# Integrating Neon with Vercel

## Overview

This page helps you quickly choose the best Neon–Vercel integration for your project. Whether you're starting fresh or have existing infrastructure, we'll guide you to the right solution.

:::callout{intent="note" title="Quick decision guide"}
Choose the **Vercel-Managed Integration** if you're new to Neon and want unified billing through Vercel. Choose the **Neon-Managed Integration** if you already have a Neon account or prefer to manage billing directly with Neon.
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## Compare the options at a glance

| Feature / Attribute             | [Vercel-Managed Integration](/guides/integrations-tooling-guides-vercel-managed-integration)          | [Neon-Managed Integration](/guides/integrations-tooling-guides-neon-managed-vercel-integration)              | [Manual Connection](/guides/integrations-tooling-guides-vercel-manual) |
| ------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Ideal for**                   | New users, teams wanting a single Vercel bill                                                         | Existing Neon users, direct Neon billing                                                                     | Integration not required or custom                                     |
| **Neon account**                | Created automatically via Vercel                                                                      | Pre-existing Neon account                                                                                    | Pre-existing Neon account                                              |
| **Billing**                     | Paid **through Vercel**                                                                               | Paid **through Neon**                                                                                        | Paid **through Neon**                                                  |
| **Setup method**                | Vercel Marketplace → Native Integrations → "Neon Postgres"                                            | Vercel Marketplace → Connectable Accounts → "Neon"                                                           | Manual env-vars                                                        |
| **Preview Branching**           | ✅                                                                                                     | ✅                                                                                                            | ✖️                                                                     |
| **Managed Better Auth support** | ✅ Auto-provisioned on preview branches                                                                | ✅ Auto-provisioned on preview branches                                                                       | Manual setup required                                                  |
| **Branch cleanup**              | Automatic (deployment-based)                                                                          | Automatic (Git-branch-based)                                                                                 | N/A                                                                    |
| **Implementation type**         | [Native Integration](https://vercel.com/docs/integrations/install-an-integration/product-integration) | [Connectable Account](https://vercel.com/docs/integrations/install-an-integration/add-a-connectable-account) | N/A                                                                    |

:::callout{intent="note" title="Branch cleanup timing"}
Branch cleanup behavior differs between the two integrations. Vercel-Managed cleanup depends on Vercel's deployment retention policy, which can delay branch deletion by months. Neon-Managed cleanup is triggered by Git branch deletion. See [Managing Vercel preview branch cleanup](/guides/integrations-tooling-guides-vercel-branch-cleanup) for details, workarounds, and recommendations.
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## Choose your integration path

:::callout{intent="note" title="Do you need custom CI/CD control?"}
**If you want to build preview branching into your own CI/CD pipelines (for example, via GitHub Actions)**, use a **[manual connection](/guides/integrations-tooling-guides-vercel-manual)** instead of the automated integrations below.
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For automated integrations, follow this simple flow:

::::steps
:::step{title="Do you have an existing Neon account?"}
**Do you already have a Neon account or project you want to keep using?**

- **✅ Yes** → Use **[Neon-Managed Integration](/guides/integrations-tooling-guides-neon-managed-vercel-integration)**
- **❌ No** → Continue below
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:::step{title="Choose your billing preference"}
**Where would you like to manage billing for Neon?**

- **Through my Vercel account** → Use **[Vercel-Managed Integration](/guides/integrations-tooling-guides-vercel-managed-integration)**
- **Directly with Neon** → Use **[Neon-Managed Integration](/guides/integrations-tooling-guides-neon-managed-vercel-integration)**
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## Integration options overview

- [<img src="../img/site-assets/neon.com/_next/static/immutable/media/pattern.2qd_7vmtgnbf6.png" alt=""> Vercel-Managed Integration Create and manage Neon databases directly from your Vercel dashboard. Supports preview branches.](/guides/integrations-tooling-guides-vercel-managed-integration)
- [<img src="../img/site-assets/neon.com/_next/static/immutable/media/pattern.2qd_7vmtgnbf6.png" alt=""> Neon-Managed Integration Link an existing Neon project to Vercel and keep billing in Neon. Supports preview branches.](/guides/integrations-tooling-guides-neon-managed-vercel-integration)
- [<img src="../img/site-assets/neon.com/_next/static/immutable/media/pattern.2qd_7vmtgnbf6.png" alt=""> Manual Connection Connect your Vercel project to a Neon database manually.](/guides/integrations-tooling-guides-vercel-manual)

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## Next steps

## Get Started Checklist

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- Choose your integration type

  Select Vercel-Managed, Neon-Managed, or Manual based on the decision flow above

- Follow the setup guide

  Click through to your chosen integration's detailed documentation

- Configure preview branching

  Set up database branching for your development workflow

- Test your connection

  Verify your database connection works in both production and preview environments

## Need help?

Join our [Discord Server](https://neon.com/discord) to ask questions or see what others are doing with Neon. For paid plan support options, see [Support](/guides/postgres-introduction-support).

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- [Use Lakebase Postgres with Railway](./integrations-tooling-guides-railway.md)
- [Use Lakebase Postgres with Render](./integrations-tooling-guides-render.md)
- [Connecting with the Vercel-Managed Integration](./integrations-tooling-guides-vercel-managed-integration.md)
- [Connecting with the Neon-Managed Integration](./integrations-tooling-guides-neon-managed-vercel-integration.md)
- [Managing Vercel preview branch cleanup](./integrations-tooling-guides-vercel-branch-cleanup.md)
- [Connect Vercel and Neon manually](./integrations-tooling-guides-vercel-manual.md)
- [Connecting to Neon from Vercel](./integrations-tooling-guides-vercel-connection-methods.md)
- [Vercel Postgres Transition Guide](./integrations-tooling-guides-vercel-postgres-transition-guide.md)

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