# EDB Postgres vs Neon

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Neon

| Attribute | EDB Postgres | Neon |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 36.4 (72% (medium)) | 71.5 (70% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 0 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 1 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 67 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"EDB Postgres combines PostgreSQL with AI-ready infrastructure, analytics capabilities without ETL, and high-availability support across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments. The platform provides automatic failover, data migration tools, and enterprise monitoring—designed for mission-critical and data-intensive workloads. It is indexed under Relational Databases.","source":"https://www.enterprisedb.com","question":"What is EDB Postgres?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"EDB Postgres supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.enterprisedb.com","question":"What platforms does EDB Postgres support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. EDB Postgres can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.enterprisedb.com","question":"Can EDB Postgres be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 15 integrations for EDB Postgres, including JDBC Connectors, MongoDB, Cassandra, Hadoop, HBASE, MySQL, Amazon S3 and Parquet, plus 7 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.enterprisedb.com","question":"What does EDB Postgres integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for EDB Postgres. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as EDB Postgres not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://trust.enterprisedb.com","question":"What security certifications does EDB Postgres have?","confidence":0.7}]` | `[{"answer":"Neon is a managed Postgres database service that automatically scales compute and storage based on workload demands. It features instant database branching for testing and development, point-in-time restore capability, and maintains SOC2 and HIPAA compliance. It is indexed under Relational Databases.","source":"https://neon.tech","question":"What is Neon?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Neon offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $0.00. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://neon.tech","question":"Is Neon free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Neon. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://neon.tech","question":"What platforms does Neon support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Neon, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://neon.tech","question":"Can Neon be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Neon. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Neon not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://neon.tech","question":"What security certifications does Neon have?","confidence":0.6}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | An open-source command-line tool that automates the provisioning of cloud resources and deployment of PostgreSQL, EDB Postgres Advanced Server, and enterprise infrastructure including high availability, backup and recovery, monitoring, and connection pooling. | A fully-managed PostgreSQL database that automatically scales compute resources, supports Git-like environment branching, and includes built-in user authentication without additional licensing. |
| features.capabilities | `{"isolation":"serializable","sql_model":"full_sql","deployment":"self_hosted","serverless":false,"consistency":"strong","replication":"async","extensibility":true,"json_document":true,"license_class":"permissive","horizontal_scale":"distributed_native","acid_transactions":"full","automatic_failover":true,"wire_compatibility":"postgres"}` | `{"isolation":"serializable","sql_model":"full_sql","deployment":"managed","serverless":true,"consistency":"strong","replication":"async","license_class":"proprietary","horizontal_scale":"read_replica","acid_transactions":"full","automatic_failover":true,"wire_compatibility":"postgres"}` |
| integrations.count | 10 | 2 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"JDBC Connectors"},{"name":"MongoDB"},{"name":"Cassandra"},{"name":"Hadoop"},{"name":"HBASE"},{"name":"MySQL"},{"name":"Amazon S3"},{"name":"Parquet"},{"name":"Apache Spark"},{"name":"PEM (Postgres Enterprise Manager)"},{"name":"xDB Replication Server"},{"name":"EFM (EDB Failover Manager)"},{"name":"Backup and Recovery Tool"},{"name":"HARP"},{"name":"ETCD"},{"name":"AWS","native":true,"category":"cloud"},{"name":"Azure","native":true,"category":"cloud"},{"name":"Google Cloud","native":true,"category":"cloud"},{"name":"PostgreSQL","native":true},{"name":"EDB Postgres Advanced Server","native":true},{"name":"Terraform","native":true,"category":"infrastructure"},{"name":"Ansible","native":true,"category":"infrastructure"},{"name":"PEM","native":true,"category":"monitoring"},{"name":"EFM","native":true,"category":"monitoring"}]` | `[{"name":"Datadog"},{"name":"OpenTelemetry","category":"monitoring"}]` |
| language.primary | Python | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.enterprisedb.com","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T13:49:53.319Z"}` | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free - Build and learn","features":["100 projects","100 CU-hours monthly per project","0.5 GB storage per project","Compute up to 2 CU (8 GB RAM)","Unlimited team members","Managed backend","Better Auth","Object Storage (Beta)","Functions (Beta)"],"description":"Build and learn free with no time limits and no credit card required","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"storage":"0.5 GB per project","projects":"100","max_compute_cu":"2","cu_hours_monthly":"100 per project"}},{"free":false,"name":"Launch","summary":"Usage-based, typical $15/mo (intermittent load, 1 GB)","features":["Compute autoscaling up to 16 CU","Scale to zero when inactive","Database storage with 7-day instant restore history","100 snapshots","Monitoring with 3-day retention","Private networking options","Object Storage (Beta)","Functions (Beta)","AI Gateway (Beta)"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"CU-hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.106,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB-month"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.35,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"branch-hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.002,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB-month"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.2,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Pay-per-usage