Livebase

What Livebase does

Livebase, developed and operated by FHOSTER srl (incorporated in Rome, Italy in 2008), is a low-code platform that generates composable backend services called Cloudlets from visual functional models. The platform's core technology, the Livebase Designer, enables Business Analysts, Information Architects, and Database Designers to capture business requirements as expressive diagrams that are automatically translated into production-ready backend microservices deployed as Docker containers on Amazon AWS or on-premise infrastructure. Each Cloudlet exposes a self-documented GraphQL API and supports Packaged Business Capabilities (PBC) composition as defined by Gartner, with features including evolutionary maintenance for in-production schema updates without data loss, system versioning for temporal queries, Excel-based data import, Keycloak SSO, and a plugin/Gradle extensibility layer.

The business model is subscription-based SaaS with a freemium entry point (free evaluation account limited to Micro containers) and four paid monthly tiers (Micro through Large) priced by CPU/RAM and Logical Complexity Points (LCP), ranging from 1 CPU/2GB at 4,000 LCP up to 8 CPU/16GB at 50,000 LCP. Go-to-market is product-led with self-service evaluation, demo Cloudlets, and developer documentation, supplemented by a Service Partner Program for indirect enterprise reach and targeted vertical marketing across Public Administration, Clinical Research, IoT/Industry 4.0, and Digital Transformation. The platform has demonstrated multi-year enterprise retention (e.g., Birra del Borgo since 2012, Bus Center since 2017, Iterchimica since 2018) but operates with a small 11-50 employee footprint and undisclosed revenue. Funding to date consists of undisclosed amounts from the FILAS POR I3 venture capital fund and an international team of private investors.

Name

Livebase

Legal name

FHOSTER srl

Website

https://livebase.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Livebase, by Italy-based FHOSTER srl, is a low-code platform that converts visual functional models into Cloudlets—Docker-deployed backend microservices with auto-generated GraphQL APIs—serving business analysts and developers building enterprise composable backends.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Low-Code Development Platform

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Software Publishers (513210), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Cloud-Native Development (Containers, Kubernetes, Microservices) (BPAEACAD)

Keywords

• Low-code platform
• Backend services
• Composable architecture
• Model-driven development
• GraphQL API

Headquarters

HQ city

Rome

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Platform Subscription/SaaS: Livebase provides its low-code platform as a cloud service where users can create and deploy Cloudlets. The platform offers free evaluation accounts and likely operates on a subscription model for production deployments with different container sizes (Micro, Small, Medium, Large) based on complexity and resource needs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Livebase is a low-code platform that allows Business Analysts, Information Architects and Database Designers to capture functional requirements through visual modeling diagrams and automatically generate production-ready backend microservices called Cloudlets. Each Cloudlet manages heavily-structured business data, executes complex transactions per custom business rules, and exposes a self-documented GraphQL API. Cloudlets are automatically deployed as Docker containers on Amazon AWS or on-premise infrastructure.

Product overview

Livebase is a low-code platform for developing composable backend services. The core offering consists of the Livebase Designer (a visual modeling tool for capturing functional requirements), which generates Cloudlets (headless backend microservices with GraphQL APIs). These are managed through the Livebase Dashboard. The platform supports deployment on Amazon AWS as Docker containers or on-premise infrastructure. Key features include evolutionary maintenance for updating engines while preserving data, an Excel Importer for bulk data loading, and a plugin system for extensibility. The platform leverages GraphQL as its primary API paradigm, with support for JWT and Basic Authentication, Keycloak SSO, and REST services for user administration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Livebase Designer

Quantifiable outcome

• Build enterprise applications up to 10x faster
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FHOSTER srlcoreOthers · 1 January 2008FHOSTER srl is the technology venture that designed and developed the Livebase platform. It was incorporated in 2008 by an international team of private investors and is funded by the FILAS POR I3 venture capital fund.
• Amazon AWScoreTechnology or IntegrationLivebase can automatically deploy, manage and update Cloudlets as Docker containers directly on Amazon AWS. AWS is the primary hosting infrastructure for cloud-based Livebase deployments.
• KeycloakcoreTechnology or IntegrationLivebase supports integration with Single Sign-On (SSO) through Keycloak, enabling enterprise customers to manage authentication centrally using their existing identity provider.
• Gartner (PBC Definition)minorOthersLivebase references Gartner's definition of Packaged Business Capabilities (PBC) as the architectural approach for its Cloudlet technology, positioning its platform within Gartner's established enterprise architecture framework.
• GraphQL FoundationcoreTechnology or IntegrationLivebase uses GraphQL as its primary API technology, referencing the GraphQL Foundation (which includes industry leaders such as Airbnb, Facebook, GitHub, and Twitter) as the governing body for the GraphQL specification.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• OutSystems: OutSystems is a leading enterprise low-code platform that enables visual modeling and code generation for full-stack applications, including backend services. It is the closest direct competitor to Livebase in the model-driven, enterprise-grade low-code space, though it targets a broader stack (web, mobile, UI) at much larger scale.
• Betty Blocks: Betty Blocks is a no-code/low-code enterprise application platform targeting citizen developers and business users, with visual modeling, workflow, and integration capabilities. It is comparable to Livebase in enabling non-developers to build enterprise applications, particularly within European markets.
• Mendix: Mendix (a Siemens business) is a model-driven low-code platform for building enterprise applications with visual development, multi-user development, and cloud deployment. Like Livebase, it emphasizes visual modeling and rapid enterprise app delivery, but offers a broader end-to-end platform.
• Appian: Appian is a low-code automation platform combining process modeling, business rules, and backend integration. It competes with Livebase in the model-driven enterprise application space, particularly for organizations seeking visual modeling for complex business processes.
• WaveMaker: WaveMaker is a low-code platform that generates Angular/React front-ends with Java/Spring backends from visual models. It overlaps with Livebase's model-driven backend generation approach and is similarly positioned for enterprise developers seeking rapid app delivery with deployable outputs.
• Hasura: Hasura is a GraphQL data access and API generation platform that auto-generates GraphQL APIs over existing databases and services. It overlaps with Livebase's Cloudlet GraphQL API generation capability, though Hasura focuses on data federation rather than full model-driven backend generation.

Broad incumbents

• Pega (Pegasystems): Pega provides a low-code platform for business process management, customer engagement, and case management, with strong visual modeling and enterprise scale. It competes with Livebase in the model-driven enterprise application market, especially for complex regulated workflows.
• Microsoft Power Apps: Microsoft Power Apps is the low-code application development pillar of the Microsoft Power Platform, offering visual app building with deep integration into Azure, Microsoft 365, and Dataverse. It competes with Livebase for enterprise developers building internal apps and backend services, with massive enterprise distribution advantages.

Emerging players

• Budibase: Budibase is an open-source low-code platform for building internal tools and business applications with visual modeling, data integration, and self-hosting or cloud deployment. It is comparable to Livebase in targeting rapid internal-app delivery, though it emphasizes open-source flexibility over enterprise-grade backend microservices generation.
• Supabase: Supabase is an open-source backend-as-a-service platform providing instant APIs, database, authentication, and storage. It competes with Livebase's Cloudlet offering for developers needing quick GraphQL/REST APIs and managed backends, but targets a developer-led rather than business-analyst-led audience.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Livebase_
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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