Neon

Serverless branchable Postgres.

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· Reviewed by David Mytton

What we like

Full Postgres, but only a serverless model with compute and storage scaled independently. Branching from main makes it easy to prototype and test changes without worrying about the production branch. Integrates with Vercel preview environments for automatic branches per environment. Web UI for easy browsing & SQL execution. Hosted, but open source.

Tradeoffs

Still in technical preview. Can only deploy databases into a single region (chosen per project) - unclear how redundancy works across zones.

Is Neon a fit?

Based on Console’s review published on 2023-10-12. Summary updated .

Who it’s for

Developers using Vercel preview environments should consider Neon for database management.

Why consider it

Neon allows for easy prototyping and testing of changes without affecting the production branch.

Keep in mind

Neon is still in technical preview, which may limit its stability and reliability.

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