plan for variable workloads","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"projects":"100","max_compute_cu":"16","branches_per_project":"10"}},{"free":false,"name":"Scale","summary":"Usage-based, typical $701/mo (high load, 100 GB)","features":["Compute autoscaling up to 56 CU","Configurable scale-to-zero","Database storage with up to 30-day instant restore history","100 snapshots","SLAs included","HIPAA compliance","Private networking with Private Link","Monitoring with 14-day retention and export (Datadog, OTel)","Spending limits","Multiple egress options","Object Storage (Beta)","Functions (Beta)","AI Gateway (Beta)"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"CU-hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.222,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB-month"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.35,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"branch-hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.002,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB-month"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.2,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.01,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Pay-per-usage plan for production workloads with SLAs and compliance features","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"projects":"1000+","max_compute_cu":"56","branches_per_project":"25"}}],"summary":"Free tier with 100 CU-hours/mo. Usage-based: Launch plan $0.106/CU-hr + $0.35/GB-mo, Scale plan $0.222/CU-hr + $0.35/GB-mo. Typical $15–$701/mo.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://neon.tech","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T12:40:59.605Z","startingPrice":{"amount":0.002,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.transparent | - | no |
| release.cadence_days | 20 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/postgres-deployment/releases/tag/v15.0","date":"2023-04-28T17:04:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v15.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/postgres-deployment/releases/tag/v3.14.0","date":"2023-02-21T17:21:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/postgres-deployment/releases/tag/v3.13.0","date":"2023-01-20T20:06:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/postgres-deployment/releases/tag/v3.12.1","date":"2022-12-15T16:13:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.12.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/postgres-deployment/releases/tag/v3.12.0","date":"2022-12-15T07:49:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/postgres-deployment/releases/tag/v3.11.1","date":"2022-08-23T14:27:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.11.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/postgres-deployment/releases/tag/v3.11.0","date":"2022-04-06T15:04:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/postgres-deployment/releases/tag/v3.10.3","date":"2022-03-08T15:44:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.10.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/postgres-deployment/releases/tag/v3.10.2","date":"2022-03-04T16:28:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.10.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/postgres-deployment/releases/tag/v3.10.1","date":"2022-02-09T17:45:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.10.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/postgres-deployment/releases/tag/v3.10.0","date":"2022-02-04T15:13:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/postgres-deployment/releases/tag/v3.9.3","date":"2022-01-28T14:53:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.9.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/postgres-deployment/releases/tag/v3.9.2","date":"2022-01-25T09:16:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.9.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/postgres-deployment/releases/tag/v3.9.1","date":"2022-01-06T17:14:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.9.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/postgres-deployment/releases/tag/v3.9.0","date":"2022-01-04T14:30:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/postgres-deployment/releases/tag/v3.8.0","date":"2021-12-15T14:28:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/postgres-deployment/releases/tag/v3.7.1","date":"2021-11-17T16:20:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.7.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/postgres-deployment/releases/tag/v3.7.0","date":"2021-11-02T14:40:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/postgres-deployment/releases/tag/v3.6.7","date":"2021-10-04T16:18:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.6.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/postgres-deployment/releases/tag/v3.6.6","date":"2021-09-28T06:55:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.6.6"}]` | - |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.999 | 99.95 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.fedramp | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 2.5 | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=edb-deployment&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (Relational Databases)

| Capability | EDB Postgres | Neon |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| SQL model | Full SQL | Full SQL |
| **Transactions** |  |  |
| ACID transactions | Full | Full |
| Highest isolation level | Serializable | Serializable |
| **Consistency** |  |  |
| Consistency | Strong | Strong |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Horizontal scale | Natively distributed | Read replicas |
| **Replication** |  |  |
| Replication | Async | Async |
| **Availability** |  |  |
| Automatic failover / HA | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Deployment | Self-hosted | Managed |
| Serverless / scale-to-zero | ✗ | ✓ |
| **Compatibility** |  |  |
| Wire compatibility | Postgres protocol | Postgres protocol |
| **Extensibility** |  |  |
| Extensions / plugins / UDFs | ✓ | - |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Licence class | Permissive OSS | Proprietary |
| **Data types** |  |  |
| JSON / document support | ✓ | - |
| Geo / spatial | - | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T18:58:33.237Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*