> This page location: Neon Postgres
> Full Neon documentation index: https://neon.com/docs/llms.txt

> Summary: An overview of Neon Postgres, the serverless database in the Neon backend, with branching, autoscaling, scale to zero, and instant restore.

# Neon Postgres

The serverless database in the Neon backend

Neon Postgres is fully managed and compatible with any Postgres driver, ORM, or framework. Key capabilities include:

- **Autoscaling** — compute scales up and down automatically with your workload
- **Scale to zero** — idle databases suspend so you only pay for what you use
- **Branching** — create isolated, instant copies of your database for development, testing, and CI
- **Instant restore** — restore to any point in time within your history window
- **Read replicas** — scale your app by offloading read traffic to read replicas

## Get started

- [Create a project](https://neon.com/docs/get-started/signing-up): Sign up for Neon and create your first project in minutes.
- [Connect to your database](https://neon.com/docs/get-started/connect-neon): Get your connection string and connect from any Postgres-compatible app.
- [Connect your framework](https://neon.com/docs/get-started/frameworks): Step-by-step guides for Next.js, Django, Rails, and more.
- [Query with the SQL Editor](https://neon.com/docs/get-started/query-with-neon-sql-editor): Run SQL queries directly in the Neon Console, no client required.

## Explore features

- [Branching](https://neon.com/docs/introduction/branching): Create isolated copies of your database for every branch, preview, and test run.
- [Autoscaling](https://neon.com/docs/introduction/autoscaling): Automatically scale compute up and down with your workload.
- [Read replicas](https://neon.com/docs/introduction/read-replicas): Offload reads to replicas and scale read traffic independently.
- [Instant restore](https://neon.com/docs/introduction/branch-restore): Restore your database to any point in time within your history window.
- [Connection pooling](https://neon.com/docs/connect/connection-pooling): Handle thousands of concurrent connections without exhausting your database.
- [Serverless driver](https://neon.com/docs/serverless/serverless-driver): Optimized driver for serverless and edge runtimes using HTTP or WebSockets.