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neon.com · Managed databases
SEPT 2026 audit

Serverless Postgres that separates storage from compute, with copy-on-write branching and compute that suspends when idle.

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Entry paid planNo fixed monthly fee. Launch is usage-based — Neon's own worked example puts typical spend at $15/month for intermittent load on 1 GB — so there is no entry price to compare, only a rate card. Recorded without a magnitude because a vendor's spend estimate is not a price.
Regions8 AWS regions: N. Virginia, Ohio, Oregon, Frankfurt, London, Singapore, Sydney, São Paulo. A project's region is fixed at creation and cannot be changed.
Free tierYes
CategoryManaged databases

Reviewed by Palash BagchiUpdated 27 criteria comparedSources last checked

Neon pricing at a glance

Entry paid plan
No fixed monthly fee source ↗
Pricing model
Usage-based with no minimum monthly fee on paid plans: $0.106/CU-hour compute and $0.35/GB-month storage on Launch, $0.222/CU-hour on Scale source ↗
What the free plan includes
100 projects with 10 branches each, plus allowances for compute and storage, at no monthly cost source ↗
Egress over allowance
5 GB per project included on Free; 500 GB per project included on Launch and Scale, then $0.10/GB source ↗

First line of each sourced value. The full text is in Neon pricing below.

01.Evaluation guide

Who it suits

Workloads that are idle most of the time, and teams who want a real database per pull request. Compute suspends after five minutes and storage is billed separately, so a staging branch costs almost nothing while nobody is using it.

Consider something else if…

You need predictable monthly billing. Usage pricing with no minimum fee cuts both ways, and a runaway query on an autoscaling compute is billed at the rate it ran.

Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved

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Neon pricing

8 criteria
Free tierYes
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Kind of free offerFree tier
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What the free plan includes100 projects with 10 branches each, plus allowances for compute and storage, at no monthly cost.
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  • Neon Plans ↗

    “You get usage allowances for projects, branches, compute, storage, and more, for $0/month. [...] Included per plan: Free: 100 projects”

    Read 2026-09-13 · official docs · Report a correction

Credit card to startNo
Sources (1) →
Entry paid planNo fixed monthly fee. Launch is usage-based — Neon's own worked example puts typical spend at $15/month for intermittent load on 1 GB — so there is no entry price to compare, only a rate card. Recorded without a magnitude because a vendor's spend estimate is not a price.
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Pricing modelUsage-based with no minimum monthly fee on paid plans: $0.106/CU-hour compute and $0.35/GB-month storage on Launch, $0.222/CU-hour on Scale
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  • Neon plans — Neon Docs ↗

    “On Launch and Scale plans, you pay only for what you use; there's no minimum monthly fee. Usage for compute, storage, extra branches, and other features is billed at the published rates”

    Read 2026-09-05 · official pricing · Report a correction

Egress over allowance5 GB per project included on Free; 500 GB per project included on Launch and Scale, then $0.10/GB
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Startup credit programVia the Databricks Startup Program: up to $1,000 in Neon credits for self-funded startups (<$1M raised), or up to $200K in Neon and Databricks credits for VC-backed startups (≥$1M raised) or accelerator participants. Credits valid 12 months from acceptance.
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  • Neon Startup Program ↗

    “Self-Funded: Early-stage, self-funded startups. Less than $1M in funding [...] Up to $1,000 in Neon credits. Venture-Backed: VC-backed startups with at least $1M in funding [...] Up to $200K in Neon and Databricks credits. Credits are valid for 12 months from the date of acceptance.”

    Read 2026-09-11 · official site · Report a correction

Limits

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Storage (entry plan)No included allowance on the Launch plan; storage is metered at $0.35/GB-month. The Free plan includes 0.5 GB per project.
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Execution

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Managed connection poolingSupported
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Infrastructure

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Scales to zeroSupported
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Regions8 AWS regions: N. Virginia, Ohio, Oregon, Frankfurt, London, Singapore, Sydney, São Paulo. A project's region is fixed at creation and cannot be changed.
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  • Regions — Neon Docs ↗

    “Each Neon project exists in exactly one region. Your database runs in that region. You cannot change the region for an existing project. If you need your data in a different region, you create a new Neon project in that region and migrate your database there.”

