Compose

Compose (Compose, Inc., compose.io) was a database-as-a-service (DBaaS) provider that offered production-ready, auto-scaling, hosted deployments of open-source databases — MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, Elasticsearch, RabbitMQ, RethinkDB, ScyllaDB, etcd, MySQL, and Disque — each provisioned with high availability, automated backups, and a REST API for programmatic management. Founded in 2010 as MongoHQ and rebranded to Compose in 2014, the company was backed by DCVC (Data Collective) and was acquired by IBM in 2015, after which the offering was folded into IBM Cloud as "IBM Compose" / IBM Cloud Databases. The standalone Compose service and its developer surface (compose.com, compose.io, apidocs.compose.com) have since been deprecated and taken offline. This profile documents the surviving, verifiable first-party artifacts — the archived GitHub organization at github.com/compose, the official Go SDK (gocomposeapi) wrapping the Compose REST API, and the official command-line tools (bach, cocli).

Compose is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Database, Database-as-a-Service, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL.

Compose’s developer surface includes CLI and 8 more developer resources.

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Company Database Database-as-a-Service MongoDB PostgreSQL Redis Elasticsearch Cloud Managed Database

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ParentCompany

Source (apis.yml)

aid: compose
deliveryModel:
  model: self-hosted
  license: Apache-2.0
  open_source: true
  commercial: false
  callable_host: false
  label: Self-hosted open source · you run it yourself
  confidence: high
  source:
  - license
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/compose.png
name: Compose
description: Compose (Compose, Inc., compose.io) was a database-as-a-service (DBaaS) provider that offered production-ready,
  auto-scaling, hosted deployments of open-source databases — MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, Elasticsearch, RabbitMQ, RethinkDB,
  ScyllaDB, etcd, MySQL, and Disque — each provisioned with high availability, automated backups, and a REST API for programmatic
  management. Founded in 2010 as MongoHQ and rebranded to Compose in 2014, the company was backed by DCVC (Data Collective)
  and was acquired by IBM in 2015, after which the offering was folded into IBM Cloud as "IBM Compose" / IBM Cloud Databases.
  The standalone Compose service and its developer surface (compose.com, compose.io, apidocs.compose.com) have since been
  deprecated and taken offline. This profile documents the surviving, verifiable first-party artifacts — the archived GitHub
  organization at github.com/compose, the official Go SDK (gocomposeapi) wrapping the Compose REST API, and the official command-line
  tools (bach, cocli).
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/compose/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- dcvc
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
x-status: acquired
x-acquired-by: IBM
x-acquired-year: 2015
x-service-status: defunct
x-former-names:
- MongoHQ
specificationVersion: '0.23'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
tags:
- Company
- Database
- Database-as-a-Service
- MongoDB
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
- Elasticsearch
- Cloud
- Managed Database
tags_raw:
- Company
- Database
- Database as a Service
- DBaaS
- MongoDB
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
- Elasticsearch
- Cloud
- Managed Database
apis: []
common:
- type: ParentCompany
  url: https://apis.io/providers/ibm/
  name: IBM
  x-relationship: acquired
  x-evidence: Founded in 2010 as MongoHQ and rebranded to Compose in 2014, the company was backed by DCVC (Data Collective)
    and was acquired by IBM in 2015, after which the offering was folded into IBM Cloud as 'IBM Compose' / IBM Cloud Databases.
- type: IssueTracker
  url: https://github.com/compose/gocomposeapi/issues
- type: Releases
  url: https://github.com/compose/gocomposeapi/releases
- type: License
  name: Apache-2.0
  url: https://github.com/compose/gocomposeapi/blob/master/LICENSE
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/compose
  name: Compose GitHub organization (archived; "Compose were acquired by IBM")
- type: Packages
  url: packages/compose-packages.yml
  name: First-party Compose client libraries and CLIs
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/compose-packages.yml
  name: Official Go SDK for the Compose REST API (gocomposeapi)
- type: CLI
  url: cli/compose-cli.yml
  name: Official command line for the Compose API (bach)
- type: SourceCode
  url: https://github.com/compose/gocomposeapi
  name: gocomposeapi - Go wrapper around the Compose REST API (Apache-2.0)
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence

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