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Why You Want a Database That Scales to Zero
Scale to zero is the Neon feature where you can say: “When my database is idle for X seconds, shut it off so I’m not paying for it, but wake it up when I need it again.” This is possible because Neon separates compute and storage: we shut off compute, storage stays safe and sound...
The problem with Postgres replicas
Read replicas in Neon are different from what you’re used to – they’re lightweight, affordable, and fast to provision. You can rely on them to scale your performance horizontally when you need a boost. We’ve been working hard on our read replicas lately, improving their stability...
Neon Autoscaling is Generally Available
Neon autoscaling has officially graduated out of beta and is now available for all Neon databases, including the Free plan. With autoscaling enabled, your Neon Postgres databases automatically adjust CPU and memory based on workload, ensuring optimal performance and cost efficien...
Leveling Up our Partnership with Vercel
Since its launch last year, hundreds of thousands of developers have built apps and sites using Vercel Postgres, the serverless database powered by Neon. This has been a great partnership, helping Neon scale up to millions of databases and helping Vercel deliver on their vision o...
First Azure Region Available in Neon
Starting today, you can deploy Neon databases on Azure, starting with the East US 2 region. This marks the first milestone on our Azure roadmap—many more exciting updates are on the way, including deeper integrations with the Azure ecosystem. To create your first Neon project on...
Why Does Everyone Run Ancient Postgres Versions?
Postgres 17.0 has been out for a bit and it’s awesome, but here’s the reality: most Postgres users won’t upgrade right away. Most probably aren’t even on 16.4 or 16.anything 😱—they’re probably still using Postgres 15 or an even older version. 😭 With Postgres, it’s not like the...
Neon’s Instant Branches: Schema-Only or With Data, the Choice Is Yours
If you’ve been keeping up with the Neon story, we introduced database branching in December 2022. Our instant branches—complete copies of production, including data and schema—have enabled thousands of developers to work and test efficiently within the safety of their own isolate...
pg_search is Available on Neon
We’ve teamed up with ParadeDB to bring pg_search to all Neon users, making full-text search in Postgres faster and more powerful. Get Elastic-level speed within Neon—perfect for search-heavy apps, analytics, and filtering large datasets. Try it on the Free Plan. Elasticsearch Pow...
Announcing Neon Snapshots: A Smoother Path to Recovery
When working with databases, there are moments when you’d love to freeze time — before making a big change, running a migration, or simply bookmarking a stable state. With snapshots in Neon, that’s now possible. Snapshots provide an easy way to capture a backup of your database a...
Postgres 18 Is Out: Try it on Neon
Postgres 18 just shipped, and as always, it’s available in preview on Neon right away. You can try it right now on Neon’s Free plan, no credit card or setup required. New Features in Postgres 18 Postgres 18 comes with a ton of other exciting updates around performance, flexibilit...
We're building the boring backend for apps and agents
Recently, everyone has been talking about throwing it all away and building entirely new magic sci-fi cloud infrastructure for agents. Building real infrastructure is hard enough as it is. AI has only raised the stakes, dialing up the operational requirements and pushing the limits on every axis imaginable...