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Caddy vs Neon
Which one should you ship with? Here is the side-by-side panel verdict, pricing read, reviewer split, and community vote comparison.
Infrastructure
Caddy
The ultimate server with automatic HTTPS
100%
Panel ship
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Community
Free
Entry
Caddy is a web server written in Go with automatic HTTPS, reverse proxy, and simple configuration. The modern alternative to Nginx and Apache.
Infrastructure
Neon
Serverless Postgres with branching and instant scaling
100%
Panel ship
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Community
Free
Entry
Neon is a serverless Postgres database with unique features like database branching (like git for your database), autoscaling to zero, and instant point-in-time restore. The default Postgres choice for serverless architectures.
Reviewer scorecard
“Automatic HTTPS and the Caddyfile syntax make web server config trivial. Reverse proxy setup is one line.”
“Database branching is a killer feature — branch your DB for every PR, test with real data, merge back. Transformed how we handle database migrations.”
“Automatic HTTPS alone justifies switching from Nginx. The Caddyfile is infinitely more readable than nginx.conf.”
“Scale-to-zero means you actually pay nothing when idle. The cold start is noticeable (~500ms) but acceptable. For serverless apps, Neon is the obvious choice.”
“Caddy proves that web servers can be simple. Automatic HTTPS should have always been the default.”
“Neon is making Postgres behave like a serverless primitive. The branching model will become standard — in 3 years, we'll wonder how we ever managed databases without it.”
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