Vercel Postgres Transition Guide
Summary: Vercel Postgres Transition Guide explains what changed when Vercel migrated all Postgres stores to Neon's native integration in Q4 2024 - Q1 2025, covering plan limits, billing, SDK compatibility, and new features. Use this page to understand the plan changes and how to migrate from
@vercel/postgresto@neondatabase/serverlessor the drop-in@neondatabase/vercel-postgres-compatpackage. Existing environment variables, Drizzle, Prisma, and Kysely integrations continue to work; features like branching, instant restore, and autoscaling require a paid Neon plan.
Vercel Postgres Transition Guide
Section titled “Vercel Postgres Transition Guide”Your complete guide to the transition from Vercel Postgres to Neon
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
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.
Note: Terminology change
In Neon, a "Database" in Vercel is called a "Project." Everything else works the same.
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) |
Tip: 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.
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
Section titled “Recommended actions”- Explore the Neon Console Click "Open in Neon" from your Vercel Storage tab to see advanced features
- Consider upgrading your plan Unlock branching, instant restore, and higher limits with Neon plans
- Plan SDK migration Review migration options for the Vercel SDK to avoid future compatibility issues
- Test new features 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
Related docs (Vercel)
Section titled “Related docs (Vercel)”- Integration Overview
- Vercel-Managed (Native Integration)
- Neon-Managed (Connectable Account)
- Managing preview branch cleanup
- Manual Setup
- Connecting to Neon from Vercel
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