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Couchbase Capella vs Neon
Compare Couchbase Capella, Neon by database engines, storage, compute, backups, branching and vector-search features.
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20 GB
Couchbase Capella
Custom / not listed
Custom / unlisted usage pricing · 20 GB storage
Neon
$7.00 / mo
Launch · 20 GB storage
Listed USD plan fees and tracked usage only. Unlisted compute, transfer, extras, taxes and contract terms are excluded. Custom or unsupported plan usage is not estimated.
Databases & Vector overview & pricing
| Databases & Vector | Couchbase Capella | Neon |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Couchbase | Neon |
| Billing unit | GB storage | GB storage |
| Plan at selected usage | Custom / unlisted usage pricing | Launch |
| Monthly estimate | Custom / not listed | $7.00/mo |
| Workload | 20 GB storage | 20 GB storage |
| Free access | Free tier cluster | 0.5 GB, scale to zero |
| Published plans | Capella Free, Capella Basic, Capella Developer Pro, Capella Enterprise, Capella AI Data Plane Developer Pro, Capella AI Data Plane Enterprise, Capella Analytics Developer Pro, Capella Analytics Enterprise, Couchbase Enterprise, Enterprise Analytics, Couchbase Mobile | Free, Launch, Scale |
| Prices checked | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-08 |
Provider
- Couchbase Capella
- Couchbase
- Neon
- Neon
Billing unit
- Couchbase Capella
- GB storage
- Neon
- GB storage
Plan at selected usage
- Couchbase Capella
- Custom / unlisted usage pricing
- Neon
- Launch
Monthly estimate
- Couchbase Capella
- Custom / not listed
- Neon
- $7.00/mo
Workload
- Couchbase Capella
- 20 GB storage
- Neon
- 20 GB storage
Free access
- Couchbase Capella
- Free tier cluster
- Neon
- 0.5 GB, scale to zero
Published plans
- Couchbase Capella
- Capella Free, Capella Basic, Capella Developer Pro, Capella Enterprise, Capella AI Data Plane Developer Pro, Capella AI Data Plane Enterprise, Capella Analytics Developer Pro, Capella Analytics Enterprise, Couchbase Enterprise, Enterprise Analytics, Couchbase Mobile
- Neon
- Free, Launch, Scale
Prices checked
- Couchbase Capella
- 2026-10-08
- Neon
- 2026-10-08
Databases & Vector monthly cost
Couchbase Capella: Not pricedNeon: $7.00
Cost by GB storage
Cost curve data
| GB storage | Couchbase Capella | Neon |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | $0 | $0 |
| 5 | $0 | $1.75 |
| 10 | Not priced | $3.50 |
| 20 | Not priced | $7.00 |
| 40 | Not priced | $14 |
| 100 | Not priced | $35 |
| 200 | Not priced | $70 |
0
- Couchbase Capella
- $0
- Neon
- $0
5
- Couchbase Capella
- $0
- Neon
- $1.75
10
- Couchbase Capella
- Not priced
- Neon
- $3.50
20
- Couchbase Capella
- Not priced
- Neon
- $7.00
40
- Couchbase Capella
- Not priced
- Neon
- $14
100
- Couchbase Capella
- Not priced
- Neon
- $35
200
- Couchbase Capella
- Not priced
- Neon
- $70
Databases & Vector feature comparison
| Databases & Vector | Couchbase Capella | Neon |
|---|---|---|
| Projects | Not listed | 100 |
| Branches per project Included | Not listed | 10 |
| Additional branches | Not listed | $0.002 per branch-hour |
| Compute rates | Not listed | $0.106 per CU-hour |
| Compute sizes | Not listed | Up to 16 CU (64 GB RAM) |
| Scale to zero | Not listed | After 5 minutes can be disabled |
| Database storage Root and child branches | Not listed | $0.35 per GB-month |
| History Instant restore storage | Not listed | $0.20 per GB-month based on volume of data changes during your selected history window |
| History window For instant restore (configurable) | Not listed | Up to 7 days |
| Snapshots | Not listed | 100 snapshots $0.09/GB-month |
