Comparison

Neon vs SQLite

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.

Neon full profile →SQLite full profile →

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★Neon79

SQLite61

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	NeonLeader	SQLite
Vioscale score	79 / 100medium · 71%	61 / 100medium · 54%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	1	-
Security
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	-
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	4.5
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=com.fpliu.ndk.pkg.prefab.android.21%3Asqlite&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	99.95	-
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	10,346
Stackoverflow questionsadoption.stackoverflow_questions	-	40,000
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	60
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	blessing
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	C
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	-	7 items

Score

Vioscale score

Neon79 / 100medium · 71%

SQLite61 / 100medium · 54%

Pricing

Free tier

Neon✓

SQLite✓

Model

Neonfreemium

SQLiteopen_source

Price level

Neonlow

SQLitefree

Transparent

Neon✓

SQLite✓

Integrations

Count

Neon1

SQLite–

Security

Fedramp

Neon✓

SQLite–

Gdpr

Neon✓

SQLite–

Hipaa

Neon✓

SQLite–

Iso27001

Neon✓

SQLite–

Pci

Neon✓

SQLite–

Scorecard

Neon–

SQLite4.5

Soc2

Neon✓

SQLite–

Vulnerabilities

Neon–

SQLiteCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=com.fpliu.ndk.pkg.prefab.android.21%3Asqlite&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Sla pct

Neon99.95

SQLite–

Status page

Neon✓

SQLite–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Neon–

SQLite0

Github stars

Neon–

SQLite10,346

Stackoverflow questions

Neon–

SQLite40,000

Activity

Commits last 30d

Neon–

SQLite100

Release

Cadence days

Neon–

SQLite60

License

Spdx

Neon–

SQLiteblessing

Language

Primary

Neon–

SQLiteC

Market

Availability

Neon–

SQLiteAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

Neon–

SQLite7 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Relational Databases
Capability	Neon	SQLite
Core
SQL model	Full SQL	Full SQL
Transactions
ACID transactions	Full	Full
Highest isolation level	Serializable	-
Consistency
Consistency	Strong	Strong
Scale
Horizontal scale	Read replicas	Single-node
Replication
Replication	Async	Async
Availability
Automatic failover / HA	✓	✗
Deployment
Deployment	Managed	Embedded
Serverless / scale-to-zero	✓	✓
Compatibility
Wire compatibility	Postgres protocol	None
Extensibility
Extensions / plugins / UDFs	-	✓
Licensing
Licence class	Proprietary	Permissive OSS
Data types
JSON / document support	-	✓
Geo / spatial	-	Extension

Core

SQL model

NeonFull SQL

SQLiteFull SQL

Transactions

ACID transactions

NeonFull

SQLiteFull

Highest isolation level

NeonSerializable

SQLite-

Consistency

NeonStrong

SQLiteStrong

Scale

Horizontal scale

NeonRead replicas

SQLiteSingle-node

Replication

NeonAsync

SQLiteAsync

Availability

Automatic failover / HA

Neon✓

SQLite✗

Deployment

NeonManaged

SQLiteEmbedded

Serverless / scale-to-zero

Neon✓

SQLite✓

Compatibility

Wire compatibility

NeonPostgres protocol

SQLiteNone

Extensibility

Extensions / plugins / UDFs

Neon-

SQLite✓

Licensing

Licence class

NeonProprietary

SQLitePermissive OSS

Data types

JSON / document support

Neon-

SQLite✓

Geo / spatial

Neon-

SQLiteExtension

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

SQLite

An in-process SQL database engine that stores complete databases in single disk files, requiring no server process or configuration. It is designed for embedded use in applications, mobile devices, and IoT systems, with full ACID transaction support and cross-platform compatibility.

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 2026-08-03verify ↗

SQLite

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source, public domain

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Neon	SQLite
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
iOSPlatforms	✗	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✗	✓
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Neon✓

SQLite✓

iOS

Neon✗

SQLite✓

Android

Neon✗

SQLite✓

macOS

Neon✗

SQLite✓

Windows

Neon✗

SQLite✓

Linux

Neon✗

SQLite✓

CLI

Neon✗

SQLite✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Neon✓

SQLite✗

Self-hosted

Neon✗

SQLite✓

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

SQLite

Not documented yet.

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