Neon Postgres
Databases Free key (no card)
AuthenticationFree key (no card)
Rate limitFree tier: ~0.5 GiB storage and ~190 compute hours/month; databases sleep after inactivity.
Documentation: neon.tech ยท Checked Sep 13, 2026
About
Neon is a cloud Postgres database that automatically goes to sleep when idle, so you only pay for what you use. And the free tier needs no credit card. It gives you about 0.5 GiB of storage and roughly 190 compute hours a month, plus instant database branching for testing. It works with any Postgres client or library.
Details
Free to start. You may need a free key, but no credit card.
Auth: Free key (no card)
Rate limit: Free tier: ~0.5 GiB storage and ~190 compute hours/month; databases sleep after inactivity.
Verified: 2026-09-13
Best for: developer
Setup
- Sign up at neon.tech (email or GitHub, no card).
- Click New Project to create a Postgres database.
- Copy the connection string from the dashboard.
- Paste it into your app's database client or ORM. It connects like normal Postgres.
Example
psql "postgresql://user:password@ep-xxx.us-east-2.aws.neon.tech/dbname"Use cases
- Database for web apps and side projects
- Branching databases per pull request
- Serverless backends that sleep when idle