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Zilliz Cloud (Milvus) vs Neon
Compare Zilliz Cloud (Milvus), Neon by database engines, storage, compute, backups, branching and vector-search features.
Databases & Vector pricing calculator
These providers bill in different units. Each estimate uses its own workload; there is no same-volume price winner.
Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)
10
Neon
20 GB
Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)
$197 / mo
Enterprise · 10 million vectors
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 | Zilliz Cloud (Milvus) | Neon |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Zilliz | Neon |
| Billing unit | million vectors | GB storage |
| Plan at selected usage | Enterprise | Launch |
| Monthly estimate | $197/mo | $7.00/mo |
| Workload | 10 million vectors | 20 GB storage |
| Free access | Free cluster | 0.5 GB, scale to zero |
| Published plans | Free, Standard, Enterprise, Business Critical, On-demand Compute, BYOC (Bring Your Own Cloud) | Free, Launch, Scale |
| Prices checked | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-08 |
Provider
- Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)
- Zilliz
- Neon
- Neon
Billing unit
- Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)
- million vectors
- Neon
- GB storage
Plan at selected usage
- Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)
- Enterprise
- Neon
- Launch
Monthly estimate
- Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)
- $197/mo
- Neon
- $7.00/mo
Workload
- Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)
- 10 million vectors
- Neon
- 20 GB storage
Free access
- Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)
- Free cluster
- Neon
- 0.5 GB, scale to zero
Published plans
- Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)
- Free, Standard, Enterprise, Business Critical, On-demand Compute, BYOC (Bring Your Own Cloud)
- Neon
- Free, Launch, Scale
Prices checked
- Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)
- 2026-10-08
- Neon
- 2026-10-08
Databases & Vector monthly cost
Zilliz Cloud (Milvus): $197Neon: $7.00
Different workloads, separate estimates
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.
Databases & Vector feature comparison
| Databases & Vector | Zilliz Cloud (Milvus) | 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
- Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)
- Not listed
- Neon
- 100
Branches per project Included
- Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)
- Not listed
- Neon
- 10
Additional branches
- Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)
- Not listed
- Neon
- $0.002 per branch-hour
Compute rates
- Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)
- Not listed
- Neon
- $0.106 per CU-hour
Compute sizes
- Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)
- Not listed
- Neon
- Up to 16 CU (64 GB RAM)
Scale to zero
- Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)
- Not listed
- Neon
- After 5 minutes can be disabled
Database storage Root and child branches
- Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)
- Not listed
- Neon
- $0.35 per GB-month
History Instant restore storage
- Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)
- 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)
- Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)
- Not listed
- Neon
- Up to 7 days
Snapshots
- Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)
- Not listed
- Neon
- 100 snapshots $0.09/GB-month
Scheduled Backups
- Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)
- Not listed
- Neon
- Daily/Weekly/Monthly $0.09/GB-month
Managed Better Auth
- Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)
- Not listed
- Neon
- Up to 1M MAUs If you're planning to go beyond that, contact us
Object Storage Stored volume
- Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)
- Not listed
- Neon
- $0.023 per GB-month
Functions Compute and invocations
- Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)
- Not listed
- Neon
- Compute $0.10 per active capacity-hour $0.025 per waiting capacity-hour Invocations $0.60 per 1M invocations
AI Gateway
- Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)
- Not listed
- Neon
- List prices here Prepaid credits
Public network transfer Egress
- Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)
- Not listed
- Neon
- 500 GB per project included then $0.10/GB
Private network transfer Bidirectional
- Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)
- Not listed
- Neon
Monitoring retention Window for metrics, logs
- Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)
- Not listed
- Neon
- 3 days
Metrics and Logs export Datadog, OTel
- Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)
- Not listed
- Neon
HIPAA Compliance
- Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)
- Not listed
- Neon
SOC 2 Report Access
- Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)
- Not listed
- Neon
Team members
- Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)
- Not listed
- Neon
- Unlimited
Support Plans
- Zilliz Cloud (Milvus)
- Not listed
- Neon
- Billing Support
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Zilliz Cloud (Milvus) features & plan notes
- Open-source Milvus
- Billion-scale vectors
- GPU index
- 99.95% uptime SLA
- Audit logs, SSO (SAML 2.0 based), granular RBAC
- Multi-replica and elastic scaling
- Private endpoint and VPC peering
- On-demand
- Enterprise support included
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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