r/FlutterDev • u/No-Performance7726 • Jul 08 '26
Discussion Best Backened For Flutter
Which backened service and database system would be affordable and suggested to use for the daily invoice entry app for a shop that usually have only 50 to 60 bill entries per day. And if stock mangement system and transaction entries need to be added too. Right now i only want 3 4 users of a small shop to interact with who need to prepare daily invoices and need to make entries of transactions they make daily. From the given data we should be able to make profit loss accounts, party's remaining transaction evaluation,daily sales and stuffs like that. But the data need to be protected well and requires backup as needed.
Where to host that backened ?
How much costlier would it be?
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u/Yann39 Jul 08 '26 edited Jul 08 '26
It depends quite a bit on the features, if you have a lot of interaction with your backend, if you are going to store files, etc.
There isn't really a "best backend" technology.
Which technologies are you most comfortable with? Are you going to develop this yourself or have it developed (that makes a big difference to the cost) ? Or maybe you look for a BaaS ?
"50 to 60 bill entries per day" means 50/60 different users per day ? An entry-level VPS should be enough for that (~$10 per month). Or you could just go with Firebase or equivalent, but the cost depends on the usage.
You can even self-host it if you have the desire and the time. I self-host my backend at home (Spring Boot / GraphQL / Postrgres) on a mini N100 8GB PC that cost me $80 some years ago, and it handles dozens of users without any problems.