Neon
Serverless PostgreSQL database with automatic scaling and git-like branching
- Vendor
- Databricks
- Also known as
- neon
What is Neon?
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.
Neon pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
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.
Free
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- storage
- 0.5 GB per project
- projects
- 100
- max_compute_cu
- 2
- cu_hours_monthly
- 100 per project
- 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)
Launch
Pay-per-usage plan for variable workloads
- projects
- 100
- max_compute_cu
- 16
- branches_per_project
- 10
- 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)
Scale
Pay-per-usage plan for production workloads with SLAs and compliance features
- projects
- 1000+
- max_compute_cu
- 56
- branches_per_project
- 25
- 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)
What Neon does
The capabilities that matter for relational databases, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- SQL model
- Full SQL
- ACID transactions
- Full
- Highest isolation level
- Serializable
- Consistency
- Strong
- Horizontal scale
- Read replicas
- Replication
- Async
- Automatic failover / HA
- ✓
- Deployment
- Managed
- Serverless / scale-to-zero
- ✓
- Wire compatibility
- Postgres protocol
- Extensions / plugins / UDFs
- -
- Licence class
- Proprietary
- JSON / document support
- -
- Geo / spatial
- -
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
Integrations (2)
Independently observed- OpenTelemetry
- Datadog
Neon FAQ
Common questions about Neon, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Neon?
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
Is Neon free?
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
What platforms does Neon support?
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
Can Neon be self-hosted?
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
What security certifications does Neon have?
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
Neon alternatives
Other relational databases we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- SupabaseA database platform built on PostgreSQL that provides hosted cloud databases with auto-generated APIs and real-time capabilities for web, mobile, and AI applicamedium · 73%
- PlanetScaleA MySQL and PostgreSQL database platform optimized for speed and reliabilitymedium · 73%
- MySQLAn open-source relational database server widely used in web applications and production systemsmedium · 55%
- CockroachDBmedium · 66%
- PostgreSQLA free, open source relational database system with a long development historymedium · 60%
- SQLiteLightweight embedded SQL database for applicationsmedium · 55%
Compare Neon
Side by side against other relational databases, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Neon, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security posture | 95 | 0.12 | 11.6 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 98 | 0.07 | 6.6 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 100 | 0.05 | 5.4 | ✓ |
| Price level | 80 | 0.04 | 3.3 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 46 | 0.04 | 1.7 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 14 | 0.04 | 0.6 | ✓ |
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Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 5 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 60% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Isolation: serializable · Sql model: full_sql · Deployment: managed · Serverless: Yes · Consistency: strong · Replication: async | mediumsource · 2026-09-06 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 2 | mediumsource · 2026-09-06 · 60% |
Pricing
Reliability
Security
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