context.
Managed PostgreSQL from $0/mo. No credit card required.