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LlamaIndex vs Neon

Data framework for LLMs — RAG-first with LlamaCloud + LlamaParse
vs. Serverless Postgres with branching and bottomless storage

LlamaIndex websiteNeon website

Pricing tiers

LlamaIndex

OSS (MIT)
MIT-licensed core. Python + TypeScript. Free forever.
$0 base (usage-based)
LlamaCloud — Free
Free tier of LlamaCloud. 1,000 pages/day via LlamaParse. Basic indexing.
Free
LlamaCloud — Paid
Pay-per-page parsing + usage-based indexing. $0.003 per page (Fast mode).
$0 base (usage-based)
LlamaCloud Enterprise
Custom. SSO, SOC2, higher rate limits, private index hosting.
Custom
LlamaIndex website

Neon

Free
100 projects, 0.5 GB storage + 100 CU-hours each. Great for prototypes and preview envs.
Free
Launch
Usage-based, no minimum. Small production workloads. $0.35/GB-month storage, $0.106/CU-hour.
$0 base (usage-based)
Scale
Usage-based, higher compute tier + faster instances ($0.222/CU-hour). Up to 30-day PITR, 1,000 projects.
$0 base (usage-based)
Business
Usage-based with 99.95% SLA, HIPAA available. Private networking $0.01/GB.
$0 base (usage-based)
Neon website

Free-tier quotas head-to-head

Comparing oss on LlamaIndex vs free on Neon.

MetricLlamaIndexNeon
branches per project10 branches
cu hours per project100 CU-hours/month
egress gb month5 GB/month
pitr retention hours6 hours
projects100 projects
storage gb per project0.5 GB
team members3 users

Features

LlamaIndex · 16 features

  • AgentsAgent patterns: ReAct, function-calling, multi-agent workflows.
  • Document Readers200+ readers for PDF, web, Google Drive, SharePoint, Notion, S3, Slack.
  • EvaluationsBuilt-in eval framework: faithfulness, context precision/recall.
  • LlamaCloudManaged indexing + retrieval platform. File connectors, auto-chunking, retrieval
  • LlamaExtractSchema-based structured extraction from unstructured docs.
  • LlamaHubCommunity marketplace of readers, tools, prompts.
  • LlamaParseBest-in-class PDF + complex document parser. Tables, math, layout preserved.
  • MultimodalImage + text models, image retrieval.
  • Node ParsersDocument chunkers: token, sentence, semantic, hierarchical.
  • Observability (OpenLLMetry)OTel-based tracing baked in.
  • Property GraphGraph-based RAG (knowledge graphs from unstructured data).
  • Query EnginesRetrieval + response synthesis combos — router, sub-question, tree, etc.
  • RAGEnd-to-end RAG patterns: ingest → index → retrieve → synthesize.
  • Tools50+ pre-built tool integrations.
  • Vector Store Integrations50+ vector DB integrations.
  • WorkflowsEvent-driven agent workflows (AgentWorkflow).

Neon · 14 features

  • AutoscalingCompute scales CPU + memory between min and max CU in seconds based on load.
  • BranchingGit-like DB branches: copy-on-write snapshots of data + schema. Instant, cheap.
  • Data API (REST)PostgREST-compatible REST endpoint auto-generated from your schema. Uses Postgre
  • IP AllowlistRestrict DB access to specific CIDRs. Launch+.
  • LaunchpadOne-click create-a-database link that can be embedded in OSS repos (DATABASE_URL
  • Logical ReplicationPublish changes to Snowflake, BigQuery, Kafka, or other Postgres. Subscribe from
  • MonitoringBuilt-in dashboards for CPU/RAM/connections/slow queries. Prometheus export on B
  • Neon AuthStack Auth integrated: users table auto-synced into your Postgres (public.users_
  • Point-in-Time RestoreRestore DB to any moment in the retention window (6h free → 30d Scale) via branc
  • Private NetworkingAWS PrivateLink / VPC peering. Business plan.
  • Read ReplicasCreate a read-only compute endpoint on the same branch. Zero replication lag (re
  • Scale to ZeroCompute suspends when idle — no charge for compute while paused. Cold-start ~300
  • Schema DiffCompare schema between branches — build PR checks and preview migrations safely.
  • SQL over HTTPServerless driver lets you query Postgres over HTTPS — works in edge runtimes (V

Developer interfaces

KindLlamaIndexNeon
CLINeon CLI
SDKllama-index (Python), llamaindex (TS)@neondatabase/serverless
RESTLlamaCloud API, LlamaParse APIManagement / Control Plane API, Neon Data API (REST), SQL over HTTP
MCPLlamaIndex MCPNeon MCP Server
OTHERPostgres Wire Protocol
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