Neon

Three new backend services — Neon Auth, a Data API, and object storage — joined Postgres on the platform as Neon expanded its stack.

A full backend stack, not just Postgres. The platform now includes Neon Auth and a Data API alongside Postgres, with object storage, serverless compute, and an AI gateway announced as coming soon.¹ All services share the same instant, branchable, serverless model as the database layer.²

Faster writes, no configuration needed. The lakebase storage engine makes Postgres's full-page write mechanism redundant, so it was disabled by default across all projects. Write-heavy workloads gained up to 5x throughput without any changes from users.³

Neon Auth gained new sign-in plugins. Magic Link (passwordless email sign-in) and phone number OTP sign-in shipped as new auth plugins.⁴ The Auth Plugins tab in the console reorganized organization-level settings in one place.

Cost controls and Postgres 18 went GA.

• Monthly spending limits with 80%/100% email alerts, set from the Billing page; spending limits now also accessible via API⁵
• Postgres 18 fully available for production workloads; minor version updates across branches 14–18; plv8 deprecated⁶

Agent and MCP integrations broadened.

• npx neonctl init configures Claude, Cursor, v0, Windsurf, and more in one command⁷
• The Neon Postgres plugin landed in the OpenAI Codex plugin directory⁸
• One-click MCP setup extended to Kiro⁹
• Stripe Projects integration lets coding agents provision databases during app scaffolding¹⁰
• Docs restructured for machine readability with per-page Markdown and direct ChatGPT/Claude shortcuts¹¹