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Comparison

Neon vs PostgreSQL

On the evidence we track, Neon leads this comparison with a composite score of 79/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Neon79
PostgreSQL60
Score
Vioscale score
Neon79 / 100medium · 71%updating
PostgreSQL60 / 100medium · 56%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Neon✓
PostgreSQL✓
Model
Neonfreemium
PostgreSQLcommercial
Price level
Neonlow
PostgreSQLfree
Transparent
Neon✓
PostgreSQL–
Integrations
Count
Neon1
PostgreSQL10
Security
Disclosure policy
Neon–
PostgreSQL✓
Fedramp
Neon✓
PostgreSQL–
Gdpr
Neon✓
PostgreSQL–
Hipaa
Neon✓
PostgreSQL–
Iso27001
Neon✓
PostgreSQL–
Pci
Neon✓
PostgreSQL–
Scorecard
Neon–
PostgreSQL6.1
Soc2
Neon✓
PostgreSQL–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Neon99.95
PostgreSQL–
Status page
Neon✓
PostgreSQL–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Neon–
PostgreSQL0
Github stars
Neon–
PostgreSQL21,899
Stackoverflow questions
Neon–
PostgreSQL170,000
Activity
Commits last 30d
Neon–
PostgreSQL100
Release
Cadence days
Neon–
PostgreSQL90
License
Spdx
Neon–
PostgreSQLPostgreSQL
Language
Primary
Neon–
PostgreSQLC
Market
Availability
Neon–
PostgreSQLAvailable worldwide
Content
Faq
Neon–
PostgreSQL8 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for relational databases. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
SQL model
NeonFull SQL
PostgreSQLFull SQL
Transactions
ACID transactions
NeonFull
PostgreSQL-
Highest isolation level
NeonSerializable
PostgreSQL-
Consistency
Consistency
NeonStrong
PostgreSQL-
Scale
Horizontal scale
NeonRead replicas
PostgreSQLRead replicas
Replication
Replication
NeonAsync
PostgreSQL-
Availability
Automatic failover / HA
Neon✓
PostgreSQL✓
Deployment
Deployment
NeonManaged
PostgreSQLSelf-hosted
Serverless / scale-to-zero
Neon✓
PostgreSQL✗
Compatibility
Wire compatibility
NeonPostgres protocol
PostgreSQL-
Extensibility
Extensions / plugins / UDFs
Neon-
PostgreSQL✓
Licensing
Licence class
NeonProprietary
PostgreSQLPermissive OSS
Data types
JSON / document support
Neon-
PostgreSQL✓
Geo / spatial
Neon-
PostgreSQLExtension

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Neon

Leader

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.

Independently observed

PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL is a mature open-source relational database system combining strong data integrity with comprehensive features and active community maintenance.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Neon

Leader
from $0.00/moUsage-basedFree tier

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.

  • FreeFree
    • 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
    • +4 more
  • LaunchUsage-based, typical $15/mo (intermittent load, 1 GB)
    • 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
    • +4 more
  • ScaleUsage-based, typical $701/mo (high load, 100 GB)
    • Compute autoscaling up to 56 CU
    • Configurable scale-to-zero
    • Database storage with up to 30-day instant restore history
    • 100 snapshots
    • SLAs included
    • +8 more
as of verify ↗

PostgreSQL

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Neon✓
PostgreSQL✗
Windows
Neon✗
PostgreSQL✓
Linux
Neon✗
PostgreSQL✓
CLI
Neon✗
PostgreSQL✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Neon✓
PostgreSQL✓
Self-hosted
Neon✗
PostgreSQL✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Neon

Leader
1 total
  • Datadog
Independently observed

PostgreSQL

10 total
  • CloudNativePG
  • Kubernetes
  • Patroni
  • pgAdmin
  • pgVector
  • PostGIS
  • pgAudit
  • Spock
  • Cilium
  • Submariner
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.