Neon

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Serverless Postgres with branching, autoscaling, and a generous free tier.

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In a nutshell

Neon is the future of PostgreSQL hosting. Branching, serverless scaling, and scale-to-zero economics make it perfect for modern development. The free tier is the most generous Postgres hosting available. For new projects using Vercel, Next.js, or Prisma, Neon is the default choice.

What's great

Database branching creates instant dev/test environments
Scale-to-zero means you only pay for actual usage
Most generous free PostgreSQL tier available

Watch out for

Relatively new — less battle-tested than RDS or Cloud SQL
Cold starts when scaling from zero can add latency
Storage pricing can add up for large databases

Best for

Developers wanting serverless PostgreSQL with branching for modern web frameworks.

Not ideal for

Teams needing MySQL or those with workloads that need always-on dedicated compute.

Pricing

Free

0.5GB storage, 190 compute hours/month

Starter

$19/mo (Launch)

Pro

$69/mo (Scale)

Enterprise

Custom pricing

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