| Scheduled Backups | Not listed | Daily/Weekly/Monthly $0.09/GB-month |
| Managed Better Auth | Not listed | Up to 1M MAUs If you're planning to go beyond that, contact us |
| Object Storage Stored volume | Not listed | $0.023 per GB-month |
| Functions Compute and invocations | Not listed | Compute $0.10 per active capacity-hour $0.025 per waiting capacity-hour Invocations $0.60 per 1M invocations |
| AI Gateway | Not listed | List prices here Prepaid credits |
| Public network transfer Egress | Not listed | 500 GB per project included then $0.10/GB |
| Private network transfer Bidirectional | Not listed | |
| Monitoring retention Window for metrics, logs | Not listed | 3 days |
| Metrics and Logs export Datadog, OTel | Not listed | |
| HIPAA Compliance | Not listed | |
| SOC 2 Report Access | Not listed | |
| Team members | Not listed | Unlimited |
| Support Plans | Not listed | Billing Support |
Projects
- Couchbase Capella
- Not listed
- Neon
- 100
Branches per project Included
- Couchbase Capella
- Not listed
- Neon
- 10
Additional branches
- Couchbase Capella
- Not listed
- Neon
- $0.002 per branch-hour
Compute rates
- Couchbase Capella
- Not listed
- Neon
- $0.106 per CU-hour
Compute sizes
- Couchbase Capella
- Not listed
- Neon
- Up to 16 CU (64 GB RAM)
Scale to zero
- Couchbase Capella
- Not listed
- Neon
- After 5 minutes can be disabled
Database storage Root and child branches
- Couchbase Capella
- Not listed
- Neon
- $0.35 per GB-month
History Instant restore storage
- Couchbase Capella
- Not listed
- Neon
- $0.20 per GB-month based on volume of data changes during your selected history window
History window For instant restore (configurable)
- Couchbase Capella
- Not listed
- Neon
- Up to 7 days
Snapshots
- Couchbase Capella
- Not listed
- Neon
- 100 snapshots $0.09/GB-month
Scheduled Backups
- Couchbase Capella
- Not listed
- Neon
- Daily/Weekly/Monthly $0.09/GB-month
Managed Better Auth
- Couchbase Capella
- Not listed
- Neon
- Up to 1M MAUs If you're planning to go beyond that, contact us
Object Storage Stored volume
- Couchbase Capella
- Not listed
- Neon
- $0.023 per GB-month
Functions Compute and invocations
- Couchbase Capella
- Not listed
- Neon
- Compute $0.10 per active capacity-hour $0.025 per waiting capacity-hour Invocations $0.60 per 1M invocations
AI Gateway
- Couchbase Capella
- Not listed
- Neon
- List prices here Prepaid credits
Public network transfer Egress
- Couchbase Capella
- Not listed
- Neon
- 500 GB per project included then $0.10/GB
Private network transfer Bidirectional
- Couchbase Capella
- Not listed
- Neon
Monitoring retention Window for metrics, logs
- Couchbase Capella
- Not listed
- Neon
- 3 days
Metrics and Logs export Datadog, OTel
- Couchbase Capella
- Not listed
- Neon
HIPAA Compliance
- Couchbase Capella
- Not listed
- Neon
SOC 2 Report Access
- Couchbase Capella
- Not listed
- Neon
Team members
- Couchbase Capella
- Not listed
- Neon
- Unlimited
Support Plans
- Couchbase Capella
- Not listed
- Neon
- Billing Support
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Couchbase Capella features & plan notes
- JSON + SQL++
- Mobile sync
- Memory-first
Neon features & plan notes
- Serverless Postgres
- Branching
- Autoscaling
- 100 projects
- $0.106 per CU-hr
- $0.35 per GB-month
- Sizes up to 16 CU (64 GB RAM)
- 3-day metrics/logs in UI
- Managed Better Auth
- Object Storage
- Functions
- AI Gateway
How to compare database providers
Start with the engine and workload: relational databases, vector indexes and Redis services are not interchangeable. Storage estimates do not include unlisted compute, query, replication or network charges. Check backup retention, regions and scaling behavior.
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