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Neon vs PocketBase

Side-by-side comparison of two indie startups from the Startup Spotlight directory.

Option A
Neon

Neon

Developer Tools

Serverless Postgres.

Neon is a serverless, branchable Postgres database — the indie-and-startup-friendly Postgres host, with a generous free tier.

Founded
2021
Team
51-200
Listing
Free (nofollow)
Listed
May 2026
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Option B
PocketBase

PocketBase

Developer Tools

Open-source backend in 1 file.

PocketBase is a single-binary backend with SQLite, auth, file storage, and a realtime API — perfect for prototypes and indie SaaS.

Founder
Gani Georgiev
Founded
2022
Team
1-10
Listing
Free (nofollow)
Listed
May 2026
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