Postgres BaaS (Backend as a Service) provides a production‑grade PostgreSQL platform with built‑in operations, security, and developer workflows—so teams can ship features faster without managing database plumbing.
A managed PostgreSQL platform that abstracts infrastructure and operations
Create databases, replicas, and environments on demand. Scale compute, storage, and IOPS without downtime.
SSO, role‑based access, network rules, encryption, audit trails, and guardrails aligned with enterprise policy.
Branching, cloning, backups, and observability wired into CI/QA so developers work on production‑like data safely.
A practical way teams compose a full backend around Postgres
Reliable SQL core with extensions, RLS, triggers, and transactions.
SSO, JWT/RLS, API keys, and role management to secure data paths.
Business logic close to data without operating servers.
Managed file storage for uploads, media, and large artifacts.
Subscriptions and change feeds for live apps and collaboration.
Embeddings, similarity search, and RAG patterns with pgvector.
Typed clients, REST/GraphQL, and policy‑aware API endpoints.
Automated backups, PITR, replication, and recovery runbooks.
This model is inspired by the open‑source Supabase stack. With Vela you can adopt compatible components (Auth, Storage, Realtime, Functions) while Vela operates the Postgres plane in your cloud.
A modern BaaS built on standard Postgres, delivered in your own cloud
Keep data in your AWS account and region for compliance and residency. Vela manages the database plane while you retain ownership of data and network boundaries.
Storage‑level copy‑on‑write clones let teams spin up production‑like databases in seconds for feature branches, CI, and QA—without expensive full copies.
Organization‑wide roles, SSO integration, audit logs, quotas, and policy guardrails across environments.
Standard Postgres with extensions like pgvector, FDWs, and more—backed by NVMe‑class performance and sub‑millisecond p99 latency in benchmarks.
Metrics, logs, alerts, point‑in‑time recovery, scheduled backups, and cross‑region replication options for resiliency.
Provision databases, rotate credentials, create branches, and manage lifecycle via API and UI—ideal for platform engineering and golden‑path workflows.
Backups, PITR, cloning/branching, live migration, and Kubernetes/KubeVirt orchestration out of the box
Scheduled full and incremental backups with retention policies, encryption, and verified restore procedures.
Continuous WAL archiving enables time‑travel restores to exact timestamps for safe rollbacks and experiments.
Storage‑level copy‑on‑write clones create isolated branches in seconds for CI/QA and preview environments.
Move workloads across nodes, instance sizes, or AZs with streaming replication and orchestrated cutover.
Automated placement, rolling upgrades, anti‑affinity, failover, and image management on Kubernetes/KubeVirt.
Organization‑wide roles, SSO, quotas, guardrails, and audit logs enforced consistently across environments.
Read replicas, cross‑region options, RPO/RTO targets, and tested failover procedures.
Dashboards, logs, alerts, and latency/error budgets built into the platform for proactive operations.
At‑rest and in‑transit encryption with KMS integration and automated key rotation for compliance.
Faster delivery, safer changes, and predictable costs
Spin up prod‑like branches instantly. Cut test data prep from days to minutes.
Pre‑merge testing on realistic data with policy guardrails and auditability.
No seat tax. Control spend while enabling more CI/QA and ephemeral environments.
What changes when Postgres is delivered in your cloud
See how Vela’s BYOC model, instant cloning, and enterprise RBAC reduce production issues and speed up releases.