    Read 2026-09-05 · official docs · Report a correction

Data

7 criteria
EnginePostgreSQL
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Connection limitScales with compute size: 104 direct connections at 0.25 CU (1 GB RAM), 419 at 1 CU, 2517 at 6 CU; up to 10,000 through the pooler
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  • Connection pooling — Neon Docs ↗

    “Neon uses PgBouncer to provide connection pooling, enabling up to 10,000 concurrent connections. [...] In Neon, this limit is defined by max_connections, which varies by compute size: Compute size (CU) RAM max_connections 0.25 1 GB 104 0.50 2 GB 209 1 4 GB 419”

    Read 2026-09-05 · official docs · Report a correction

When idleCompute suspends after 5 minutes idle on Free and Launch, and can be disabled on Launch; configurable from 1 minute to always-on on Scale. The database is not deleted or paused — the next query restarts the compute.
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Database branchingSupported
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  • Neon plans — Neon Docs ↗

    “Each Neon project is created with a root branch, like the main branch in Git. [...] You can create child branches for testing, previews, or development. [...] Free: 10 branches/project Launch: 10 branches/project Scale: 25 branches/project”

    Read 2026-09-05 · official docs · Report a correction

Point-in-time recoveryHistory window of 6 hours up to 1 GB-month on Free, up to 7 days on Launch, up to 30 days on Scale
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Read replicasSupported
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  • Neon Read Replicas — Neon Docs ↗

    “Neon read replicas are independent computes designed to perform read operations on the same data as your primary read-write compute. Neon's read replicas do not replicate or duplicate data. Instead, read requests are served from the same storage”

    Read 2026-09-05 · official docs · Report a correction

Backup retention1 day of history on paid plans by default and 6 hours on Free, configurable up to 7 days on Launch or 30 days on Scale. Neon notes that widening the window raises storage cost, so the ceiling is a paid choice rather than an included allowance.
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  • Point-in-time restore — Neon Docs ↗

    “Neon retains a history of changes for your branches, with defaults of 6 hours on Free plan and 1 day on paid plans. [...] You can configure it up to 7 days on Launch or 30 days on Scale plans.”

    Read 2026-09-07 · official docs · Report a correction

Support

1 criteria
Support on entry paid planSupport plans are mapped to pricing plans: community support on Free, billing support on Launch, standard support on Scale.
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  • Support — Neon Docs ↗

    “neon's support plans are mapped to neon pricing plans, as outlined in the following table. neon pricing plan support plan options free plan community support launch plan billing support scale plan standard support”

    Read 2026-09-14 · official docs · Report a correction

Compliance

7 criteria
SOC 2Annual SOC 2 Type II audits by an accredited independent third party.
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ISO 27001Annual ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and ISO/IEC 27701:2019 audits.
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  • Neon Security ↗

    “Neon undergoes annual ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and ISO/IEC 27701:2019 audits for its security and privacy management systems.”

    Read 2026-09-12 · official site · Report a correction

HIPAAHIPAA compliance achieved, to support customers handling protected health information (PHI).
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GDPR / data residencyFollows the GDPR framework; Data Processing Agreements (DPA) offered.
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  • Neon Security ↗

    “Neon follows the GDPR framework, ensuring user rights, data minimization, and lawful processing. We offer Data Processing Agreements (DPA) and support compliant cross-border data transfers.”

    Read 2026-09-14 · official site · Report a correction

PCI DSSThe page attributes PCI-DSS to the AWS and Azure infrastructure Neon runs on. Neon's own compliance list on the same page names CCPA, GDPR, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC 2 and HIPAA, and not PCI DSS.
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  • Neon Security ↗

    “Neon's infrastructure runs on AWS and Azure, certified for SOC 2, ISO 27001, FedRAMP, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, and other global security standards. [...] Compliance CCPA Compliant GDPR Compliant ISO 27001 Certified ISO 27701 Certified SOC 2 Certified HIPAA Compliant”

    Read 2026-09-14 · official site · Report a correction

Encryption at restAES-256, with key rotation policies.
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Role-based access controlAccess to production systems is role-based, requiring SSO and continuous monitoring.
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Neon pricing questions

How much does Neon cost?

No fixed monthly fee. Launch is usage-based — Neon's own worked example puts typical spend at $15/month for intermittent load on 1 GB — so there is no entry price to compare, only a rate card. Recorded without a magnitude because a vendor's spend estimate is not a price.

Pricing — Neon · read

How does Neon charge?

Usage-based with no minimum monthly fee on paid plans: $0.106/CU-hour compute and $0.35/GB-month storage on Launch, $0.222/CU-hour on Scale.

Neon plans — Neon Docs · read

Does Neon have a free tier?

Yes. 100 projects with 10 branches each, plus allowances for compute and storage, at no monthly cost.

Neon Plans · read

Do you need a credit card to start on Neon?

No.

Pricing — Neon · read

How much does Neon charge for egress?

5 GB per project included on Free; 500 GB per project included on Launch and Scale, then $0.10/GB.

Neon plans — Neon Docs · read

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