Overview
Neon is a serverless Postgres platform that delivers a complete backend for modern applications and AI agents. Built on Lakebase Postgres, it separates compute from storage so databases can autoscale CPU, memory, and storage to match real workload demand — eliminating overprovisioning and capacity-related incidents.
Founded by Postgres committers and now part of the Databricks Platform, Neon combines the reliability of battle-tested Postgres with the agility of a cloud-native backend. Developers get instant branching, managed authentication, long-running functions, S3-compatible object storage, and a unified AI gateway — all integrated with a single command.
Key Features
- Lakebase Postgres: Serverless database that scales and branches with your app, with advanced autoscaling that prevents performance degradations.
- Instant Branching: Git-like copy-on-write database branches for fast development, testing, and safe production deploys, with automatic ephemerality and data anonymization.
- Managed Better Auth: Authentication with users and sessions stored directly in Postgres, no platform fees.
- Functions: Long-running compute without timeouts, running closer to your database.
- Object Storage: S3-compatible blob storage that branches with your projects.
- AI Gateway: All models, one API, one bill — powered by Databricks.
- Enterprise Compliance: HIPAA, SOC2, PrivateLink, SSO, 99.95% uptime SLA, and point-in-time recovery without fixed monthly minimums.
Use Cases
- AI Agent Builders: Provision isolated, branchable Postgres environments per agent session with instant spin-up and automatic cleanup.
- SaaS Teams: Ship features faster using git-like database branching for preview environments and safe data testing.
- Startups & Scale-ups: Get production-grade Postgres with autoscaling, compliance, and observability without infrastructure overhead.
