# GETadb

5 Hacker News commenters recommended GETadb and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended for letting agents deploy a full backend quickly with near-zero setup. Critics say GET creating databases breaks method safety and risks collisions.

## Why people recommend it

- Lets agents deploy full backends (2 comments): "agents can actually deploy a full backend with their credentials" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48068172)) "it's easier to get agents to build you full stack apps" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48065296))

## What people warn about

- Security concerns with GET side effects (2 comments): "give your LLM a URL and tell it to follow the instructions there?" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48068568)) "The GET request method is supposed to be safe." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48068939))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Amazon RDS](https://hackerapproved.com/p/amazon-rds.md): 50 recommend
- [Neon Postgres](https://hackerapproved.com/p/neon.md): 48 recommend
- [DynamoDB](https://hackerapproved.com/p/amazon-dynamodb.md): 46 recommend
- [Cloudflare D1](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cloudflare-d1.md): 36 recommend
- [PlanetScale](https://hackerapproved.com/p/planetscale.md): 33 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.getadb.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "GETadb", https://hackerapproved.com/p/getadb-com/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).