Neon

4.7

DatabaseStable

Overview

Neon is a serverless Postgres platform that separates compute from storage, enabling instant database branching, scale-to-zero, and autoscaling. It is fully compatible with standard Postgres drivers and ORMs. Neon branches allow you to create copy-on-write database clones for preview environments, CI pipelines, and development workflows.

Features

Scale-to-zero serverless compute

Instant database branching

Autoscaling based on load

Connection pooling via PgBouncer

Point-in-time restore

Postgres 16 compatibility

Use Cases

Preview Environment Databases

Create a database branch for every pull request, giving each preview deployment its own isolated copy of production data without full database duplication.

Cost-Efficient Development

Use scale-to-zero compute for development databases that only incur costs when actively queried, with instant cold-start resume times.

CI/CD Pipeline Testing

Branch the production database for integration tests, run migrations against the branch, and discard it after the pipeline completes.

Code Example

import { neon } from "@neondatabase/serverless";
const sql = neon(process.env.DATABASE_URL!);
export async function getUsersWithOrders(minOrders: number) {
  const rows = await sql`
    SELECT u.id, u.email, COUNT(o.id) AS order_count
    FROM users u
    JOIN orders o ON o.user_id = u.id
    GROUP BY u.id, u.email
    HAVING COUNT(o.id) >= ${minOrders}
    ORDER BY order_count DESC
    LIMIT 50
  `;
  return rows;
}

Frequently Asked Questions

User Reviews

Sarah Chen

Seamless integration, great documentation. Set up in under 10 minutes.

2 days ago

James Wright

Works well for our use case. Would love to see more webhook event types.

1 week ago

Priya Patel

Excellent compliance coverage. HIPAA audit trail works perfectly.

2 weeks ago

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Setup Checklist

Environment Variables

Key	Description	Example
DATABASE_URL	Neon Postgres connection string	postgresql://user:pass@ep-cool-name-123.us-east-2.aws.neon.tech/neondb?sslmode=require

Documentation

Stats

135K/wk

4.7

Agent Summary

Neon is a serverless Postgres platform that excels at developer workflows through instant database branching and scale-to-zero compute. It is the best choice for teams that want production Postgres with per-branch isolation for previews and CI, while keeping costs minimal on idle development databases.

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Overview

Use Cases

Preview Environment Databases

Create a database branch for every pull request, giving each preview deployment its own isolated copy of production data without full database duplication.

Cost-Efficient Development

Use scale-to-zero compute for development databases that only incur costs when actively queried, with instant cold-start resume times.

CI/CD Pipeline Testing

Branch the production database for integration tests, run migrations against the branch, and discard it after the pipeline completes.

Code Example

import { neon } from "@neondatabase/serverless";
const sql = neon(process.env.DATABASE_URL!);
export async function getUsersWithOrders(minOrders: number) {
  const rows = await sql`
    SELECT u.id, u.email, COUNT(o.id) AS order_count
    FROM users u
    JOIN orders o ON o.user_id = u.id
    GROUP BY u.id, u.email
    HAVING COUNT(o.id) >= ${minOrders}
    ORDER BY order_count DESC
    LIMIT 50
  `;
  return rows;
}

Key

Description

Example

DATABASE_URL

Neon Postgres connection string

postgresql://user:pass@ep-cool-name-123.us-east-2.aws.neon.tech/neondb?sslmode=require