A Simple Data Storage API

PrefsDB - Free lightweight API for hands-off approach
to storing data quickly without a backend.

No logins. No accounts. PrefsDB is a localStorage alternative that is persistent, secure, and works across devices. Perfect for indie devs, static pages, prototypes, hobby apps.

🚀 No Logins. No accounts.

No account to create. No sign-ups. Store data securely with on-the-fly generated isolated API keys. Find out more.

🌐 Serverless Database

Support all your front-end's persistence needs without a backend. No databases to create and maintain.

⚡ No Surprise Charges

You get unlimited egress, users, and bandwidth. No surprise fees like compute charges or per-byte data transfer costs.

🔒 Secure

Each project is protected by an isolated API Key, built-in RLS, and full end-to-end encryption.

💻 No vendor lock-in

Your users, your apps - your data. All managed data can be backed up, exported, and imported.

🔥 Replace localStorage

Data stored with prefs.us is persistent, survives device data wipes, and handles device switching.

🔥 Don't foget to bookmark this project because one day - and it may not be today, may not even be tomorrow, or that day may never come - but one day, a time may come when you will wish to persist some data but the thought of setting up a dedicated backend will make you let out a deep sigh, roll your eyes, and wish you bookmarked PrefsDB.

No Backend Database.

Create logins, track sign ups, store your user's preferences - all with no databases to manage, no backend to maintain. Sometimes we just need a quick way to persist some data without getting into creating a dedicated data store.

Data storage for static pages

Complete hands-off data persistance for your static pages. Store your users choices, preferences, configuration, or state without a need for a backend.

Better Web Storage API Alternative

LocalStorage or SessionStorage in the Browser:

Does not survive data wipe or device reset
Is not secure: data stored in plain text.
Limited to 5 MB of storage.
No device switching

Prefs.us fixes that. If you rely on local storage to preserve user data - but are concerned about the data wipe, data restoration, or supporting multiple devices then prefs.us may be for you.

Control Costs with PrefsDB Cloud

No per-minute compute charges
No per-MB storage fees
No user / project limits
Unlimited bandwidth - Checkout Pricing

”it's like LocalStorage - but better! My static pages now have a database backend!”

-- said no one on Reddit ever
(but it's still true)

“Perfect for my side projects. I didn't want to run a database just to store a few settings.”

Mae Dapnaim Bot Developer

“I use it for prototypes, demos, and hackathons. Simple API and super reliable.”

Luke Inghud Startup Builder

“Setting up a database every time I need some storage is so redundant.”

Fey Kyusar Student

Store key - value pairs (map model)

  .key("settings").write(theme);
  
  .key("settings").read( (response) => { 
      theme = response.value; 
    });

Store lists (collection model)

  .list("signups").add(email);
  
  .list("signups").read( (response) => { 
      emails = response.values; 
    });

setItem , getItem (localStorage model)

  .setItem("user", data);
  
  .getItem("user", (response)=>{ 
      data = response.value; 
    });

Simple Object Storage

  .bucket("name")
      .key("name")
          .put_object(data);
  
  .bucket("name")
      .key("name")
          .get_object( (response) => {
               obj = response.value;
            });

Serialization

  .key("myObj")
    .write(JSON.stringify(obj));
  
  .key("myObj").read()
     .then((response) => response.json())
     .then((data) => {
        obj = JSON.parse(data.value);
      });

Dashboard

A simple dashboard helps you manage your API keys. You can review stored data, monitor data ingress and egress, and other metrics.

User Case Studies

UltimaFaux.com

The fan remake of the classic.

SpeechBubbles.app

A speech aid tool for non-verbal world.

enableplayer.app

A self-moderated simplified YouTube client for special needs users on mobile devices.

Pricing

This service is currently under developemnt. An account is not required to use the PrefsDB API although certainly there are some benefits to having one.
Pre-launch accounts (willing to put up with beta SaaS) will enjoy all these perks forever.

Pre-launch

FREE

No egress limits

50 MB File Storage^*

Unlimited users+projects

Unlimited bandwidth

No compute charges

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^* Limits loosely enforced depending on system stress. Can be bumped up upon request.

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