Best Neon alternatives
Neon offers serverless Postgres that scales to zero when idle, so you only pay for what you use. Developers who want the branching workflow of PlanetScale but prefer Postgres choose Neon.
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Open-source Firebase alternative providing a Postgres database, authentication, storage, and edge functions.
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Serverless MySQL platform with branching, non-blocking schema changes, and unlimited scalability.
Quick comparison: Neon vs Supabase
| Feature | Neon | Supabase |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $19/mo | $25/mo |
Neon comparisons
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Supabase vs Neon
Supabase is built for developers who want a full backend with postgres at the core. Neon is built for developers who want serverless postgres with branching and scale-to-zero. Pick the one that fits.
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PlanetScale vs Neon
Neon gives you open source and self-hosting; PlanetScale is a managed service. Which trade-off works for you?
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Neon vs Firebase
Firebase is the free option; Neon charges $19/mo but may offer more polish. Here is how they compare.
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Neon vs Airtable
Airtable is the free option; Neon charges $19/mo but may offer more polish. Here is how they compare.
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Neon vs Xata
Xata is the free option; Neon charges $19/mo but may offer more polish. Here is how they compare.
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Neon vs Turso
Turso is the free option; Neon charges $19/mo but may offer more polish. Here is how they compare.
More Database tools
Supabase
Open-source Firebase alternative providing a Postgres database, authentication, storage, and edge functions.
PlanetScale
Serverless MySQL platform with branching, non-blocking schema changes, and unlimited scalability.
Firebase
Google's app development platform providing a realtime database, authentication, hosting, and cloud functions.
Airtable
Low-code platform combining spreadsheet simplicity with database power, automations, and interfaces.
Xata
Serverless database platform with full-text search, analytics, and file attachments on Postgres.
Turso
Edge-hosted distributed database built on libSQL (SQLite fork) for ultra-low latency reads.
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