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Neon vs Seqora
Neon provides a hosted, serverless Postgres instance, while Seqora is a local desktop client.
Which to pick
Pick Neon if you want…
- Serverless Postgres with full backend suite
- Serverless cloud Postgres
- Integrations with Better Auth, Databricks or pgBouncer (on Neon's list, not Seqora's)
Pick Seqora if you want…
- Local visual SQL client with schema design
- Integrations with PostgreSQL, MySQL or MariaDB (on Seqora's list, not Neon's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Neon:Neon provides a serverless Postgres database with built-in auth, object storage, functions and an AI gateway.
- Seqora:Seqora is a desktop client for PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB and SQLite with visual EXPLAIN and schema design.
- Best for
- Neon:Serverless Postgres with full backend suite
- Seqora:Local visual SQL client with schema design
- Who it’s for
- Neon:Developers building apps or agents that need instant, branchable backends.
- Seqora:Developers and DBAs who work locally with SQL databases on macOS or Windows.
- Pricing
- Neon:Freemium
- Seqora:Freemium
- Plans
- Neon:Free $0
- Seqora:Free $0 · Pro $49/year per year · Pro $5.99/month per month
- Works with
- Neon:Better Auth, Databricks, pgBouncer
- Seqora:PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite, SSH, TLS
Neon features
- Serverless Postgres. Lakebase Postgres scales compute and storage independently and auto-scales in real time.
- Managed Auth. Fully-managed Better Auth integration provides free user authentication per database.
- Branchable Storage. S3-compatible object storage and database branches copy-on-write for isolated environments.
- Functions. Serverless functions run close to the database without timeouts.
- AI Gateway. Single API to access frontier and open-source models at cost-based rates.
- Autoscaling & Scale-to-Zero. Compute auto-adjusts to demand and scales to zero when idle, billed per CU-hour.
- High Availability & Read Replicas. Multi-AZ storage and read replicas are included on all plans.
- Extensions Library. Supports Postgres extensions such as pg_vector, PostGIS, TimescaleDB, etc.
Seqora features
- SQL editor. Completion, snippets and history for fast query writing.
- Data grid. View, insert, update and delete rows with staged edits for review.
- ER diagram & schema design. Read-only live diagram and Pro canvas to draw changes and generate SQL.
- Object pages. Detailed pages for indexes, constraints, triggers, functions, views and more.
- Visual EXPLAIN. Step-by-step query plan with measured timings (EXPLAIN ANALYZE).
- Secure local connections. SSH tunnels, TLS and encrypted local store; no cloud account required.
Neon vs Seqora FAQ
Is Neon or Seqora free?+
Neon has a free plan and paid plans. Seqora has a free plan; paid plans start at $5.99/month (Pro).
Do Neon and Seqora integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Neon lists Better Auth, Databricks and pgBouncer; Seqora lists PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite and 2 more.
On DevHunt
Based on each tool's website and DevHunt data. Details may change; check the official sites.