The Problem
Every backend-as-a-service platform bills you on usage. More rows, more storage, more functions, more money. You ship a side project, it gets some traction, and suddenly your $25/month bill is $400.
I kept seeing this happen to developers. Supabase, Firebase, Vercel — great platforms, but the pricing model punishes growth. You shouldn't have to be afraid of your own users.
So I built something different.
What I Built
YDA Cloud (https://ydabase.com) is a managed Postgres backend with flat, predictable pricing. Pick a tier, know what you pay. No overages. No surprises. Capacity warnings instead of surprise bills.
What's included in every plan:
- Managed Postgres with branches and backups
- Object storage with quotas
- Email, OAuth, and magic link authentication
- Deno edge functions with cron scheduling
- Secrets vault with key rotation
- Observability and monitoring
- 3,000+ kits in the marketplace
- A built-in database partner that handles operations through natural language
Tiers run from $49 to $599/month. You pick the resources you need. You never get charged more than that.
Why Flat Pricing Works
Usage-based billing creates a misaligned incentive. The platform makes more money when your app gets more popular. Your success becomes their revenue event — and your anxiety.
Flat pricing flips that. We make money when you stay. Retention replaces extraction. We're incentivized to make the platform good enough that you never want to leave, not to meter every query you run.
The Database Partner
Most platforms bolt on a chatbot and call it AI. Our database partner is the primary interface for managing your backend.
Create tables. Configure row-level security. Deploy edge functions. Rotate secrets. Run diagnostics. All through natural language. All audit-logged. All scoped to your plan tier so she never executes an operation your plan doesn't support.
She's not an assistant. She's a working partner.
The Story Behind It
I'm not a traditional tech founder. I'm an ER nurse working full-time night shifts in a Level 1 trauma center. I built this between shifts — no funding, no team, no CS degree.
I build because the tools I needed didn't exist or cost too much or punished me for using them. YDA Cloud is what I wanted as a developer: a backend that's powerful, predictable, and doesn't nickel-and-dime me.
What I'm Looking For
Honest feedback. What's missing? What would make you switch from your current backend? What's the one feature that would make flat pricing a no-brainer?
I'm building in public and shipping fast. If flat pricing resonates with you, I'd love to hear why. If it doesn't, I'd love to hear that too.
Check it out: https://ydabase.com
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