Neon vs Stripe

Neon

Stripe

Neon · 14 features

• Autoscaling — Compute scales CPU + memory between min and max CU in seconds based on load.
• Branching — Git-like DB branches: copy-on-write snapshots of data + schema. Instant, cheap. …
• Data API (REST) — PostgREST-compatible REST endpoint auto-generated from your schema. Uses Postgre…
• IP Allowlist — Restrict DB access to specific CIDRs. Launch+.
• Launchpad — One-click create-a-database link that can be embedded in OSS repos (DATABASE_URL…
• Logical Replication — Publish changes to Snowflake, BigQuery, Kafka, or other Postgres. Subscribe from…
• Monitoring — Built-in dashboards for CPU/RAM/connections/slow queries. Prometheus export on B…
• Neon Auth — Stack Auth integrated: users table auto-synced into your Postgres (public.users_…
• Point-in-Time Restore — Restore DB to any moment in the retention window (6h free → 30d Scale) via branc…
• Private Networking — AWS PrivateLink / VPC peering. Business plan.
• Read Replicas — Create a read-only compute endpoint on the same branch. Zero replication lag (re…
• Scale to Zero — Compute suspends when idle — no charge for compute while paused. Cold-start ~300…
• Schema Diff — Compare schema between branches — build PR checks and preview migrations safely.
• SQL over HTTP — Serverless driver lets you query Postgres over HTTPS — works in edge runtimes (V…

Stripe · 17 features

• Atlas — Incorporate a US Delaware C-Corp in minutes.
• Billing (Subscriptions) — Recurring invoices, trials, proration, metered billing, tax-included.
• Climate — Route % of revenue to carbon removal.
• Connect — Multi-party payments for marketplaces/platforms. Express, Custom, Standard accou…
• Data Pipeline — Nightly sync of Stripe data to your warehouse (Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, S3…
• Identity — Document + selfie verification for KYC.
• Invoicing — One-off invoices with hosted pages + reminders.
• Issuing — Issue virtual/physical cards programmatically.
• Payments — Core card + wallet (Apple Pay, Google Pay, Link) + bank payment processing.
• Radar (Fraud) — ML-based fraud detection. Teams tier for custom rules.
• Sigma — SQL analytics over your Stripe data.
• Stripe Checkout — Hosted prebuilt checkout page. Zero UI work.
• Stripe Elements — Pre-styled UI components for custom checkout flows.
• Stripe Tax — Auto-calc sales tax, VAT, GST across jurisdictions + reporting.
• Terminal (In-Person) — Card readers + SDKs for POS and mobile payments.
• Treasury — Embedded banking — accounts, ACH, issuing cards via platform.
• Webhooks — Event notifications for all resource changes. Signed with webhook secret.