Is Neon cheaper than Cloud SQL?
Short answer: it depends on your workload. Neon scales to zero, so it is cheapest when your database can idle; Cloud SQL bills around the clock. The two cases below flip the answer.
Neon: Serverless Postgres that scales compute to zero when idle. It bills usage-based, no monthly minimum, billed per compute-hour.
Cloud SQL: Managed Postgres on Google Cloud, priced per vCPU and RAM. It bills per vCPU-hour + per GB-RAM-hour, 24/7.
So Neon is cheaper than Cloud SQL for bursty or idle 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 Neon, Cloud SQL, and the others side by side.
Open the comparatorIs Neon cheaper than Cloud SQL?
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. Neon scales to zero and bills only while active; Cloud SQL bills around the clock. Compute size and storage matter too.
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