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Dexie Cloud
Sync, auth and access-control service for Dexie.js (IndexedDB) apps, offered as hosted SaaS or a licensed on-prem server.
dexie.org/cloud/Active
dexie-cloud-addon 4.4.16 on 2026-10-21; Dexie.js v4.4.7 on 2026-10-19 (checked 2026-10-25)
In Local-first
Where it stands apart
- How is the main thing licensed? proprietary or closed source (5% of 21 others)
- Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? partly (some features need the maker's servers) (14% of 21 others)
- Do you need an account to use it? account required (14% of 21 others)
- What does it need to sync between devices? (first that applies) the maker's hosted cloud service (5% of 21 others)
- If the company behind it disappeared, would apps keep working? partly, data survives but sync would break (10% of 21 others)
- How are concurrent edits resolved? (first that applies) last writer wins, per field or cell (19% of 21 others)
What it shares with most of the community
- Is it actively maintained? active (76% of 21 others)
- How is it mainly sustained? company with a paid product, tier, or ads (62% of 21 others)
- Who is it for? developers (90% of 21 others)
- Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? none of these (its own format or interface) (52% of 21 others)
- Does an app built on it keep working fully offline, for both reads and writes? yes, full offline reads and writes (86% of 21 others)
- Is end-to-end encryption built in? no (80% of 20 others)
Not documented
The public sources we read don't say:
- What shape of data does your app read and write?
Nearest neighbors
- Ditto 71% of 17 shared answers match
- Jazz 65% of 17 shared answers match
- InstantDB 59% of 17 shared answers match
Every answer
| Question | Answer | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Is it actively maintained? | active dexie-cloud-addon 4.4.16 on 2026-10-21; Dexie.js v4.4.7 on 2026-10-19 | 2026-10-25 |
| How is the main thing licensed? | stands apart proprietary or closed source v4: from the map's own 'license' question. Dexie.js and the addon are Apache-2.0, but the sync server is proprietary licensed software | source 2026-10-25 |
| How is it mainly sustained? | company with a paid product, tier, or ads v4: from the map's own 'business' question. Per-seat SaaS pricing plus on-prem licenses | source 2026-10-25 |
| Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? | stands apart partly (some features need the maker's servers) v4: from the map's own 'self_host' question. Self-hosting requires a paid on-premise license (source provided) | source 2026-10-25 |
| Do you need an account to use it? | stands apart account required Creating a database via CLI verifies you by one-time password; hosted DB needed (free tier). | source 2026-10-26 |
| Who is it for? | developers v4: from the map's own 'audience' question. | source 2026-10-25 |
| Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? | none of these (its own format or interface) IndexedDB via Dexie with its own sync protocol. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Does an app built on it keep working fully offline, for both reads and writes? | yes, full offline reads and writes | source 2026-10-25 |
| What does it need to sync between devices? (first that applies) | stands apart the maker's hosted cloud service Default is Dexie's hosted service; an on-prem server license is available | source 2026-10-25 |
| If the company behind it disappeared, would apps keep working? | stands apart partly, data survives but sync would break Local IndexedDB data survives; hosted sync would stop (on-prem licensees keep source) | source 2026-10-25 |
| Is end-to-end encryption built in? | no Not offered; GDPR/self-hosting pitched instead | source 2026-10-25 |
| What shape of data does your app read and write? | Not documented Dexie uses schema-defined IndexedDB tables of objects; page does not settle documents vs tables. | source 2026-10-26 |
| How are concurrent edits resolved? (first that applies) | stands apart last writer wins, per field or cell Property-level merge of operations applied on server, last write wins per property; Y.js for collaborative text | source 2026-10-25 |
| Where does synced data live on the server side? | in its own sync server or relay Dexie Cloud server with its own Postgres | source 2026-10-25 |
| Where does it keep data on the client by default, on its main platform? | IndexedDB or other browser storage | source 2026-10-25 |
| How much data syncs to each client? | everything the user can access Syncs all realms the user is a member of | source 2026-10-25 |
| Which platforms are first-class? | JavaScript on web and mobile (React Native, Expo, Capacitor) Web, PWAs, Capacitor, Electron, Tauri | source 2026-10-25 |
| Are auth and permissions built in? | yes Built-in OTP/OAuth auth, realms, roles, members | source 2026-10-25 |
Sources
This page was derived from:
- Web page · dexie.org/cloud/ · read 2026-10-25
- Web page · dexie.org/cloud/docs/consistency · read 2026-10-25
- Web page · dexie.org/cloud/docs/premium-software · read 2026-10-25
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