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Ardent — Database branching for coding agents

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Pangram verdict · v3.3

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Pangram v3.3

Article text · 371 words · 2 segments analyzed

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YBacked by Y CombinatorUse coding agents on real data with no riskCreate copies of any Postgres database in under 6 seconds so coding agents can verify their code works in prodStop breakagesValidate code before it reaches productionLet Coding agents test their database code on a 1:1 copy of your production postgresBook a DemoZero blast radiusTest with zero risk to productionEach clone is isolated at both the compute and storage level. Clones never impact production. EverBook a DemoSpeed at scaleCloning that never slows down even at terabyte scaleClones load in 6s, scale to 0, autoscale compute and do not duplicate storage. Zero management neededBook a DemoData cleaningLet agents clean, deduplicate and standardize data on an exact copy of productionMigration testingBackfillsVerify changesFeaturesBuilt to be infinitely scalable and fastCloning Speed30,960X faster cloning per TBHoursTraditional<6s alwaysArdentTraditionalArdentExtreme storage efficiencyOnly pay for changes madeTraditionalArdent0 TB12.52537.550 TB01020304050ClonesStorageTraditionalArdentCompute that scales with agent workloadsNo overprovisioning. Automatic scale to 0Always-on capacity0%25%50%75%100%0h6h12h18h24hTimeComputeTraditionalArdentComparisonWhy AI native data teams use ArdentTraditional ReplicaArdentClone CreationHours / Days<6sStorageEntire DB per cloneOnly Changes madeComputeAlways onWhat you useDatabase managementManual resizingAutoscaleClone limit15-20InfiniteGit style team collaborationNeed a custom plan?We can tailor workflows, limits, and infrastructure to fit your team's needs.Talk to the founderBranching on your DB without migrationDesigned for the providers you already useSupabaseSupport for auth, extensions and more to replicate your supabase instance 1:1AWS RDSConnect your RDS Postgres instances with zero config changes. Branch directly against your production dataPlanetscaleBranch with full compatibility across planetscale specific extensions and configurationsCustomer ImpactBuilt for teams moving fast with AI at production scale“We spent hours trying to test AI database code through inaccurate seed files.

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Ardent lets us and our agents test in seconds with zero drift from production.”Akshendra GargCTO Zennagents-0%Downtime+0%Release speed0 hoursSaved per releaseWhat the best sayTrusted by the best in Data“I think AI will disrupt data engineering in a significant way. I'm investing in Ardent to accelerate that disruption!”Zach WilsonFounder of Dataexpert.io“Ardent is a fundamental complete shift in how agents and developers work with databases. It's as critical as git was for code”Abhay SinghHead of Data at Chevron“Ardent let us move as fast as agents write code. We no longer worry about our agents working on the database layer.”Pryce YebesiCEO at OpenledgerShip fast and don't break thingsMake sure coding agents never break your DB.