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As of June 15, 2026
Hacker News mentions decreased 48.1% over the last 30 days. This metric measures public discussion volume.
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Neon
Serverless Postgres with branching, autoscaling, and an AI-optimized architecture
Developer ToolsFounded 2021#6 of 12 in Developer Tools
Updated June 15, 2026
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What is Neon?
Neon is an open-source serverless Postgres platform that separates storage and compute, enabling features like database branching, autoscaling to zero, and instant provisioning. It is widely adopted in AI applications for its serverless driver and is the default database for Vercel Postgres.
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Developer Tools
Neon: Hacker News mentions decreased 33.3% over the last 30 days
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Neon: Hacker News mentions decreased 35.9% over the last 30 days
1 metricDeveloper Tools
Neon: Hacker News mentions increased 33.9% over the last 30 days
1 metricLatest company data
Primary data point
Package downloads (30d)Metric: npm downloadsSource: npm registryScope: UTC activity dayUpdates: DailyFreshness: 48h target; 36h expected source lagConfidence: HighCaveat: Includes all package installations including CI/CD pipelines and mirrors.Methodology →
9.4M/30d
Tracked package: npm @neondatabase/serverless
▲ +31%Updated 1d ago
Other data points
Dependent projectsMetric: npm dependentsSource: Libraries.io APIScope: UTC daily snapshotUpdates: DailyFreshness: 48h target; 48h expected source lagConfidence: HighCaveat: Counts direct and dev dependents.Methodology →Metric: PyPI dependentsSource: Libraries.io APIScope: UTC daily snapshotUpdates: DailyFreshness: 48h target; 48h expected source lagConfidence: HighCaveat: Counts direct reverse dependencies from PyPI.Methodology →
3.2K
- npm
- 377
- PyPI
- 2.8K
Projects depending on tracked packages in npm and PyPI
npm: Updated 15h ago; PyPI: Data as of Mar 18
GitHub starsMetric: GitHub starsSource: GitHub GraphQL + GH ArchiveScope: UTC daily snapshotUpdates: DailyFreshness: 48h target; 24h expected source lagConfidence: HighCaveat: Stars are bookmarks, not usage.Methodology →
22.2K
Main repository stars
Updated 15h ago
Hacker NewsMetric: Hacker News mentionsSource: Hacker News Algolia APIScope: UTC activity dayUpdates: DailyFreshness: 48h target; 24h expected source lagConfidence: HighCaveat: Search relevance and historical availability come from Algolia's HN index.Methodology →
41/30d
Position #4 in category discussion
Updated 15h ago
Repository health
Maintenance data from the main open-source repository.
Releases (30d)Source: GitHub release dataUpdates: WeeklyCaveat: Published releases in the last 30 daysMethodology →
0
Repository usage
Public repositories and source files importing packages tied to Neon.
Repos importingMetric: Public GitHub repos using company packagesSource: ecosyste.ms Packages APIScope: UTC daily snapshotUpdates: DailyFreshness: 48h target; 48h expected source lagConfidence: HighCaveat: Public GitHub dependency data only; private repos and direct API use outside those packages are not visible.Methodology →
1950%
About Neon
Neon is an open-source serverless Postgres platform that separates storage and compute, enabling features like database branching, autoscaling to zero, and instant provisioning. It is widely adopted in AI applications for its serverless driver and is the default database for Vercel Postgres.
FoundersStas Kelvich, Konstantin Osipov, Heikki Linnakangas
Tracked packages (1)
1 npm
@neondatabase/serverless
npmMain npm package@neondatabase/serverless
Serverless Postgres with branching, autoscaling, and an AI-optimized architecture