A: Hi there! Great questions — happy to help clarify 🙂

Short answer: you most likely won’t need edge functions.

If you’re building a React or Next.js app (even with external APIs like geolocation), NoCodeBackend can handle the backend without requiring you to write server functions in most cases.

With NoCodeBackend you get:

• Database + schema handled automatically (especially with MCP)
• Built-in authentication
• APIs generated for you
• RLS policies for permissions and security
• Ability to call external APIs like geo/location services
• Standard app logic without needing custom backend code

So for things like location directories, filtering by location, dashboards, CRUD operations, or typical SaaS logic — you can do all of this without edge functions.

You’d only need functions if you were doing very custom server logic, long-running background jobs, or complex processing — which most apps don’t require.

Since you’re coming from Supabase, the experience should feel familiar, especially with RLS, but much simpler because MCP can generate your schema and APIs automatically so you don’t have to manage backend structure manually.

Overall, your current setup (React + APIs + database + auth) would work great with NoCodeBackend.