Is Cloud SQL cheaper than Neon?
Short answer: it depends on your workload. Cloud SQL bills around the clock; Neon scales to zero too. The two cases below flip the answer.
Cloud SQL: Managed Postgres on Google Cloud, priced per vCPU and RAM. It bills per vCPU-hour + per GB-RAM-hour, 24/7.
Neon: Serverless Postgres that scales compute to zero when idle. It bills usage-based, no monthly minimum, billed per compute-hour.
So Cloud SQL is cheaper than Neon for steady, always-on databases, and more expensive for the other. Your real answer depends on your compute size, how many hours a day the database is active, and your storage.
Run your exact numbers
Move the sliders for your workload and see Cloud SQL, Neon, and the others side by side.
Open the comparatorIs Cloud SQL cheaper than Neon?
It depends on your workload. For a bursty or idle database, Neon is usually cheaper (about $16.39 vs $52.29 in our reference case). For a steady, always-on database, Cloud SQL comes out ahead. Run your own numbers in the comparator.
What decides which is cheaper?
Mostly whether your database can idle. Cloud SQL bills around the clock; Neon scales to zero and bills only while active. Compute size and storage matter too.
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