Pricing — Neon Major update to our Free Plan: now with 1 GB of Postgres storage per project, 100 projects included Neon Discord23.2k Log inSign up # Neon pricing Get started for free. Pay per usage as you grow. ## Neon pricing plans - ### Free #### $0 Build and learn free with no time limits and no credit card required. Try Neon Lakebase Postgres - 100 projects - 100 CU-hrs monthly per project - 1 GB of storage per project - Sizes up to 2 CU (8 GB RAM) - Unlimited team members Backend - Managed Better Auth - 5 GB of Object Storage - Functions - ### Launch #### Usage-based Typical spend:$15/mo Based on:Intermittent load, 1 GB Get started Lakebase Postgres - 100 projects - $0.106 per CU-hr - $0.35 per GB-month - Sizes up to 16 CU (64 GB RAM) - 3-day metrics/logs in UI Backend - Managed Better Auth - Object Storage - Functions - AI Gateway - ### Scale #### Usage-based Typical spend:$701/mo Based on:High load, 100 GB Get started Lakebase Postgres - 1,000+ projects - $0.222 per CU-hr - $0.35 per GB-month - Sizes up to 56 CU (224 GB RAM) - SLAs, HIPAA, private network Backend - Managed Better Auth - Object Storage - Functions - AI Gateway ## Special programs Agent Plan ### App generation platforms Custom rates and limits for thousands of databases. Learn more about App generation platforms Startup Program ### Early-stage startups Launch faster with up to $100k in credits. Learn more about Early-stage startups Open Source Program ### Open source on Neon Credits and funding for building on Neon. Learn more about Open source on Neon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Projects and Branches - Projects - Branches per projectIncluded - Additional branchesRead more - Lakebase Postgres - Compute rates - Compute sizes - Autoscaling - Scale to zeroWhen inactive - Database storageRoot and child branches - HistoryInstant restore storage - History windowFor instant restore (configurable) - Snapshots - Scheduled Backups - Backend - Managed Better Auth - Object StorageStored volume - FunctionsCompute and invocations - AI Gateway - Network - IP Allow Rules - Private NetworkingPrivate Link - Public network transferEgress - Private network transferBidirectional - Account & Management - Monitoring retentionWindow for metrics, logs - Metrics and Logs exportDatadog, OTel - Spending notificationsGet alerts as your spend grows - HIPAA Compliance - SOC 2 Report Access - Team members - Support Plans - ### Free $0/monthGet started - - 100 - 10 - - - 100 CU-hoursPer Project - Up to 2 CU (8 GB RAM) - - After 5 minutes when inactive - Free1 GB per Project - Freewith limited window/size - Up to 6 hoursor 1 GB of data changes - 1 snapshot - - - Up to 60k MAUs - 5 GB included - Compute10 active capacity-hours400 waiting capacity-hours Invocations1M invocations - - - - - 5 GB per project included - - - 1 day - - - - - Unlimited - Community (Discord) - ### Launch Usage-basedGet started - - 100 - 10 - $0.002 per branch-hour - - $0.106 per CU-hour - Up to 16 CU (64 GB RAM) - - After 5 minutes can be disabled - $0.35 per GB-month - $0.20 per GB-month based on volume of data changes during your selected history window - Up to 7 days - 100 snapshots $0.09/GB-month - Daily/Weekly/Monthly $0.09/GB-month - - Up to 1M MAUs If you're planning to go beyond that, contact us - $0.023 per GB-month - Compute$0.10 per active capacity-hour$0.025 per waiting capacity-hour Invocations$0.60 per 1M invocations - List prices herePrepaid credits - - - - 500 GB per project includedthen $0.10/GB - - - 3 days - - - - - Unlimited - Billing Support - ### Scale Usage-basedGet started - - 1,000 - 25 - $0.002 per branch-hour - - $0.222 per CU-hour - Up to 56 CU (224 GB RAM) - - Configurable - $0.35 per GB-month - $0.20 per GB-month based on volume of data changes during your selected history window - Up to 30 days - 100 snapshots $0.09/GB-month - Daily/Weekly/Monthly $0.09/GB-month - - Up to 1M MAUs If you're planning to go beyond that, contact us - $0.023 per GB-month - Compute$0.12 per active capacity-hour$0.03 per waiting capacity-hour Invocations$0.60 per 1M invocations - List prices herePrepaid credits - - - - 500 GB per project includedthen $0.10/GB - $0.01 per GB - - 14 days - Included - - Available - Available - Unlimited - Multiple options ## Included with every Neon database, on every plan, by default. These are core platform capabilities that come out of the box with Neon. - ### High availability. Neon’s storage is multi-AZ by default, without the need for HA standbys. - ### Read replicas. Neon lets you offload read-heavy queries without added storage costs. - ### Autoscaling. Neon automatically adjusts compute and storage based on demand, including on the Free plan. - ### Monitoring. Built-in dashboards in the console give you real-time visibility into usage and performance. - ### Connection pooling. All Neon databases can use pooled connections built on pgBouncer (up to 10,000 connections). - ### Postgres extensions library. You can add extensions like pg_vector, PostGIS, TimescaleDB, and many more. - ### Managed Better Auth. Neon comes with built-in authentication based on Better Auth, with a one-click install. - ### GDPR and ISO compliance. Included across all plans. Learn more on our Security page. ## Your questions, answered - ### Does Neon offer a backend now? Yes. Alongside Lakebase Postgres, Neon now offers Managed Better Auth, Object Storage, Functions, and AI Gateway. Together they form a full backend suite that runs alongside your database and branches with it. - ### What is a Neon project? - ### What is a CU? - ### What is a CU-hour? - ### What does 100 CU-hours per project give me on the Free plan? - ### Is Object Storage, Functions, or AI Gateway usage included in my Free plan CU-hours? - ### How are the workload cost estimates calculated? - ### How are Object Storage, Functions, and AI Gateway billed? - ### What does "no monthly minimum" mean on paid plans? - ### Are the Free plan quotas for database usage included in the paid plans? - ### How is Postgres database storage billed in Neon? - ### How are extra branches billed? - ### How is Managed Better Auth billed? - ### How can I control my Postgres database costs (compute and storage consumption)? - ### Do you offer credit programs for startups? ASK AI ## Still have questions? 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