The problem
What slows you down, and what we change
Today
- Choosing the wrong database at the start means a costly migration when the app grows: time and money lost at the worst moment.
- Online comparisons stay theoretical and ignore your real case: volume, latency, regions, budget.
- Underestimating a database's limits is discovered too late, in production, when everything is expensive to fix.
With Buildoto
- The right engine chosen for YOUR case, not by dogma, and an architecture that holds up to growth without a rewrite.
- A choice backed by your real data, decided at the free audit, even if we don't work together.
- The boundaries are set from the start: volumes, latency, operating cost, no bad surprises.
Supabase (PostgreSQL), when the data is rich and relational: complex relations, integrated auth, multi-tenant RLS, vector search (pgvector), large volumes. The default for a real SaaS.
Cloudflare D1 (SQLite at the edge), when you need ultra-fast reads everywhere, a simple scope, and native integration with Workers. Ideal for small/medium apps or content served at the edge.
Both together, common and deliberate: Supabase as the main application database (data, auth), Cloudflare D1/Workers at the edge for speed and worldwide delivery. I decide based on your data relations, volume, latency needs and budget, without dogma.
My decision criteria, in plain terms
- Data relations: rich joins, transactions, constraints → PostgreSQL (Supabase). Simple reads by key or by page → D1 is enough.
- Auth and multi-tenant: need for accounts and per-client isolation → Supabase (integrated auth + RLS). D1 has no native auth.
- Latency: readers everywhere in the world and rarely-changing content → D1 co-located with Workers, answers in milliseconds. This site is the proof: buildoto.com serves its content from D1 at the edge.
- Volume: D1 targets databases of a few GB; beyond, or with strong growth, PostgreSQL wins.
- Operating budget: D1 starts at a few euros per month, Supabase at 0 then ~25 $ per month on the Pro plan. In both cases, negligible compared to the development cost.
The packaged offer
The database choice is included in the free 30-minute audit: you leave with a reasoned recommendation on YOUR data, even if we don't work together. If we move forward, everything is at a fixed price:
- Complete application (database + auth + one business feature, deployed) from €6,600 excl. tax, 4 to 6 weeks.
- Feature to integrate into your existing app from €440 excl. tax, 2 to 4 weeks.
The technical details are on the Supabase developer and Cloudflare Workers developer pages.
Proof in production
Both in production, on beforbuild.com
Method
Audit → Build → Production
- 01
Free audit · 30 min
I embed in your context: mapping of your processes, your subscriptions and your vendor dependencies. No commitment.
- 02
Fixed-price quote
Scope priced on portable building blocks: feature to deploy or subscription replacement. Price and scope signed within 48 h.
- 03
Deployment & handover
I build it, deploy it in your environment and document it. You own the code and keep control of your data.
Book
Your free audit · 30 min
Pick a slot. We audit your case and you leave with a fixed-price quote.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Who I am
A single point of contact, from audit to handover
I design, develop and run my own features in production: BeForBuild.com, the B2B SaaS I manage single-handedly, is the proof. These proven building blocks, I deploy them in your environment, at a fixed price, and you own them.
You talk directly to the person who delivers: no subcontracting, no agency layer. The one who designs is the one who codes, deploys and hands over.
Stack & intégrations
Let's talk about your project
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