💠Neon vs Supabase🟩
Neon offers serverless Postgres with branching and scale-to-zero, while Supabase bundles Postgres with auth, storage and realtime. Pure database versus full backend.
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💠Neon
- ✓Serverless Postgres with scale-to-zero billing
- ✓Instant database branching for every environment
- ✓Separated storage and compute architecture
- ✓Focused, lightweight managed Postgres
🟩Supabase
- ✓Full backend: auth, storage, realtime and functions
- ✓Open source with self-hosting freedom
- ✓Generated APIs straight from your schema
- ✓Cohesive platform for shipping whole apps
Verdict
Pick Neon for serverless Postgres with branching and scale-to-zero. Pick Supabase for a complete backend with auth, storage and realtime built in.
Frequently asked
Is Neon just a database?+
Yes — Neon focuses on serverless Postgres, while Supabase adds a full backend layer.
Which scales to zero?+
Neon scales compute to zero when idle; Supabase keeps a persistent instance.
Can I use them together?+
You could use Neon as the database, but Supabase already bundles Postgres itself.
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