“PostgreSQL RLS is particularly valuable because it protects data even when multiple application services access the same database. Supabase”
“Hosting | AWS, Fly.io, Render, Kubernetes”
“generates GraphQL APIs from your database.”
“- Row-level and column-level permissions.”
“- Role-based access control.”
“- Relationships and nested queries.”
“- Self-hosting options.”
“One important distinction: Hasura implements its own permission system rather than simply delegating all authorization to PostgreSQL RLS.”
“This is powerful, but you now have two potential authorization layers to understand and maintain.”
“- Standard PostgreSQL and SQL.”
“- Native PostgreSQL RLS policies.”
“- JWT-based authentication and database role switching.”
“- No need to build CRUD endpoints manually.”
“- Self-hostable and open source.”
“2 | PostgreSQL + PostgREST | Minimal backend code, native RLS”
“Trade-off: You manage authentication, hosting, background jobs, file storage and other backend services separately.”
“### 2. Neon + your own backend”
“offers serverless PostgreSQL with branching, autoscaling and a Data API.”
“An interesting feature is Neon's PostgREST-compatible Data API, which supports JWT authentication and PostgreSQL RLS.”
“1 | Neon + custom backend | Best balance of managed infrastructure and architectural freedom”
“Trade-off: You still need to assemble and operate the application layer, authentication and other services.”
“- Native SQL and PostgreSQL.”
“- Database roles and RLS policies.”
“- Automatic GraphQL schema generation.”
“- Custom SQL functions and mutations.”
“- Extensible architecture.”
“Compared with Hasura, PostGraphile is particularly attractive if you want database-level permissions to remain the primary authorization mechanism.”
“Trade-off: More developer responsibility for deployment, authentication integration and operational maintenance.”
“You can combine it with an independent authentication provider such as Auth0, Clerk or Keycloak.”
“You can combine it with an independent authentication provider such as Auth0, Clerk or Keycloak.”
“You can combine it with an independent authentication provider such as Auth0, Clerk or Keycloak.”
“- Drizzle or Prisma for database access.”
“- Drizzle or Prisma for database access.”
“- Better Auth, Clerk or Auth0 for authentication.”
“- Your own API using Next.js, Hono, Fastify or NestJS.”
“- Your own API using Next.js, Hono, Fastify or NestJS.”
“- Your own API using Next.js, Hono, Fastify or NestJS.”
“- Your own API using Next.js, Hono, Fastify or NestJS.”
“Database | AWS RDS, Aurora PostgreSQL, Neon, Crunchy Bridge”
“Database | AWS RDS, Aurora PostgreSQL, Neon, Crunchy Bridge”
“Database | AWS RDS, Aurora PostgreSQL, Neon, Crunchy Bridge”
“Backend | Fastify, NestJS, Hono, Django”
“ORM | Drizzle, Prisma, SQLAlchemy”
“Hosting | AWS, Fly.io, Render, Kubernetes”
“Hosting | AWS, Fly.io, Render, Kubernetes”
“Hosting | AWS, Fly.io, Render, Kubernetes”