Neon Pricing

freemiumopen sourcelast verified August 26, 2026official site ↗

Plan	Price	Notes
Freeofficial source ↗	$0checked 2026-08-26	100 CU-hours/mo, 0.5 GB storage, up to 100 projects, scale-to-zero, 6 hours point-in-time restore
Launchofficial source ↗	Usage-basedchecked 2026-08-26	$0.106/CU-hour, $0.35/GB storage, up to 16 CU autoscaling, 7-day point-in-time restore
Scaleofficial source ↗	Usage-basedchecked 2026-08-26	$0.222/CU-hour, $0.35/GB storage, up to 56 CU compute, 30-day point-in-time restore, priority support
Enterpriseofficial source ↗	Customchecked 2026-08-26	Custom CU rates, enterprise SLA, SOC 2 compliance, dedicated account manager

structured from cited official pricing sources: “Neon provides a serverless PostgreSQL database with scale-to-zero capabilities. The Free tier includes 100 Compute Unit (CU) hours and 0.5 GB storage per month across up to 100 projects. Paid usage is consumption-based with no minimum monthly platform fee: Launch bills at $0.106/CU-hour and Scale at $0.222/CU-hour with $0.35/GB-month storage.”

Self-hosting cost

Neon is open source. Self-hosting does not add a software license fee, but you still pay for infrastructure, operations, and any external model or API usage. Any hosted, managed, or API plans remain separately priced.

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FAQ

How much does Neon cost?

Neon provides a serverless PostgreSQL database with scale-to-zero capabilities. The Free tier includes 100 Compute Unit (CU) hours and 0.5 GB storage per month across up to 100 projects. Paid usage is consumption-based with no minimum monthly platform fee: Launch bills at $0.106/CU-hour and Scale at $0.222/CU-hour with $0.35/GB-month storage. Paid pricing starts at $0.35/GB.

Does Neon have a free plan?

Yes — Neon has a free plan alongside its paid tiers.

Can you self-host Neon for free?

What are free or cheaper Neon alternatives?

Upstash, Supabase, Drizzle ORM are in the same category with a free plan or open-source license.

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