Indent uses Next.js and Vercel to speed up secure access workflows
Indent, a security company whose customers include HackerOne, Modern Treasury, and PlanetScale, helps teams manage temporary access to cloud infrastructure and handle admin escalation for IT and security teams. A core part of their offering is a seamless experience for requesting, approving, and revoking access directly from Slack or a web dashboard. To build that experience, Indent relies on Next.js for both its application and public-facing website.
"My favorite UX feedback from customers is: 'How is the app so fast?' Because we've built on Next.js and Vercel since day one, our pages load in an instant, which is important when it comes to mission-critical software."
Fouad Matin Co-founder/CEO
Faster feedback loops with preview deployments
Every piece of product and marketing work at Indent ends up as a Vercel Preview Deployment that can be shared immediately for feedback—even with a globally distributed team. Engineers can send stakeholders a link that supports live comments on the page, closing the loop quickly. This same workflow lets them share changes with customers before pushing to production, confirming that updates behave as expected.
Preview Deployments have cut their feedback cycle time by 80%. Instead of waiting for a feature to reach production and then hearing from customers, feedback is now embedded directly in the development process.
Letting smart defaults handle the maintenance burden
Indent avoids significant overhead by leaning on the defaults that come with Next.js. Their engineers don't spend time managing configuration changes or keeping React up-to-date. For a security-focused company, staying current on software versions and patching vulnerabilities is critical—something easily managed with Next.js's built-in capabilities, including Webpack 5, the SWC compiler, and native TypeScript and linting support.
"The Next.js team's focus on deep zero-migration features (move to Webpack 5, SWC compiler, built-in TypeScript and linting) is a continuous stream of free quality-of-life improvements."
Natalie Marleny Software Engineer
The Vercel + Next.js stack also makes content management more agile. Indent uses Sanity as a CMS, so non-technical team members can update marketing content without writing code. When new content is created, Preview URLs update automatically—no redeploys or engineering intervention required. This keeps iteration fast and frees up time for higher-priority projects.
