Serverless Postgres with instant scaling
Introduction
Neon is the flagship of serverless Postgres: a storage-compute split architecture with instant database creation and Git-like branching that clones dev environments, waking from sleep in under a second. The default database partner of modern full-stack platforms (Vercel and friends).
Key Features
- Second-level DB creation and scaling
- Git-style database branching
- Sub-second wake from sleep
- Usage-driven auto-suspend
- Deep Vercel/framework integration
Pros
- Branching revolutionizes dev workflow
- Serverless-friendly billing
Cons
- Average on write-heavy loads
Pricing
Free 0.5GB; usage tiers beyond.（See official site for current pricing）
FAQ
Do branches copy data?
Copy-on-write — no doubled storage.
vs Supabase?
Neon is pure serverless Postgres; Supabase is the full suite.
Production-ready?
Yes, widely used in production.
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