Fauna
Neon
Fauna
Neon
Fauna
Neon
Fauna
Neon
No signals
Fauna
Neon
Fauna
Neon
No signals
Fauna
No signals
Neon
Users: N/A
Storage: N/A
Limits: Cannot sign up or use - service terminated
Users: N/A
Storage: 5GB (was)
Limits: Historical reference only - service shut down
Users: N/A
Storage: Pay per GB
Limits: Historical reference only - service shut down
Users: N/A
Storage: 0.5GB
Limits: Scale-to-zero only (cold starts), 100 CU-hours not enough for always-on
Users: N/A
Storage: 10GB included
Limits: No SLA, email support only, limited to personal/small projects
Users: N/A
Storage: 50GB included
Limits: Still usage-based, costs can spike with high traffic
Users: N/A
Storage: Custom
Limits: Requires sales engagement, unclear pricing until negotiation
| Feature | Fauna | Neon |
|---|---|---|
| Database | ||
| Document + Relational Was unique | ||
| PostgreSQL Database Full compatibility | ||
| ACID Transactions Historical | ||
| SQL Queries FQL only | ||
| Infrastructure | ||
| Global Distribution Historical | ||
| Serverless Historical | ||
| Development | ||
| Database Branching Instant COW clones | ||
| Scaling | ||
| Scale-to-Zero Pay only when active | ||
| Autoscaling 0.25-8 CU range | ||
| API | ||
| GraphQL Support Historical | ||
| Reliability | ||
| Point-in-Time Recovery Instant restore | ||
| Connectivity | ||
| Serverless Driver WebSocket based | ||
| Status | ||
| Active Service SHUT DOWN | ||
| Licensing | ||
| Open Source Promised, no timeline | ||
| Backend | ||
| Authentication Database only | ||
| File Storage Database only | ||
| Search | ||
| Full-Text Search Never had | ||
| Deployment | ||
| On-Premises/BYOC Cloud only | ||
| Self-Hosted Option Was cloud-only | ||
| Pricing | ||
| Always-On Free Tier 100 CU-hours limit | ||
