Neon alternatives
On the evidence we track, the strongest alternative to Neon is Supabase at 75/100. Neon itself ranks #2 of 18 in relational databases. Every product below is scored on the same independent signals, so the ranking is comparable rather than a matter of opinion.
Ranked alternatives to Neon
- 1vs Neon →
- 2PlanetScalevs Neon →
Managed cloud databases built on sharded MySQL and PostgreSQL for high-scale applications
medium · 70% - 3vs Neon →
- 4CockroachDBvs Neon →
A distributed SQL database that automatically scales horizontally across multiple nodes while maintaining transactional consistency and high availability.
medium · 65% - 5PostgreSQLvs Neon →
An established, feature-rich open source relational database system with strong reliability
medium · 60% - 6SQLitevs Neon →medium · 53%
- 7Vitessvs Neon →
A database system that extends MySQL with built-in sharding and cloud-native deployment
low · 49% - 8Percona Servervs Neon →low · 36%
- 9Google Cloud Spannervs Neon →
A continuously available cloud database offering exceptional scalability across global regions
low · 38% - 10YugabyteDBvs Neon →
A distributed database offering PostgreSQL-compatible SQL for global, internet-scale applications
low · 18% - 11Amazon Auroravs Neon →
A fully managed relational database that scales automatically while maintaining compatibility with PostgreSQL and MySQL.
low · 48% - 12MariaDBvs Neon →
An open-source relational database with MySQL compatibility and additional advanced features
low · 42%
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Why these ones
An alternative here means a product in the same category as Neon (Relational Databases), ranked by the vioscaleAI composite: a confidence-weighted blend of independent signals such as adoption, release activity, pricing transparency and security posture. There are no user reviews in it, and no vendor can pay to appear or to rank higher. Where we have not confirmed something, we show that rather than guessing.
Generated . See the method for how the composite is built, and why we are independent.