Everything you need in one backend.
Centrali brings data, compute, storage, search, and automation into a single platform—with one API and one mental model.
Use it as your "default backend" for SaaS apps, internal tools, and data-backed products without managing infrastructure.
Core capabilities
Centrali is built around a small set of powerful primitives that cover most backend needs without a pile of services.
Data Management
Structures, records, and querying
Define schemas, validate records, and query your data with a structured query language—without managing a database cluster.
View in docs →Compute & Functions
Serverless business logic
Run JavaScript functions close to your data. React to events, expose HTTP handlers, and schedule recurring work.
View in docs →Storage & Search
Files and full-text search, built in
Upload files, store metadata, and search across your data with full-text indexing—no separate search cluster required.
View in docs →Automation & Webhooks
Event-driven workflows
Use triggers, webhooks, and notifications to connect Centrali to the rest of your stack and keep systems in sync.
View in docs →Access Control
Workspaces, roles, permissions
Protect your data with workspace isolation and fine-grained access rules that fit multi-tenant apps by default.
View in docs →Developer Experience
APIs, SDKs, examples
A clean REST API, TypeScript SDK, and real examples so you can ship production code quickly.
View in docs →How it all fits together
Each part of Centrali is designed to work with the others—structures power queries, queries trigger functions, functions write records and emit events for automation.
Data Management
Define schemas, validate records, and query your data with a structured query language—without managing a database cluster.
Structures & records
Docs →Model your data with structures that enforce validation and relationships, then store records with type-safe access via the API.
Query language
Docs →A declarative query language for filtering, sorting, and paginating your data—backed by indexing under the hood.
Reusable smart queries
Define reusable queries for common access patterns and power your UI without duplicating logic.
Compute & Functions
Run JavaScript functions close to your data. React to events, expose HTTP handlers, and schedule recurring work.
Compute functions
Docs →Write JavaScript functions that run in a managed environment with access to Centrali APIs via the context object.
Triggers & schedules
Docs →Invoke functions on data changes, HTTP webhooks, or on a recurring schedule—ideal for workflows and automation.
Function re-run
Docs →Replay function executions with the same inputs to debug issues or investigate behavior safely.
Storage & Search
Upload files, store metadata, and search across your data with full-text indexing—no separate search cluster required.
Automation & Webhooks
Use triggers, webhooks, and notifications to connect Centrali to the rest of your stack and keep systems in sync.
Outgoing webhooks
Docs →Call external services when data changes or functions run—ideal for payments, CRMs, and external APIs.
Notifications
Docs →Use Centrali as the backbone for email or push notifications driven by your own events.
Real-time updates
Docs →Subscribe to record events via Server-Sent Events (SSE) and keep your UI in sync. Filter by structure, event type, or data values with automatic reconnection handled by the SDK.
Access Control
Protect your data with workspace isolation and fine-grained access rules that fit multi-tenant apps by default.
Workspace isolation
Each workspace has its own data, functions, and configuration, making multi-tenant SaaS safer to build.
Roles & permissions
Grant least-privilege access and map roles to how your product is organized.
Limits & quotas
Docs →Understand rate limits and resource quotas clearly so you can design with confidence.
Developer Experience
A clean REST API, TypeScript SDK, and real examples so you can ship production code quickly.
REST API
Docs →Every capability is exposed via HTTPS APIs documented in the API reference.
JavaScript/TypeScript SDK
Docs →A first-class SDK that wraps authentication, records, queries, and function calls.
Examples & tutorials
Docs →Blog, e-commerce, and SaaS examples that show Centrali in real applications.