Neon
“The backend for apps and agents. Build with Lakebase Postgres, Auth, Functions, Storage, and an AI Gateway: instant, branchable, serverless.”
by Databricks
Our review
Neon (by Databricks) is serverless Postgres with branching and autoscaling, plus auth, functions, object storage and an AI Gateway. Its site says app-generation agents like Replit and v0 run on it.
Pros
- Free plan: 100 projects, no card needed
- Branch your database like code
Cons
- Paid plans are usage-based, so the bill varies
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