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Neon compared with Courier
DetailNeonCourier
What it doesThe backend for apps and agents, built to scale on Lakebase Postgres. The messaging platform for humans and AI agents
StageEstablished Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inUS Not given
Pricing modelfreemium freemium
PricingFree plan with 100 projects, 100 CU-hours monthly per project, 1 GB storage per project. Launch plan starts at $0.106 per CU-hour and $0.35 per GB-month. Scale plan at $0.222 per CU-hour and $0.35 per GB-month. No monthly minimum fees. Developer plan free with 10,000 sends per month; Business plan at $0.005 per send; Enterprise plan with custom pricing and volume discounts. No per-seat or channel add-on fees.
Key features
  • Serverless Postgres database that scales and branches
  • Fully-managed authentication built on Better Auth
  • S3-compatible object storage that branches
  • Serverless functions without timeouts
  • AI Gateway for frontier and open-source models
  • Automatic autoscaling of compute
  • Instant restore for point-in-time recovery
  • Vector, keyword, and hybrid search
  • Connection pooling with pgBouncer
  • Read replicas for query offloading
  • Multi-channel delivery (email, SMS, push, chat, in-app)
  • In-app notification center with real-time sync
  • Design Studio for visual template creation
  • Journey Builder for multi-step orchestration
  • AI Agent integration with frontier models
  • Event-driven messaging from user behavior
  • Intelligent routing with channel fallbacks
  • Delivery analytics and observability
  • SDKs, REST API, and MCP server support
What makes it different
  • Storage-compute separation for instant operations and scale without compromise
  • Branch environments like pull requests for faster development workflows
  • Scales to zero when idle, paying only for resources actually used
  • Complete backend platform with database, auth, storage, functions and AI gateway integrated
  • Unified platform eliminates need for multiple messaging tools
  • No-code design studio enables non-technical teams to ship notifications
  • Native AI Agent integration for personalization and orchestration
  • Real-time in-app inbox with drop-in components
  • Simple usage-based pricing with no hidden charges
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)84 no change since last check68 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)3750
Citation Flow (Majestic)5647
Referring domains (Majestic)104551529

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