Vela is a Postgres-based backend-as-a-service built for modern AI apps. Developers get instant database branches and clones, production-like test environments, and serverless scaling — all in their own cloud.
Clone production into isolated databases in seconds for QA, CI/CD, or staging. No staging drift, no surprises on release day.
Decouple compute from storage. Scale up without over-provisioning, optimize costs, and recover faster — all without IOPS throttling.
Extended from OSS Supabase ecosystem you already love. Self-serve branching, schema testing, and smooth CI/CD integration for faster feedback.
Watch how Vela transforms your database workflow with instant cloning, Git-like branching, and enterprise-grade performance.
See how developers use Vela to create instant database branches, run production-safe testing, and deploy with confidence.
Vela combines high-performance Postgres with instant cloning, disaster recovery, and Git-like workflows — built for enterprise teams who care about quality, not surprises.
Ultra-low latency. No tuning required.
Vela runs on modern infrastructure with NVMe-backed storage and high-throughput compute — delivering real-time performance for transactional, analytical, and mixed workloads.
Spin up environments in seconds
Create space-efficient database clones for QA, testing, and staging. Our copy-on-write engine ensures instant cloning with minimal resource overhead until data diverges.
Snapshots, HA & PITR built in
Built-in support for high availability, scheduled backups, and point-in-time recovery. Recover fast from failures with no vendor lock-in or external dependencies.
Branch, test, and merge with confidence
Bring CI/CD principles to your database. Create isolated branches for each feature, run QA on real data, and merge back to production safely.
Explore how Vela's NVMe-based distributed storage delivers consistently low latency without the limitations of traditional cloud storage solutions.
💾 Real-time I/O operations visualization
Each ball represents a database read/write operation. Faster movement = lower latency = better performance for your applications.
IOPS (Input/Output Operations Per Second) directly affects database query speed, transaction throughput, and user experience. Higher consistent IOPS means faster data retrieval and better application responsiveness.
By running Postgres on local NVMe through simplyblock's software-defined storage, Vela eliminates the unpredictable latency spikes and IOPS limitations of traditional cloud storage while maintaining enterprise-grade durability and safety.
Vela eliminates overprovisioning and waste by enabling fine-grained scaling, metering real usage, and minimizing idle workloads. Pay for what you actually use, not what you provision.
Unlike fixed VM/database hosting, Vela lets teams independently scale vCPU, RAM, IOPS, and storage. Avoid overprovisioning—give QA or staging clones just the minimal compute they need.
Traditional: Pay for full prod-sized replicas across all environments
Vela: Right-size each clone to its actual requirements
Vela continuously meters both provisioned and consumed compute (CPU seconds, RAM usage, I/O) per project. Enable chargeback and optimization by downsizing or pausing idle environments.
Benefit: Teams can reduce wasted spend by 60-80% through intelligent resource management
Compute resources can be resized online (IOPS, vCPU) or with minimal interruption (RAM). Dynamic scaling means you avoid paying for peak usage 24/7.
Projects can be live-migrated across nodes without downtime. Higher cluster utilization means fewer servers required and lower total infrastructure costs.
Developers can spin up and shut down clones instantly. Compute is only consumed while tests run, unlike traditional staging servers that sit idle but cost money.
💰 Savings: $11,775/month (82% reduction)
Vela's BYOC model and storage efficiency make it cheaper even for production environments
Revolutionize your development workflow with Git-like database operations. Create instant, space-efficient clones for every feature branch, test environment, and analytics workload.
Clone terabyte databases in under a second with zero storage overhead initially
Pay only for data that changes - shared data uses no additional AWS storage
Integrate with CI/CD pipelines for automated testing with production data
Traditional Approach: Hours to days for large database copies
Vela Approach: Instant clones regardless of database size
Get a personalized demo and discover how Vela can transform your database workflow with instant cloning, Git-like branching, and enterprise-grade performance.
Vela builds on the open-source Supabase ecosystem — including Studio, database APIs, and system services — and extends them with enterprise-grade control: backups, branching, observability, RBAC, and IAM integration.
* No affiliation with Supabase Inc. Based on the open-source Supabase project.
Leverage Supabase Studio and client libraries without retraining your team. Just Postgres + better workflows.
Assign roles, enforce limits, and integrate with your org's identity provider — including LDAP, SAML, and OpenID.
Deploy Vela in your own cloud or on bare metal. No lock-in. Full control over compute, storage, and runtime.
Vela delivers industry-leading performance metrics that outpace traditional cloud databases by orders of magnitude on commodity infrastructure. View detailed benchmark reports.
Exceptional read performance for analytics workloads on AWS
High-performance writes with linear scaling on AWS EC2
Sub-millisecond response times for real-time applications
See how Vela outperforms the competition
| Feature | Vela | Supabase | Neon | Aurora |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read Throughput (TPS) | 290,000 | ~15,000 | ~12,000 | ~45,000 |
| Write Throughput (TPS) | 23,000 | ~8,000 | ~6,000 | ~18,000 |
| Latency (p99) | 3ms | 15ms | 25ms | 8ms |
| Cold Start Time | Instant | 2-5s | 5-15s | 30-60s |
| Copy-on-Write Cloning | ✓ Instant | Manual Backup | Branch Creation | Snapshot Based |
* Performance metrics based on PostgreSQL benchmarks using pgbench with TPC-B workloads on AWS EC2. View detailed benchmark reports or calculate your savings.
Download comprehensive PostgreSQL performance analysis and AWS RDS comparison reports with detailed methodology and metrics. Compare Vela vs AWS RDS or see OLAP performance metrics.
View Benchmark ReportsVela builds on the open-source Supabase ecosystem, extending it with backup scheduling, enterprise RBAC, IAM integration, and clone-based testing workflows. New to PostgreSQL? Check our PostgreSQL glossary. See how we handle OLAP workloads or learn about our unified database approach.
OLTP, OLAP, vector search, time-series, graph, and caching — all on native Postgres
Deploy databases instantly without infrastructure setup or management
Automatic backups and disaster recovery built into every AWS deployment
Deploy on AWS, GCP, Azure or on-prem. Give your developers serverless experience they love.
Create instant database branches for development, testing, and feature work
High-performance storage layer optimized for real-time ingest, fast queries, and AI workloads
Calculate the cost savings and time reduction when switching from traditional database management to Vela's automated platform.
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