Comparison

Neon vs Vercel

Overview

Serverless Postgres built for the cloud

Neon is a serverless PostgreSQL database with branching, autoscaling to zero, and a generous free tier, optimized for modern cloud-native development workflows.

Vercel

Develop. Preview. Ship.

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Vercel is a frontend cloud platform for deploying and hosting web applications with instant global deployments, automatic preview URLs for every PR, and Edge Network delivery.

Which should you choose?

Neon is a dedicated serverless Postgres database with branching and autoscaling-to-zero, freemium from a free tier to $700/month Business. Vercel is a usage-based deployment platform for frontend/full-stack apps, with a free Hobby tier, preview URLs, and edge/serverless functions — not a database on its own. Choose Neon specifically for your database layer; pair it with Vercel (or another host) for the application layer, since these two tools solve different problems.

TLDR

—If you need a dedicated serverless Postgres database, choose Neon.
—If you need a frontend/full-stack deployment platform, choose Vercel — the two typically pair together.

Features

—Serverless Postgres
—Database branching
—Autoscaling to zero
—Point-in-time restore
—Read replicas
—Instant provisioning
—IP allowlists
—Connection pooling

—Git-connected deployments
—Preview URLs per branch/PR
—Edge Network CDN
—Serverless functions
—Edge functions and middleware
—Web analytics
—Speed insights
—v0 AI (component generation)

Pricing

Neon

freemiumFree plan available

Plan	Price	Notes
Free	Free	0.5 CU, 3GB storage, 1 project.
Launch	$19/mo	10 projects, 10GB storage.
Scale	$69/mo	50 projects, 50GB storage, read replicas.
Business	$700/mo	Unlimited projects, 500GB, SOC 2.
Enterprise	Contact sales	Custom storage, SLA, dedicated support.

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Vercel

usage basedFree plan availableVercel offers a permanent Hobby tier and free trial access to Pro. Pro adds a base fee plus usage-based infrastructure charges.

Plan	Price	Notes
Hobby	Free	Free forever for personal projects.
Pro	$20/mo	$20/month plus additional usage; includes $20 usage credit.
Enterprise	Contact sales	Custom enterprise pricing with advanced controls and support.

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