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Run a small app on managed Postgres databases with separate development branches.

What you can use it for

Run a small app on managed Postgres databases with separate development branches.

  • Managed Postgres with branching and scale-to-zero.
  • More room for separate small projects than a tightly capped project allowance.
Workflow coverage and comparison notes

For projects that exceed Supabase’s free project or database allowance. Compare Neon’s separate compute and storage limits before migrating.

Before you switch

Supabase already has a free plan: this is an alternative for different capacity needs, not a claim that Supabase always requires payment. Neon compute is metered; an always-on workload can exhaust the allowance. Postgres migration, auth, storage and realtime integrations need separate assessment; realtime is currently beta.

Alternatives to these paid apps

Each comparison covers the workflow described above, rather than every paid feature.