Neon Pricing & Free Plan Limits
Complete pricing breakdown for Neon including all plans, hidden costs, and limitations.
Pricing score: 70/100
Is Neon free?
Yes — the Free plan costs nothing.
Free plan limits
- Users: N/A
- Storage: 0.5GB
- Scale-to-zero only (cold starts), 100 CU-hours not enough for always-on
Watch out: Cannot run 24/7, limited to one database per project, no pooler customization
Plans & Pricing
User limit: N/A
Storage: 0.5GB
User limit: N/A
Storage: 10GB included
User limit: N/A
Storage: 50GB included
User limit: N/A
Storage: Custom
Pricing Issues Reported by Users
Free tier cannot run 24/7 continuously
Free tier provides 100 CU-hours/month but 'you cannot run even a single free-tier project 24/7.' Always-on hobby projects aren't feasible. Running at minimum compute (0.25 CU) costs ~$20/month, 'steep for hobby projects' despite marketing targeting indie developers.
Branch and PITR storage costs add up
Extra branches cost $0.002/branch-hour beyond plan allowance. Point-in-time recovery history storage is billed at $0.20/GB-month separately from regular storage. These costs aren't immediately obvious when evaluating base pricing.