Quay

What’s here

Start here

Install → Quickstart → What’s in each tier.

Engines

35 engines across SQL, NoSQL, cloud warehouses, and vector DBs. Engine overview.

Backup + restore

FK-aware dump, restore preview, encrypted .qenc envelopes, scheduled backups.

CLI (24/7 schedules)

Install → quay daemon → launchd / systemd unit.

Account & billing

Account portal · Billing via Polar · Devices.

When something breaks

Render errors · Connection failures · Activation issues.

North star

Quay is built for confidence over breadth. When two design choices trade off, we pick the one that makes the user more sure they’re doing the right thing — even if it’s slower, even if it asks a question.

That shows up everywhere:

• Edit-as-draft — every change goes into a pending buffer. ⌘S commits the whole batch through a review modal. Nothing leaves your editor without a glance.
• Confirmation rules — typed-name confirmation for any modification on a prod-tagged connection; typed-name for any destructive op in any environment.
• FK-aware backups — topologically ordered dumps that restore on the first try.
• Zero external CLI dependencies — every feature works natively. mysqldump / pg_dump etc. are optional fast paths, never required.
• No AI dependency — every AI feature has a deterministic non-AI fallback. AI is opt-in, off by default, bring-your-own-key.