WAYF is a Supabase Development Agency

Postgres that ships with batteries. Authentication, real-time, storage—without stitching together six services. Supabase fits how we build: React and Next.js frontends that need a backend without the overhead of building everything from scratch.

What We Build

Full-stack applications with Supabase as the backend layer. SaaS platforms with authentication, row-level security, and real-time features. MVPs that need to ship fast without accumulating infrastructure debt. Internal tools that need a database and auth without a dedicated backend team.

We’ve built applications that started on Supabase’s free tier and scaled to production workloads. We’ve used it for straightforward CRUD apps and for systems with complex authorization logic, real-time subscriptions, and edge functions.

What we build less of: applications with requirements that don’t fit Postgres, systems that need infrastructure you fully control from day one, projects where Firebase or a custom backend is genuinely a better fit. We’ll tell you when Supabase isn’t the answer.

Why Us

Frontend Team, Full-Stack Capability

Our engineers build React and Next.js applications. Supabase lets them own the backend too—auth, database, storage—without context-switching to a different stack. One team, end to end.

Seniority as Default

Our engineers average 8+ years in software. They’ve built backends on various platforms and know what tradeoffs Supabase makes. They use it deliberately, not because it’s trending.

Postgres Depth

Supabase is Postgres. When you need complex queries, database functions, proper indexing, or performance tuning, we’re not guessing. We know the database underneath.

Range

We’ve shipped for early-stage startups (Framer, Rye), global manufacturers (Ingersoll Rand), and international institutions (Council of Europe Development Bank). An MVP and an enterprise deployment have different requirements for security, compliance, and scale.

How We Work

Two modes. Sometimes you need specialists who plug into your existing team. We adapt. Sometimes you need us to own it—architecture decisions, implementation, the whole thing.

What stays constant: direct communication, decisions documented, honest feedback.

Technical Approach

Row-Level Security is Non-Negotiable

If your application has users and data that belongs to those users, RLS policies enforce that at the database level. We design security into the schema, not as an afterthought in application code.

Authentication That Just Works

Supabase Auth handles email, OAuth, magic links. We configure it properly, integrate it with your frontend, and extend it when you need custom claims or provider-specific logic.

Real-Time When it Adds Value

Supabase’s real-time subscriptions are powerful for collaborative features, live dashboards, presence indicators. We use them where they improve the product, not just because they’re available.

Edge Functions for Backend Logic

When you need server-side code—webhooks, integrations, complex operations—edge functions keep it in the Supabase ecosystem. We use them for logic that shouldn’t run in the browser.

Database Design That Scales

Proper normalization, appropriate indexes, efficient queries. Supabase makes Postgres accessible; we make sure you’re using it well.

Self-Hosted When Required

Supabase can run on your infrastructure if compliance or control demands it. We’ve deployed both hosted and self-hosted, and we’ll help you decide which fits.

What We See Go Wrong

Teams treat Supabase like a magic backend and skip the architecture thinking. They end up with poorly structured tables, no row-level security, and a mess to untangle when requirements get complex.

We also see over-reliance on client-side queries. Supabase makes it easy to query from the browser. That doesn’t mean you should do everything there. Complex logic belongs in database functions or edge functions, not scattered across your React components.

Another pattern: ignoring Postgres fundamentals. Supabase handles infrastructure, but you still need proper indexes, sensible schema design, and queries that don’t scan entire tables. The platform won’t save you from bad database decisions.

Who We Work Well With

Clients building applications who want a capable backend without building infrastructure. Who value shipping over architecting the perfect custom stack. Also: clients whose team is frontend-strong and needs backend capability without hiring a separate backend team. Supabase extends what your existing engineers can own.

Who We’re Not For

If you need a backend you fully control from day one—specific database configurations, complete infrastructure ownership—Supabase might not fit. We’ll help you evaluate.

If your data model doesn’t fit Postgres, or you need capabilities Supabase doesn’t offer, we’ll tell you. The goal is the right solution, not selling you on our preferred tools.