(2023)
In fact, ~~development velocity has slowed recently~~ PocketBase has been in a feature freeze recently.
But like with any project like this, you need to weigh up the pros and cons of whatever tech stack you choose.
PocketBase at least is MIT licensed, so you can fork and fix/add new features if you want. If you’re running a successful business with PocketBase as a backend, it might be sensible to do this anyway, and potentially hire a Go dev or consultant to do whatever work you need doing, rather than hoping Gani has it on his priority list.
Asking “will it survive” is the wrong question. It’s already there, works, and is used by thousands of people. Whether it gets updates or not depends entirely on whether Gani wants to and is able to keep updating it. No one can answer that except Gani, and he’s saying “no promises”.
Obviously everyone has a price, so maybe I’m wrong, but even then you’ve not solved the “bus factor” problem.