Neon

Serverless Postgres with branching

Free tier + paidDatabases & backendneon.com

What it is

Serverless Postgres that separates storage from compute, so databases scale to zero after five minutes idle and Git-style branches copy a database instantly. The free tier covers up to 100 projects at 0.5GB storage and 100 compute-hours each, with 10 branches per project. Acquired by Databricks in 2025.

Why it earns a slot

Instant branching means an agent can spin up a throwaway database per pull request or per experiment. Its remote MCP server at mcp.neon.tech lets Claude create projects, branch and run SQL without leaving the chat.

Know before you commit

Scale-to-zero means cold starts of roughly a second on the first query after idle, and it cannot be disabled on the Free plan. Billing meters compute-hours, not requests.

Getting started

claude mcp add --transport http neon https://mcp.neon.tech/mcp

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Pricing snapshot

Free: 0.5GB storage and 100 CU-hours per project, up to 100 projects, 10 branches each. Launch is usage-based: $0.35/GB-mo storage, $0.106/CU-hour, $1.50 per extra branch-month.

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Evaluate Neon (https://neon.com) for this project, then use it only if it fits what we are already building.
Context: Serverless Postgres with branching. Serverless Postgres that separates storage from compute, so databases scale to zero after five minutes idle and Git-style branches copy a database instantly. The free tier covers up to 100 projects at 0.5GB storage and 100 compute-hours each, with 10 branches per project. Acquired by Databricks in 2025.
Reviewer notes (general, not written for this codebase): Instant branching means an agent can spin up a throwaway database per pull request or per experiment. Its remote MCP server at mcp.neon.tech lets Claude create projects, branch and run SQL without leaving the chat.
Watch out for: Scale-to-zero means cold starts of roughly a second on the first query after idle, and it cannot be disabled on the Free plan. Billing meters compute-hours, not requests.
Pricing: Free: 0.5GB storage and 100 CU-hours per project, up to 100 projects, 10 branches each. Launch is usage-based: $0.35/GB-mo storage, $0.106/CU-hour, $1.50 per extra branch-month.
Setup: claude mcp add --transport http neon https://mcp.neon.tech/mcp
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