# Vercel Postgres Transition Guide

### What you will learn:

- [What changed in your setup](#what-changed-for-you)
- [How billing and plans are affected](#billing-and-plans)
- [What new features you can access](#new-features-available)
- [Technical compatibility information](#compatibility-notes)

### Related topics

- [Vercel-Managed Integration](/guides/integrations-tooling-guides-vercel-managed-integration)
- [Migrate from Vercel SDK to Neon](https://neon.com/docs/guides/vercel-sdk-migration)

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## 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](https://vercel.com/marketplace), giving users more storage options and features.

:::callout{intent="note" title="Terminology change"}
In Neon, a "Database" in Vercel is called a "Project." Everything else works the same.
:::

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## What changed for you

### 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

- **Hobby Plan users** → Neon Free plan (better limits, more features)
- **Pro Plan users** → Maintained existing limits with option to upgrade to Neon plans

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## Billing and plans

### 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)

| 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)       |

:::callout{intent="note" title="Upgrade to unlock features"}
Pro Plan users can stay on legacy limits or upgrade to a Neon plan to access branching, instant restore, and higher limits. [See how to upgrade](/guides/integrations-tooling-guides-vercel-managed-integration#changing-your-plan).
:::

### Enterprise customers

Neon is working with the Vercel team to transition Enterprise customers.

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## New features available

### Immediate access (all users)

- **Neon Console** - Dedicated database management interface
- **CLI support** - Full [Neon CLI](/guides/apis-sdks-cli) (Vercel CLI didn't support Postgres)
- **Terraform support** - [Neon Terraform provider](/guides/integrations-tooling-reference-terraform)
- **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](/guides/ai-agents-on-neon-reference-api)** - Programmatic project and database management
- **[Organization accounts](/guides/manage-operate-manage-organizations)** - Team and project management
- **[Monitoring](/guides/manage-operate-introduction-monitoring-page)** - Database monitoring from Neon Console

### Advanced features (Neon plan required)

- **[Database branching](/guides/concepts-branch-your-backend)** - Branch your database like Git
- **[Instant restore](/guides/postgres-backup-restore-branch-restore)** - Point-in-time recovery (was disabled in Vercel Postgres)
- **[Autoscaling](/guides/postgres-introduction-autoscaling)** - Automatic performance scaling
- **[Scale to zero](/guides/postgres-introduction-scale-to-zero)** - Cost-saving idle scaling
- **[Read replicas](/guides/postgres-introduction-read-replicas)** - Offload read queries
- **[Time Travel](/guides/postgres-backup-restore-time-travel-assist)** - Query historical data
- **[Protected branches](/guides/resilience-architecture-guides-protected-branches)** - Protect production data
- **[Schema Diff](/guides/resilience-architecture-guides-schema-diff)** - Compare schema changes between branches
- **[Logical Replication](/guides/postgres-guides-logical-replication-guide)** - Replicate data to and from Neon
- **[IP Allow](/guides/resilience-architecture-introduction-ip-allow)** - Limit access to trusted IP addresses
- **[Neon GitHub Integration](/guides/integrations-tooling-guides-neon-github-integration)** - Connect projects to GitHub repos

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## Compatibility notes

### 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**:

1. **Maintenance mode**: Switch to `@neondatabase/vercel-postgres-compat` (drop-in replacement)
2. **New projects**: Use `@neondatabase/serverless` (actively developed)
3. **Existing apps**: Follow our [migration guide](https://neon.com/guides/vercel-sdk-migration)

### ORMs and tools

All existing integrations continue to work:

- Drizzle, Prisma, Kysely
- All Postgres-compatible tools
- Existing environment variables

### Templates and environment variables

- **Existing templates**: [Environment variables](/guides/integrations-tooling-guides-vercel-managed-integration#environment-variables-set-by-the-integration) used by Vercel Postgres templates continue to work
- **New templates**: Find updated [Neon templates](https://vercel.com/templates?database=neon) and [Postgres templates](https://vercel.com/templates?database=neon\&database=postgres) on Vercel

### Regional support

All Vercel Postgres regions are supported in Neon - no changes needed.

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## Next steps

## Recommended actions

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- [Explore the Neon Console](#new-features-available)

  Click "Open in Neon" from your Vercel Storage tab to see advanced features

- [Consider upgrading your plan](#billing-and-plans)

  Unlock branching, instant restore, and higher limits with Neon plans

- [Plan SDK migration](#compatibility-notes)

  Review migration options for the Vercel SDK to avoid future compatibility issues

- [Test new features](#new-features-available)

  Try database branching for development environments

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## Questions or issues?

- **General questions**: Visit our [Discord #vercel-postgres-transition](https://discord.com/channels/1176467419317940276/1306544611157868544) channel
- **Technical support**: Use the standard Neon support channels

## 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).

## Related pages

- [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)

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