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Neon vs SST
Which one should you ship with? Here is the side-by-side panel verdict, pricing read, reviewer split, and community vote comparison.
Infrastructure
Neon
Serverless Postgres with branching and instant scaling
100%
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Community
Free
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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.
Infrastructure
SST
Build modern full-stack apps on AWS
100%
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Community
Free
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SST (Serverless Stack) provides the best developer experience for building full-stack apps on AWS. Live Lambda development, Ion v3 with Pulumi, and multi-cloud support.
Reviewer scorecard
“Database branching is a killer feature — branch your DB for every PR, test with real data, merge back. Transformed how we handle database migrations.”
“The best way to use AWS. Live Lambda debugging, simple configuration, and the migration to Ion (Pulumi-based) is smart.”
“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.”
“Makes AWS approachable for full-stack developers. The DX gap between SST and raw CDK is enormous.”
“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.”
“SST proves AWS can have great DX. Ion's Pulumi-based multi-cloud approach positions it for the future.”
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