# Neon

> The backend for apps and agents, built to scale on Lakebase Postgres

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/neon
- **Category:** Relational Databases
- **Homepage:** https://neon.tech
- **Also known as:** neon
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-03T12:44:56.811Z

## Vioscale score

**72.4 / 100**, confidence 54% (medium).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 80 | 6 | 480 | ✓ |
| reliability | 50 | 10 | 500 | ✓ |
| capabilities | 45.8 | 17 | 778.9 | ✓ |
| integrations | 0 | 8 | 0 | - |
| security_posture | 95 | 18 | 1710 | ✓ |
| pricing_transparency | 100 | 8 | 800 | ✓ |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-03, [verify at source](https://neon.tech). Independently observed._

from $0.00/mo · Usage-based · Free 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.

| Plan | Price | Free | Commitment |
|---|---|:--:|---|
| Free | Free | ✓ | - |
| Launch | Usage-based, typical $15/mo (intermittent load, 1 GB) | - | - |
| Scale | Usage-based, typical $701/mo (high load, 100 GB) | - | - |

### Free

Build and learn free with no time limits and no credit card required

**Included limits:** 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

**Included limits:** 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

**Included limits:** 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)

## About

Serverless PostgreSQL database built on Lakebase Postgres (by Databricks) with automatic scaling, instant branching, and managed features including authentication, functions, and object storage.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** Web
- **Deployment:** Cloud / SaaS

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for Relational Databases. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

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

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://neon.tech) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.model | freemium | [link](https://neon.tech) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | low | [link](https://neon.tech) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.starting_gbp | 0.002 | [link](https://neon.tech) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.transparent | yes | [link](https://neon.tech) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |

### reliability

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reliability.status_page | yes | [link](https://status.neon.tech) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |

### security

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| security.fedramp | yes | [link](https://neon.tech/security) | 2026-08-03 | 75% (high) |
| security.gdpr | yes | [link](https://neon.tech/security) | 2026-08-03 | 75% (high) |
| security.hipaa | yes | [link](https://neon.tech/security) | 2026-08-03 | 75% (high) |
| security.iso27001 | yes | [link](https://neon.tech/security) | 2026-08-03 | 75% (high) |
| security.pci | yes | [link](https://neon.tech/security) | 2026-08-03 | 75% (high) |
| security.soc2 | yes | [link](https://neon.tech/security) | 2026-08-03 | 75% (high) |

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*Source: Vioscale (https://www.vioscale.ai/software/neon). Independent, evidence-based software intelligence. Cite the canonical URI.*