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Databases, built in

Databases, built in

Good tools remove remove the hard parts and keep the power.

Today, we're rolling out Postgres databases for every Create app. It's built in, so it's seamless.

Databases are essential and usually the hardest part to get right. We've made them simple. Describe your app in plain English, and if it needs a database, Create designs the schema, provisions one, wires up queries, and ships the UI & backend. Press Publish, and it's live.

Each app gets its own scalable Postgres database. It's the same DB that powers many of the world's most popular products. So your next app can start small and then scale to millions of users.

Instant setup

Before: you used slash commands to add a database

Now: you just chat with Create

"Make an AI todo list that breaks tasks into subtasks and lets me delete tasks."

Create handles database setup, migrations, queries, UI, and backend instantly.

Automatic changes, in plain English

Ideas evolve. Tell Create what to change about your app:

  • "Tasks should have a priority"
  • "Rename note to description"
  • "Every user should have favorites"

Create previews the update, applies it safely, and keeps your app working. No SQL required.

Edit data like a spreadsheet

Sometimes the fastest path is manual. We've added a spreadsheet-like editor for your database in Create. Your data lives next to the rest of your app.

Use it to sort and filter, update by hand, import CSVs, export data for analysis, or validate & undo changes.

editor

Test first, then go live

Every app gets two DBs:

  • Test - free, connected to your app in the builder, perfect to experiment
  • Live - production data for your published app, so your users

Make changes in Test, make sure it looks good. When you're ready, hitting Publish will update your Live database.

Works with the rest of Create

Databases connect seamlessly with payments, auth, backend changes, and frontend updates. So you can add Stripe checkout, user accounts, or UI changes in a sentence, and Create wires it up to your database end to end.

Under the hood

If you know a thing or two about databases, your first question is probably "what's powering this?". Your second question is "will it scale?".

So if you're curious:

  • It's a Neon Postgres database
  • We use Neon's branching model to safely test database changes as you chat with Create. Learn more.
  • Sensible performance defaults are on from day 1.

If that's jargon, ignore it. Create handles it.

Pricing

Every Create app includes 1 GB free. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited scaling as you grow.

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What to build

Try these examples now:

  • "Make an AI recipe generator with images and favorites gallery."
  • "Make a candidate tracker with resume uploads and AI screening."
  • "Create a shift signup marketplace for nurses."

You'll quickly get the hang of it.

Early builders

We turned it on for Create users - and came away super impressed with what people could make now that it's seamless to build apps backed with a powerful Postgres database.

Urvil built Picksy Quest, a kids' game promoting healthy eating with an AI companion and personalized family onboarding. He's non-technical, yet the app works great.

Zaria created Everything I Read This Year to track her books. It fetches covers and details automatically from Open Library and Google Search.

everything i read this year

Murice made Hustlable, an e-commerce platform to quickly launch print-on-demand shops.

hustleable

Try it

Build complete apps without extra tools or complicated setups. Everything you need is just included.

Try it out now or explore our full guide for a deeper walkthrough.