Neon Autoscaling is Generally Available

Neon has launched its autoscaling feature for Postgres databases, moving out of beta and becoming generally available, including on the Free plan. This development allows Neon Postgres databases to automatically adjust CPU and memory resources in response to workload demands, ensuring optimal performance and cost efficiency while eliminating the need for manual server resizing. The autoscaling feature is deeply integrated into Neon's architecture, utilizing VMs within a Kubernetes cluster to provide strong isolation, dynamic resource adjustments, and seamless live migration. The autoscaler-agent plays a key role by monitoring metrics every five seconds to inform scaling decisions, ensuring efficient resource allocation. Neon's autoscaling addresses common challenges faced by managed Postgres users, such as overprovisioning and manual resizing, by enabling dynamic scaling that aligns with actual usage, thereby reducing costs and improving performance. Users can define maximum and minimum autoscaling limits to balance costs and performance, with the flexibility to scale down to zero for non-production databases. This advancement reflects Neon's commitment to providing a more efficient and cost-effective Postgres solution that adapts to varying workloads without the need for manual intervention.