Vercel Postgres Transition Guide
What changed in your setup How billing and plans are affected What new features you can access Technical compatibility information Vercel Managed Integration Migrate from Vercel SDK to Neon About the ...
What you will learn:
Section titled “What you will learn:”- What changed in your setup
- How billing and plans are affected
- What new features you can access
- Technical compatibility information
Related topics
Section titled “Related topics”About the transition
Section titled “About the transition”Vercel transitioned all Vercel Postgres stores to Neon's native integration (Q4 2024 - Q1 2025). Instead of managing Postgres directly, Vercel now offers database integrations through the Vercel Marketplace, giving users more storage options and features.
What changed for you
Section titled “What changed for you”Access and management
Section titled “Access and management”- Same login: Access your databases from both Vercel's Storage tab and the Neon Console
- New management options: Click Open in Neon to access advanced database features
- Unified billing: Everything remains billed through Vercel (no separate Neon billing)
Automatic plan transitions
Section titled “Automatic plan transitions”- Hobby Plan users → Neon Free plan (better limits, more features)
- Pro Plan users → Maintained existing limits with option to upgrade to Neon plans
Billing and plans
Section titled “Billing and plans”Plan comparison
Section titled “Plan comparison”| Plan Transition | Compute Hours | Storage | Databases | Key Changes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobby → Free | 60 → 190 | 256 MB → 512 MB | 1 → 10 | Significant improvements |
| Pro → Legacy | 100 (same) | 256 MB (same) | 1 (same) | No change until you upgrade |
Cost comparison (Pro Plan)
Section titled “Cost comparison (Pro Plan)”| Resource | Vercel Pro | Neon Launch ($19/mo) |
|---|---|---|
| Included compute | 100 hours | 300 hours |
| Included storage | 256 MB | 10 GB |
| Extra compute | $0.10/hour | $0.16/hour |
| Extra storage | $0.12/GB | $1.75/GB (after 10 GB) |
| Data transfer | $0.10/GB | Free |
| Additional databases | $1.00 each | Free (up to 100) |
Enterprise customers
Section titled “Enterprise customers”Neon is working with the Vercel team to transition Enterprise customers.
New features available
Section titled “New features available”Immediate access (all users)
Section titled “Immediate access (all users)”- Neon Console - Dedicated database management interface
- CLI support - Full Neon CLI (Vercel CLI didn't support Postgres)
- Terraform support - Neon Terraform provider
- Multiple Postgres roles - No longer limited to single role
- Larger computes - Up to 2 CU (8 GB RAM) on Free plan, more on paid plans
- Multiple Postgres versions - Upgrade from Postgres 15 to support for Postgres 14, 15, 16, and 17
- Neon API - Programmatic project and database management
- Organization accounts - Team and project management
- Monitoring - Database monitoring from Neon Console
Advanced features (Neon plan required)
Section titled “Advanced features (Neon plan required)”- Database branching - Branch your database like Git
- Instant restore - Point-in-time recovery (was disabled in Vercel Postgres)
- Autoscaling - Automatic performance scaling
- Scale to zero - Cost-saving idle scaling
- Read replicas - Offload read queries
- Time Travel - Query historical data
- Protected branches - Protect production data
- Schema Diff - Compare schema changes between branches
- Logical Replication - Replicate data to and from Neon
- IP Allow - Limit access to trusted IP addresses
- Neon GitHub Integration - Connect projects to GitHub repos
Compatibility notes
Section titled “Compatibility notes”SDKs and drivers
Section titled “SDKs and drivers”Current Vercel SDK (@vercel/postgres):
- ✅ Still works - No immediate action required
- ⚠️ Will be deprecated - No longer actively maintained by Vercel
Migration options:
- Maintenance mode: Switch to
@neondatabase/vercel-postgres-compat(drop-in replacement) - New projects: Use
@neondatabase/serverless(actively developed) - Existing apps: Follow our migration guide
ORMs and tools
Section titled “ORMs and tools”All existing integrations continue to work:
- Drizzle, Prisma, Kysely
- All Postgres-compatible tools
- Existing environment variables
Templates and environment variables
Section titled “Templates and environment variables”- Existing templates: Environment variables used by Vercel Postgres templates continue to work
- New templates: Find updated Neon templates and Postgres templates on Vercel
Regional support
Section titled “Regional support”All Vercel Postgres regions are supported in Neon - no changes needed.
Next steps
Section titled “Next steps”Recommended actions
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Click "Open in Neon" from your Vercel Storage tab to see advanced features
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Unlock branching, instant restore, and higher limits with Neon plans
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Review migration options for the Vercel SDK to avoid future compatibility issues
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Try database branching for development environments
Questions or issues?
Section titled “Questions or issues?”- General questions: Visit our Discord #vercel-postgres-transition channel
- Technical support: Use the standard Neon support channels
Need help?
Section titled “Need help?”Join our Discord Server to ask questions or see what others are doing with Neon. For paid plan support options, see Support.