Neon
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Serverless PostgreSQL
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Very good free Postgres; cold start is usually short but still exists
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Databases
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- Postgres
- Service
- Neon
- Plan
- Free · Launch · Scale
- Pricing Model
- Free usage allowance · Usage-based
- Free Tier Durability
- Forever-free · Paid usage-based
- Sleeps / Pauses?
- Yes · Configurable
- Sleep / Pause Trigger
- Compute scales to zero after 5 minutes idle; fixed on Free · Scale-to-zero can be used; CU-hours billed only while compute runs · Scale-to-zero available for eligible computes; larger computes stay active
- Included Limits
- 100 projects; 100 CU-hours/month per project; 0.5 GB storage/project; 5 GB public transfer; Neon Auth 60k MAU · 100 projects, up to 16 CU autoscaling, 7-day restore window, 1M Auth MAU · 1,000+ projects, up to 56 CU fixed, 30-day restore, private networking, compliance options
- Overages / Paid Usage
- Upgrade to Launch or Scale for usage-based compute/storage · $0.106/CU-hour; $0.35/GB-month storage; extra branches $1.50/branch-month · $0.222/CU-hour; $0.35/GB-month storage; private transfer $0.01/GB
- Backups / Restore
- 6-hour restore/time travel window · 7-day time travel/restores · 30-day restore window
- Regions / Cloud
- Multi-cloud regions
- Best Use
- Serverless Postgres for AI agents and web apps · Production path from Free without migration · Larger production Postgres workloads
- Production Fit
- Prototype / light production tests · Production starter · Production scale