Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Applications don’t just store data - they have users, ownership, permissions, and relationships between them. When authentication lives in a separate system, your database is no longer the source of truth, and things get messy fast.
This explains why database providers like Neon are starting to offer authentication natively. In Neon, authentication (built on Better Auth) lives directly inside your Postgres database and branches with your data. Users, sessions, and permissions are stored in Postgres, so your database stays the source of truth.
➡️ Learn more about Neon Auth: neon.com/blog/neon-auth-branchable-identity-in-your-database
➡️ Try Neon (free, no credit card): https://neon.tech
➡️ Follow us on X: twitter.com/neondatabase
Applications don’t just store data - they have users, ownership, permissions, and relationships between them. When authentication lives in a separate system, your database is no longer the source of truth, and things get messy fast.
This explains why database providers like Neon are starting to offer authentication natively. In Neon, authentication (built on Better Auth) lives directly inside your Postgres database and branches with your data. Users, sessions, and permissions are stored in Postgres, so your database stays the source of truth.
➡️ Learn more about Neon Auth: neon.com/blog/neon-auth-branchable-identity-in-your-database
➡️ Try Neon (free, no credit card): https://neon.tech
➡️ Follow us on X: twitter.com/neondatabase
