Neon

Platform

Serverless Postgres with instant branching and scale to zero

Price: Free tier, then paid
Access: API key

About

Serverless Postgres that separates storage from compute, so databases branch instantly and idle compute scales to zero. Also offers managed Better Auth, S3-compatible object storage and an HTTP Data API. Owned by Databricks; hosted only.

What you can do with it

Create a database branch per pull request, preview deployment or AI agent
Query Postgres over HTTP from serverless and edge functions
Add user sign-in and S3-compatible file storage next to your database

Get started

Create a project in the Neon Console
Create an API key under Account settings
Call the Neon API or connect with the project's connection string

Example

curl 'https://console.neon.tech/api/v2/projects' \
  -H 'Accept: application/json' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $NEON_API_KEY"

Details

Hosting: Hosted service
Available in: Worldwide
Official SDKs: JavaScript/TypeScript, Python
MCP server: Remote
Works with: Postgres