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Neon vs Upstash
Serverless Postgres offering relational queries, whereas Upstash focuses on key-value, vector and queue workloads.
Which to pick
Pick Neon if you want…
- Serverless Postgres with full backend suite
- Serverless PostgreSQL
- Integrations with Better Auth, Databricks or pgBouncer (on Neon's list, not Upstash's)
Pick Upstash if you want…
- Serverless Redis & vector databases
- Integrations with TypeScript, Python or AWS (on Upstash'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.
- Upstash:Serverless Redis, vector, queue and file storage platform with low-latency, durable storage and pay-as-you-go pricing.
- Best for
- Neon:Serverless Postgres with full backend suite
- Upstash:Serverless Redis & vector databases
- Who it’s for
- Neon:Developers building apps or agents that need instant, branchable backends.
- Upstash:Developers building modern, AI-enabled, serverless applications.
- Pricing
- Neon:Freemium
- Upstash:Freemium
- Plans
- Neon:Free $0
- Upstash:Free $0 · Pay as You Go $0.2 per 100K commands · Fixed 250 MB $10/month per month
- Works with
- Neon:Better Auth, Databricks, pgBouncer
- Upstash:TypeScript, Python, AWS, GCP, Vercel, React, S3, AWS SDK
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.
Upstash features
- Serverless Redis. In-memory speed with persistent storage, automatic scaling and 99.99% uptime.
- Vector Search. Scalable vector database with SQL metadata filtering and disk-based efficiency.
- QStash Messaging. HTTP-based messaging and CRON scheduling with automatic retries.
- Workflow Orchestration. Durable serverless function orchestration without timeout limits and built-in error recovery.
- Box AI Containers. Secure, persistent cloud containers for AI agents with full shell and git access.
- Blob Storage. Global CDN-backed file storage, S3-compatible SDK and direct browser uploads.
Neon vs Upstash FAQ
Is Neon or Upstash free?+
Neon has a free plan and paid plans. Upstash has a free plan; paid plans start at $10/month (Fixed 250 MB).
Do Neon and Upstash integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Neon lists Better Auth, Databricks and pgBouncer; Upstash lists TypeScript, Python, AWS, GCP and 6 more.
On DevHunt
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