Neon vs PlanetScale
Managed databases — side-by-side specs, real prices, and how each scores on our methodology.
Neon 8.7 /10 editorial The backend for apps and agents, built to scale
from $0 /mo ✓ renews at the same price
PlanetScale 8.4 /10 editorial The world’s fastest and most scalable cloud databases
from $5 /mo ✓ renews at the same price
Neon scores higher on our methodology (8.7 vs 8.4); Neon starts cheaper ($0/mo vs $5/mo).
Spec by spec
| Neon | PlanetScale | |
|---|---|---|
| Engines | Postgres, Vector | Postgres, Mysql, Vector |
| Type | Serverless | Provisioned |
| Payment methods | Card | Card |
| Branching | Yes | Yes |
| Support channels | Ticket | Ticket |
| Connection pooling | Yes | Yes |
| Money-back period | — | 0 days |
| Regions | 8 | 19 |
| Uptime SLA | 99.95 % | 99.99 % |
| HA / read replicas | Yes | Yes |
| KYC required | Email only | Email only |
| Point-in-time recovery | Yes | Yes |
| Anonymity | Partial | Partial |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Parent company | Databricks, Inc. | — |
| Pricing model | Compute storage | Compute storage |
| Example bill | $23.05 / month | $10 / month |
| Example bill basis | 1 database, ~1 GB RAM always on, 10 GB storage, 50 GB egress, no HA: Launch, 0.25 CU always on (182.5 CU-h × $0.106 = $19.35) + 10 GB × $0.35 = $3.50 + ~$0.20 PITR history; egress within 500 GB. ≈ $10 with scale-to-zero. | 1 database, ~1 GB RAM always on, 10 GB storage, 50 GB egress, no HA: Postgres single node PS-10 (arm64) $10, storage within the 10 GB included. HA (3 nodes, 99.99% SLA) is $30. |
Scores come from our published methodology; renewal prices always shown beside intro prices. Full profiles: Neon · PlanetScale