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Neon is a complete backend platform built on Lakebase Postgres that includes Authentication, Object Storage, Functions, and an AI Gateway. It offers serverless, branchable, and autoscaling Postgres databases designed for apps and agents with realtime capabilities in beta.

THE PRODUCT, BEYOND THE PITCH

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A good fit for

  • Developers building scalable applications and AI agents requiring realtime database and backend services.
  • Enterprises needing autoscaling, high availability, and compliance with ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, CCPA, and optional HIPAA.

Know the limitations

  • Realtime feature is currently in beta and may not be fully stable.
  • Scale plan includes configurable history window and snapshots but may require contacting support for very high MAUs.

What you can do

  • Building and scaling backends for apps and AI agents with serverless Postgres and integrated backend services.
  • Creating isolated preview environments and testing branches with full backend including auth and storage.

Features

  • Lakebase Postgres serverless database that scales and branches with your app.
  • Fully-managed user authentication built on Better Auth included for free in every database.
  • Functions without timeouts running close to your database for backend compute.
  • S3-compatible object storage that branches with your projects.
  • AI Gateway providing one API for frontier and open-source AI models, powered by Databricks.

Integrations

Not confirmed yet.

Platforms & data export

Not confirmed yet.

THE COST FOR YOUR TEAM

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Launch

Flat subscription

$0.11$1.27

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Scale

Flat subscription

$0.22$2.66

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    sources

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    summary

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    useCases

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    walkthrough

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