Neon vs PlanetScale
Managed Databases
Neon
Serverless Postgres with instant branching and scale-to-zero
Pricing: Free tier / usage-based
Pros
- True serverless Postgres, scales to zero when idle
- Instant database branching for previews and testing
Cons
- Newer platform with a smaller track record than established providers
PlanetScale
Serverless MySQL platform built for branching and schema changes
Pricing: Free tier / from $39/mo
Pros
- Database branching makes schema migrations far less risky
- Serverless scaling with no manual provisioning
Cons
- MySQL-only, no Postgres option