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Doltgres vs Neon

Doltgres: Version-controlled SQL database with PostgreSQL compatibility: branch, diff and merge your tables. Neon: Serverless Postgres with copy-on-write branching and scale-to-zero, now part of Databricks.

key differences

  • Neon is built for larger datasets (≤ 10 TB) than Doltgres (≤ 100 GB).
  • Only Neon has full-text search, vector search, geospatial, change data capture, stored procedures.
  • Neon has a serverless option; Doltgres does not.

choose doltgres for

  • +Versioned reference data for Postgres-based apps
  • +Reproducible ML datasets
  • +Safe data migrations tested on branches
  • +Agent or CI sandboxes that branch data

best at · OLTP, Metadata, Coordination

choose neon for

  • +Per-pull-request preview databases
  • +AI app builders and agents provisioning databases on demand
  • +SaaS with many small, mostly idle tenant databases
  • +Serverless and edge apps on Vercel or Cloudflare

best at · OLTP, Vector search, RAG

DoltgresVersion-controlled SQL database with PostgreSQL compatibility: branch, diff and merge your tables.
NeonServerless Postgres with copy-on-write branching and scale-to-zero, now part of Databricks.
overview
Primary model
Relational
Relational
Also supports
Document
Document, Vector, Spatial
Type
Database engine
Managed service
Status
Active
Active
Developer
DoltHub
Databricks (Neon)
First release
2023
2022
Latest version
1.4.0 (Oct 1, 2026)
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License
Open source (permissive)Apache License 2.0
Open source (permissive)Apache License 2.0 (storage engine)
Free tier
✓
✓
popularity
WhichDB Score
12.3
30.4
Rank
#270
#86
GitHub stars
2.2K
23.3K
Stack Overflow questions
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5
scale & guarantees
Comfortable data size
Small (≤ 100 GB)
Medium (≤ 10 TB)
Horizontal scaling
None
None
Multi-region
Read replicas
None
ACID
Full
Full
Consistency
Strong
Strong
Schema
Strict
Strict
Architecture
Single node, Primary replica, Client server
Serverless, Shared storage, Primary replica
deployment
Self-hosted
✓
—
Vendor-managed cloud
—
✓
Serverless
—
✓
Embedded
—
—
Edge
—
—
Clouds
–
AWS, Azure, Vercel
capabilities
Transactions
✓
✓
Joins
✓
✓
Secondary indexes
✓
✓
Full-text search
—
✓
Vector search
—
✓
Geospatial
—
✓
JSON
✓
✓
Change data capture
—
✓
Triggers
✓
✓
Stored procedures
—
✓
Materialized views
—
✓
TTL / expiry
—
—
Pub/Sub
—
✓
Columnar storage
—
—
In-memory
—
—
Durable persistence
✓
✓
Compression
✓
✓
Encryption at rest
—
✓
Role-based access
✓
✓
Time travel
✓
✓
Branching
✓
✓
Online schema changes
—
—
Streaming ingest
—
—
Offline sync
—
—
Runs in WebAssembly
—
—
interfaces
Query languages
SQL
SQL, PL/pgSQL
Client languages
Go, Python, Java, JavaScript, C#, Ruby
JavaScript, Python, Go, Java, Rust, Ruby, PHP, C#
Best for
OLTP, Metadata, Coordination, Feature store
OLTP, Vector search, RAG, Content
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Doltgres vs Neon: FAQ

What is the difference between Doltgres and Neon?

Doltgres: Version-controlled SQL database with PostgreSQL compatibility: branch, diff and merge your tables. Neon: Serverless Postgres with copy-on-write branching and scale-to-zero, now part of Databricks. Neon is built for larger datasets (≤ 10 TB) than Doltgres (≤ 100 GB). Only Neon has full-text search, vector search, geospatial, change data capture, stored procedures. Neon has a serverless option; Doltgres does not.

When should I choose Doltgres over Neon?

Choose Doltgres for versioned reference data for Postgres-based apps, reproducible ML datasets and safe data migrations tested on branches. Choose Neon for per-pull-request preview databases; AI app builders and agents provisioning databases on demand; and SaaS with many small, mostly idle tenant databases.

Is Doltgres or Neon more popular?

Neon ranks #86 on the WhichDB Score (30.4/100) and Doltgres ranks #270 (12.3/100). Popularity is not fit: check the requirements that matter for your project.

Are Doltgres and Neon open source?

Yes. Doltgres is open source. License: Apache License 2.0. Yes. Neon is open source. License: Apache License 2.0 (storage engine).