---
tool: "Neon"
slug: "neon"
category: "Developer & Infrastructure"
pricing_model: "Per Usage"
pricing_transparency: "Partial"
entry_price_monthly: 0
entry_price_annual: 0
annual_discount_pct: 0
native_currency: "USD"
free_plan_available: true
free_trial_days: null
enterprise_pricing_available: true
number_of_plans: 4
key_limit_metric: null
last_checked_date: "2026-08-10"
last_manually_verified: "2026-07-30"
verification_status: "Verified"
vendor_pricing_page: "https://neon.tech/pricing"
vendor_website: "https://neon.tech"
source: https://saaspricehub.io/tools/neon
---

# Neon pricing

Serverless Postgres, valued $2B private. Positioned as the alternative to AWS RDS for developers who want true scale-to-zero + database branching (like git branches for your data). Launch tier from $19/mo, then usage-based on compute + storage + egress. Free tier includes real production Postgres. Popular with modern JavaScript stacks (Next.js, Vercel, Cloudflare) and Series A-B startups. Acquired by Databricks in 2025 for $1B.

## Current entry price

**$0/month** billed monthly. **$0/month** billed annually.

**Usage-based pricing:** Free 100 CU-hr/mo + 0.5GB storage. Launch $0.106/CU-hour + $0.35/GB-month. Scale $0.222/CU-hour.

## All tiers

| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Key limit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | $0 | 100 CU-hr/project + 0.5GB storage, no credit card required |
| Launch | usage-based | — | $0.106/CU-hour + $0.35/GB-month, no HA, typical ~$15/mo |
| Scale | usage-based | — | $0.222/CU-hour + $0.35/GB-month, multi-AZ HA |
| Enterprise | custom | custom | contact sales |

## Pricing model

- **Model:** Per Usage
- **Key limit metric:** Not specified
- **Free plan:** Yes
- **Free trial:** No separate trial
- **Enterprise pricing:** Available (custom quote)
- **Native currency:** USD

## Verification

- **Last automated check:** 2026-08-10
- **Last manual verification:** 2026-07-30
- **Verification status:** Verified
- **Source:** https://neon.tech/pricing

## Recommendation

In other words, Neon is worth it for developers building serverless apps that want Postgres with scale-to-zero pricing — particularly if your workload is bursty and you don't want to pay for idle compute. Free tier covers 100 CU-hours + 0.5GB storage; Launch is pure usage-based; Scale adds multi-AZ HA; Enterprise custom. Very easy setup with instant Postgres connection strings. Native integrations with Vercel, Prisma, Drizzle, and popular ORMs. Downside: usage-based billing surprises teams accustomed to flat SaaS pricing, and complex OLAP workloads perform worse than dedicated Postgres.

## Alternative to consider

Need bundled backend (auth + storage + database)? Pick Supabase. Enterprise-managed Postgres? RDS or Google Cloud SQL. Ultra-simple? PlanetScale.

## Vendor context

2026-07-30 manual verification: Neon Launch plan's previous $5/mo floor has been removed — now pure usage-based at $0.106/CU-hour compute + $0.35/GB-month storage. Scale-to-zero means $0 when idle. 1 Compute Unit (CU) = 1 vCPU + 4GB RAM. Free tier: 100 CU-hrs/project + 0.5GB storage. Typical Launch bill runs ~$15/mo for small production workloads. Positioned as cost-effective for bursty/variable workloads due to scale-to-zero.

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*Pricing data maintained by SaaS Price Hub. Human-readable page: [https://saaspricehub.io/tools/neon](https://saaspricehub.io/tools/neon). All prices in USD unless otherwise noted. This file is machine-readable and updated within 24 hours of any tracked price change.*