# Neon: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 20 judge labels across 1 category by 11 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/neon

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Managed relational databases](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/managed-relational-databases/index.md) | 4% | 7 | 10% | 20 |

## What the models said for it

- "If you're just starting out: Use Neon (free tier) or Supabase (free tier)." (Kimi K2, Managed databases)
- "Go with Supabase or Neon if you are building a new web app" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Managed databases)
- "consider Neon instead: its Postgres pricing is usage-based with no monthly minimum, and it has a free tier" (GPT-6 Luna, Managed databases)
- "Use managed databases with built-in HTTP/Websocket proxies or transaction poolers (e.g., Neon" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Managed databases)

## And against it

- "can be attractive depending on your architecture, but I'd be more cautious for core production systems" (GPT-5.4 mini, Managed databases)
- "These are rising for mid-sized B2B but less "enterprise battle-tested" than the big three." (Grok 4.20, Managed databases)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Neon, from 47 of the 71 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- aws.amazon.com: 22
- gane.ai/index: 22
- g2.com: 16
- dev.to: 15
- digitalocean.com: 14
- github.com: 14
- northflank.com: 14
- spotsaas.com: 13
- toolradar.com: 12
- cloud.google.com: 11

### Pages cited

- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/managed-relational-databases/smb: 17
- https://aws.amazon.com/rds: 16
- https://guideflow.com/blog/dbaas-providers: 10
- https://spotsaas.com/list/database-as-a-service--dbaas--provider/for-small-business: 10
- https://northflank.com/blog/top-managed-database-services: 9
- https://aws.amazon.com/rds/pricing: 8
- https://cloud.google.com/sql: 8
- https://cloudpricecheck.com/guides/choosing-cloud-database: 8

## In its own words

What Neon's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The backend for apps and agents. Build with Lakebase Postgres, Auth, Functions, Storage, and an AI Gateway: instant, branchable, serverless. (https://neon.com/)
- For: developers, agents (https://neon.com/)
- Price stated: Usage-based pricing (https://neon.com/)
- Starting price: 0 (https://neon.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Powerful Free Tier (https://neon.com/)
- Certifications: CCPA, GDPR, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC 2, HIPAA
- Customers named: Encore, Snaplet, Hasura, Vercel, WunderGraph, Dynaboard, Bunnyshell

## What it publishes

Every page neon.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 2459 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 486 pages, 36 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-01-29
- report or ebook: 366 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 12 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-01-23
- template or tool: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-11-22
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: Inside branch based restores in lakebase postgres https://neon.com/blog/inside-branch-based-restores-in-lakebase-postgres
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Electrifying Neon: building the realtime backend - Neon https://neon.com/blog/electrifying-neon-building-the-realtime-backend
- Recent: 2026-09-22 blog: When a file is uploaded, run the job on Neon - Neon https://neon.com/blog/when-a-file-is-uploaded-run-the-job-on-neon
- Recent: 2026-09-21 blog: Custom domains for neon functions https://neon.com/blog/custom-domains-for-neon-functions
- Recent: 2026-09-21 blog: Your Neon Functions can now run on a schedule - Neon https://neon.com/blog/your-neon-functions-can-now-run-on-a-schedule
- Recent: 2026-09-17 blog: The Neon backend is GA: a complete set of primitives so agents can build - Neon https://neon.com/blog/neon-backend-is-ga

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.