Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 30, 2012
Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	PVSW
Entity Registrant Name	PERVASIVE SOFTWARE INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001042821
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--06-30
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		16,606,546