A SurrealDB enterprise sits above SurrealDB organisations and accounts and adds features such as single sign-on and fine-grained, centralised member management.
A standard organisation groups instances, members, usage, and billing, and gives each member one of three fixed roles. An enterprise can be used to manage these organisations and adds a second layer of administration over them, with its own members, roles, and an optional connection to your identity provider.
An enterprise is a different product from SurrealDB Enterprise Edition. Enterprise Edition is the SurrealDB server sold with a licence key, which adds capabilities such as audit logging and FIPS mode to the database itself. An enterprise changes how people sign in to SurrealDB Studio and what they may administer there.
What an enterprise adds
| Capability | What it gives you |
|---|---|
| Single sign-on | People may sign in through your own identity provider instead of creating a SurrealDB account. |
| SCIM provisioning | Your identity provider creates, updates and deactivates accounts in SurrealDB. |
| Central member management | One member list for the whole company, with invitations sent one at a time, from a file, or an invite link. |
| Fine-grained user management | Users who are managed through a single sign-on connection can be managed by authorised members of the enterprise in ways that are not possible with managed accounts or standard organisations. |
| Brand personalisation | Your logos and colours can be seen throughout SurrealDB products and pages, giving a more personalised experience. |
Getting started with SurrealDB for Enterprises
Enterprise creation is currently handled by request. Please contact us at sales@surrealdb.com to get started, or create a request direct from SurrealDB Studio by opening SurrealDB Studio's enterprises page and selecting Request an enterprise.
Where enterprises are managed
An enterprise can be managed from the /enterprises page in SurrealDB Studio or accessed by clicking the My Enterprises button in the account menu in the top right. This is a separate portal from the rest of the app, so you will need to click Return to Studio when done to go back to your organisations and instances.
| Page | What you can do there |
|---|---|
| Overview | Get an overview of your enterprise and view the onboarding steps to get you set up and ready to use your enterprise. |
| Members | See who belongs to the enterprise, invite people, and assign roles. |
| Roles | Compose roles out of the permissions an enterprise can grant. |
| Single sign-on | Connect your identity provider to the enterprise. |
| SCIM provisioning | Let your identity provider manage the accounts of a single sign-on connection. |
| Settings | Change your enterprise's display name and branding. |
Related pages
Organisations: Instances, usage, and billing.
Members and roles: Learn more about role management in standard organisations.
Accounts and sign-in: How sign-in works without an enterprise.
Enterprise Edition: Self-hosted database features unlocked with an Enterprise licence.