"What tech stack should I use?" is the most common question we get from clients. The honest answer is always "it depends," but here is how we actually make that decision at HydraBytes.

The Default Stack

For most web projects, we reach for:

Next.js with TypeScript

PostgreSQL with Prisma ORM

Tailwind CSS for styling

Vercel for deployment

This is not because these are the trendiest tools. It is because this combination gives us server-side rendering, type safety, a relational database with great tooling, and zero-config deployment. For 80% of client projects, this stack lets us focus on solving the business problem instead of fighting infrastructure.

When We Deviate

Need real-time features?

If the app requires live updates (chat, dashboards, collaborative editing), we add Supabase or Firebase depending on the complexity. Supabase when we want to stay in PostgreSQL-land.…