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RustaBase vs Encore
Encore is a backend development framework for Go and TypeScript that provisions cloud infrastructure from your code. RustaBase is a ready backend plus hosting that you use without writing infrastructure code.
In one sentence
Choose Encore when you want to write your own backend services with infrastructure declared in code; choose RustaBase when you want database, auth, storage, and APIs ready on day one, plus hosting.
Side by side
| RustaBase | Encore | |
|---|---|---|
What it is | Managed full-stack platform | Backend framework with optional cloud platform |
Backend features | Database, auth, storage, realtime, APIs ready to use | You write services; Encore provisions databases, queues, and cron |
Languages | Use from any language via API; JavaScript, Go, Dart clients | Go and TypeScript |
Data model | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL |
Where it runs | RustaBase regions | Your own AWS or GCP account, or Encore Cloud |
Application hosting | Frontend and server apps with previews and rollback | Backend services with preview environments |
Open source | RustaBase OSS (Rust) | Open-source framework |
Competing products change often. Check their current documentation for exact features, limits, regions, and pricing before deciding.
Where RustaBase is stronger
- No backend code to write for common features like auth, storage, and CRUD APIs.
- A console for data, users, and files that non-developers on your team can use.
- Frontend hosting and edge delivery included.
Honest trade-offs
- Encore gives you full control over custom backend logic and service architecture.
- Encore can deploy into your own cloud account.
- Encore suits teams building many microservices.
When Encore may be the better choice
- Your product is mostly custom backend logic and you want to write it as services.
- You must run inside your own AWS or GCP account.
Moving from Encore
- Point RustaBase at your existing PostgreSQL schema or restore a dump.
- Replace hand-written auth and CRUD endpoints with RustaBase features.
- Keep custom logic in RustaBase functions or a hosted server application.
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