Neon Pricing Overview

Neon Pricing Explorer

Neon Pricing Explorer

Neon Pricing Explorer

Compare plans, estimate costs, and benchmark against competitors.

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Cost Estimator

Plan:
Compute Hours:
Storage (GB):

Estimated cost: —

Key Takeaways

  • Free tier: 0.5 GB, 20 compute hours/mo.
  • Pay-as-you-go: No minimums, auto-suspend.
  • Compute: $0.16–$0.30/hour (on-demand).
  • Storage: $0.12/GB/mo (after free).
  • Scale plan: Fixed compute + burst.
  • Serverless leader: Cheaper than Supabase/Pro, more flexible than PlanetScale.

Plans & Prices

PlanComputeStorageBest for
Free0.5 vCPU, 20h/mo0.5 GBPrototypes
Launch0.25–8 vCPUUp to 10 GB freeStartups
ScaleFixed + burstUnlimitedProduction
EnterpriseCustomCustomLarge orgs

Competitor Comparison

Neon Plan:
Compute Hours:
Storage (GB):
ToolMapped tierCompute CostStorage CostTotal
NeonScale———
SupabasePro———
PlanetScaleScaler———
RDS (AWS)db.t4g.medium———

Gotchas

  • Free tier auto-suspends after 7 days inactivity.
  • Branching counts toward storage.
  • Compute billed per second, minimum 1 min.

Average Ratings

G2 Rating: 4.8 / 5 (320+ reviews)

Product Hunt: 4.9 / 5 (launch)

Based on verified reviews as of 2025.

Common Complaints

  • Branching can inflate costs if unmanaged.
  • Limited regions vs AWS RDS.
  • No built-in auth (use Supabase/Auth0).

Common Praises

  • Instant branching for dev/staging.
  • Auto-scaling & serverless.
  • Transparent, predictable pricing.

Plans & Prices

PlanComputeStorageIncludedOverage
Free0.5 vCPU0.5 GB20h, 1 projectN/A
Launch0.25–8 vCPU10 GB freeUnlimited projects$0.16/h, $0.12/GB
ScaleFixed (0.5–32 vCPU)UnlimitedBurst, PITRIncluded in fixed
EnterpriseCustomCustomSLA, VPCQuote

Add-ons

Add-onWhat it doesImpact on priceBest for
Point-in-Time Recovery (PITR)Restore to any second (7–30 days).Included in Scale+Prod apps.
AutoscalingAuto-scale compute up/down.Included in Launch+Variable traffic.
Read ReplicasScale reads independently.$0.16/h per replicaAnalytics.
Custom DomainConnect via your domain.FreeBranding.

When to upgrade

  • Need >10 GB or >20h/mo.
  • Production traffic.
  • Branching for CI/CD.

When to stay free

  • MVP or side project.
  • Learning Postgres.

Tip: Use branching + auto-suspend to keep costs low in dev.

Usage & Limits

MeterThresholdsHow pricing changesControl tactic
ComputePer second, min 1 min$0.16–$0.30/hAuto-suspend, use Launch.
StoragePer GB/mo$0.12/GB after freePrune old branches.
BranchesUnlimitedCounts toward storageDelete after PR merge.
Connections100–500 per instancePool or upgradeUse PgBouncer.