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Neon vs Deno

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Neon compared with Deno
DetailNeonDeno
What it doesThe backend for apps and agents, built to scale on Lakebase Postgres. The drop-in JavaScript runtime for Node developers
StageEstablished Established
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. Not given
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
  • Built-in TypeScript support
  • Package manager with npm, yarn, pnpm support
  • Integrated test runner and formatter
  • Granular security permissions with deny-by-default
  • Built-in OpenTelemetry and profiling
  • Standard library with no dependencies
  • One-command deployment
  • Deno KV distributed database
  • Desktop app builder
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
  • Fully Node-compatible with built-in TypeScript
  • Faster performance than Node and Bun
  • Security by default with granular controls
  • Comprehensive built-in development tools
  • Native OpenTelemetry and observability
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 check82 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)3736
Citation Flow (Majestic)5654
Referring domains (Majestic)104557814

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