Neon
Serverless Postgres with branching and autoscaling
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Free tier, Pro from $19/mo
Neon is serverless Postgres that scales to zero when not in use. Perfect for side projects and early-stage startups where you don’t want to pay for idle resources.
Great for solo founders who want Postgres without managing infrastructure or paying for unused capacity.
Pros
- ✓ Generous free tier
- ✓ Database branching
- ✓ Scales to zero
Cons
- ✗ Cold starts on free tier
- ✗ Newer service