Turso vs Neon: Which is better in 2026?
0 developers have voted. See the side-by-side comparison and which tool the community ranks higher.
Turso Community pick
Distributed SQLite for the edge.
Rank
#4
Net votes
+0
Free tier
Yes
From
$8/mo (Scaler)
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Neon
Serverless Postgres with branching and autoscaling.
Rank
#2
Net votes
+0
Free tier
Yes
From
$19/mo (Launch)
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Feature comparison
| Feature | Turso | Neon |
|---|---|---|
| Database | SQLite/libSQL (9GB free) | Postgres (0.5GB free) |
| Row Reads/mo | 1 billion (free) | — |
| Edge Locations | 3 (free) | — |
| Compute Hours | — | 190/mo (free) |
| Branches | — | 10 (free) |
| Databases | 500 (free) | — |
| Replicas | Yes (read replicas) | — |
| Branching | Yes | — |
| Backups | Manual (CLI) | 7 days (Launch plan) |
| Open Source | Yes (libSQL) | No (managed) |
| Scale to Zero | — | Yes (free) |
| Connection Pooling | — | Yes (PgBouncer) |
| Read Replicas | — | Paid only |
Developer verdict
Turso leads Neon by 0 net votes in the Databases category.
Turso is currently ranked #4 with 0 upvotes. Neon is ranked #2 with 0 upvotes. Both tools are strong choices — see the free tier limits above to decide which fits your project.