Neon
Postgres that sleeps when idle, on a free plan with no time limit.
What it is
Serverless Postgres billed per compute-hour, which scales to zero when nothing is querying it. The free plan is permanent rather than a trial and needs no card: a hundred projects, each with a hundred compute-hours and half a gigabyte a month. Beyond that you pay for use — their paid tiers are usage-based, not a monthly fee.
What it costs
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Free plan | $0, permanent, no card required |
| Free allowance | 100 compute-hours and 0.5 GB per project, per month |
| Compute beyond that | $0.106 per compute-hour |
| Storage | $0.09 per GB-month |
| Invoices under $0.50 | Not collected |
Before paying
Listed model: Free tier you can stay on. Check the linked pricing page for the exact plan and current terms.
Credit expiry: Nothing is bought up front. Account required: Not confirmed.
Our observations
- The free plan has no time limit and asks for no card; their page calls it permanent rather than a trial.
- Because compute scales to zero when idle, a project nobody visited in a month bills close to nothing for that month.
- The paid tier is usage-based rather than a monthly fee. Their page quotes a typical spend of $15 a month for intermittent load, which is an estimate of your use, not a charge.
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Good to know
We last opened this pricing page on 16 Sep 2026 and wrote down what it said. Prices change without warning — if you find something different, tell us so we can check the source again.