Neon vs DigitalOcean

Which tool is right for you?

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Neon

Serverless Postgres

4.6 Custom pricing
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DigitalOcean

Cloud infrastructure for developers

4.6 From $4/mo
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Quick Verdict

Choose Neon if:

You need serverless apps or development

Choose DigitalOcean if:

You need developers or startups

Feature Comparison

Feature Neon DigitalOcean
Free tier
Starting price Custom $4/mo
G2 Rating 4.6/5 4.6/5
API Available

Pricing Comparison

Monthly Cost by Team Size

* Pricing estimates based on standard paid plans. Actual costs may vary.

Neon

Pros

  • Serverless
  • Branch workflow
  • Scale to zero
  • PostgreSQL

Cons

  • New platform
  • Cold starts
  • Compute pricing

DigitalOcean

Pros

  • Simple pricing
  • Great documentation
  • Developer friendly
  • Fast SSD

Cons

  • No free tier
  • Limited enterprise features
  • Fewer regions than AWS

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