Vercel Brings Native AWS Database Support to Supercharge AI-Powered App Development

Vercel is rolling out native support for Amazon Web Services (AWS) databases, better positioning itself more firmly at the center of the AI-driven app boom and the infrastructure behind it. Starting today, the front-end cloud platform is adding Aurora PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, and Amazon DSQL to its marketplace. The trio joins Prisma, Supabase, MongoDB Atlas, Neon, Redis, and Convex as part of Vercel’s expanding roster of third-party data partners.

These AWS databases can be used both by Vercel and its v0 agent.

“At Vercel, we care deeply about speed and making developers’ lives easier. We aim to offer a smooth, zero-config experience that just works. Our mission is simple: Help developers ship high-quality software easily—and fast,” Tom Occhino, Vercel’s chief product officer, tells The AI Economy in an email.

“Historically, databases introduced friction for Vercel users developing applications. Using an AWS database required significant manual effort: creating accounts, configuring settings in another console, and determining how to integrate the database with Vercel.”

Similar to other database options, Vercel promises a quick setup process with AWS databases. After developers choose Aurora PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, or Amazon DSQL, they designate the region and plan, then create a database from the Vercel dashboard. Alternatively, databases can be opened from within the AWS Console. New AWS customers can sign up to receive a free starter plan and $100 in credits.

“When you’re configuring databases, you’re not writing code,” Occhino remarks. “This integration will save thousands of developers hours of time and, more importantly, keep them in the flow of making great software.”

He explains that the database choices were intentional. “We chose these databases because they are the ones that you want to use for real applications.” Each AWS database tackles a different pain point for developers: DynamoDB offers a fully-managed NoSQL system, so teams don’t have to worry about scaling or maintaining servers; Aurora PostgreSQL Serverless provides the speed and reliability of PostgreSQL without the operational overhead; and Amazon DSQL delivers a serverless, distributed SQL engine that handles heavy workloads automatically. In short, these services let developers focus on building features, not babysitting infrastructure.

Notably, Vercel has long integrated its platform with AWS databases. Before today, developers could connect their projects with AWS DynamoDB and S3. However, now, there is a native connection.

The news comes at the start of re:Invent, AWS’s annual developer conference taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada, this week.

Disclosure: I am attending AWS’ 2025 re:Invent as a guest, with a portion of my travel expenses covered by the company. However, Amazon did not influence the content of this post—these thoughts are entirely my own.

Featured Image: An AI-generated image of a computer database server room with the Vercel logo. Credit: Adobe Firefly/Ken Yeung