# State of AI Search: Postgres - November 2026

> We asked ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google's AI Overview 20 questions about Postgres providers and analyzed 818 answers. Neon leads with 82% visibility.

- **Published:** November 4, 2026
- **Assistants:** ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google's AI Overview
- **Coverage:** 20 prompts, 818 answers, 15 tracked brands, 311 cited domains
- **Data:** [data.csv](https://www.usenotra.com/state-of-ai-search/postgres/2026-11/data.csv?ntr=XHLLZUYmus3Dnhux)

## Key findings

- Neon and Supabase are neck and neck: 82% and 79% on average across the assistants.
- Neon is also named first most often, in 43% of answers on average across the assistants.
- Claude names 5.7 tracked brands per answer, Perplexity only 2.6.
- The assistants agree on the brand to name first for 25% of prompts.
- Google showed an AI Overview for 90% of the prompts we checked.

## Visibility ranking

Visibility is the share of answers that name the brand. Named first is the share that name it before any other tracked brand, own site cited the share that link to the brand's own domain. All three are averaged across the assistants, so each assistant counts the same however many answers it gave.

| # | Brand | Visibility | Named first | ChatGPT | Claude | Gemini | Perplexity | AI Overview | Own site cited |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | [Neon](https://neon.com) | **82%** | 43% | 89% | 94% | 90% | 67% | 72% | 21% |
| 2 | [Supabase](https://supabase.com) | **79%** | 18% | 86% | 93% | 88% | 59% | 72% | 16% |
| 3 | [Amazon RDS](https://aws.amazon.com) | **61%** | 21% | 57% | 76% | 67% | 40% | 67% | 11% |
| 4 | [Google Cloud SQL](https://cloud.google.com) | **37%** | 1% | 20% | 56% | 35% | 27% | 50% | 10% |
| 5 | [DigitalOcean](https://digitalocean.com) | **33%** | 5% | 22% | 36% | 41% | 18% | 50% | 9% |
| 6 | [Render](https://render.com) | **25%** | 0% | 23% | 37% | 30% | 14% | 22% | 9% |
| 7 | [Aiven](https://aiven.io) | **21%** | 5% | 19% | 27% | 24% | 0% | 33% | 10% |
| 8 | [Railway](https://railway.com) | **20%** | 1% | 26% | 28% | 22% | 8% | 17% | 10% |
| 9 | [Crunchy Data](https://crunchydata.com) | **19%** | 0% | 32% | 32% | 11% | 4% | 17% | 5% |
| 10 | [PlanetScale](https://planetscale.com) | **15%** | 0% | 10% | 46% | 14% | 4% | 0% | 7% |
| 11 | [Prisma Postgres](https://prisma.io) | **12%** | 0% | 9% | 14% | 6% | 7% | 22% | 22% |
| 12 | [Heroku](https://heroku.com) | **6%** | 1% | 1% | 8% | 3% | 4% | 17% | 4% |
| 13 | [Azure Database for PostgreSQL](https://azure.microsoft.com) | **6%** | 0% | 6% | 12% | 6% | 8% | 0% | 1% |
| 14 | [Xata](https://xata.io) | **3%** | 0% | 3% | 6% | 1% | 0% | 6% | 1% |
| 15 | [Tiger Data](https://tigerdata.com) | **2%** | 0% | 0% | 2% | 3% | 0% | 6% | 1% |

## By assistant

| Assistant | Model | Answers | Brands per answer | Sources per answer |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| ChatGPT | ChatGPT app | 200 | 4 | 3.7 |
| Claude | `anthropic/claude-opus-5.5` | 200 | 5.7 | 6.7 |
| Gemini | Gemini app | 200 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
| Perplexity | `perplexity/sonar` | 200 | 2.6 | 10.9 |
| AI Overview | Google Search | 18 | 4.5 | 8.5 |

ChatGPT, Gemini and Google were read from the consumer apps in the US, so their underlying models are not reported. Claude and Perplexity were asked through their APIs with web search. Earlier editions asked every assistant through its API, so changes from those editions are not like-for-like.

## Prompts

The 20 questions we asked, with the brand named first most often and the others that came up.

| # | Prompt | Named first | Also named |
| ---: | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | best postgres hosting | **Neon** | Supabase, Amazon RDS, DigitalOcean, Google Cloud SQL, +9 more |
| 2 | what's the best postgres host for a small team with no devops person | **Supabase** | Neon, DigitalOcean, Render, Amazon RDS, +8 more |
| 3 | best postgres hosting with predictable monthly pricing | **DigitalOcean** | Neon, Supabase, Render, Crunchy Data, +8 more |
| 4 | what's the best postgres provider | **Neon** | Supabase, Amazon RDS, DigitalOcean, Google Cloud SQL, +7 more |
| 5 | i'm building an ai app and need postgres with pgvector, what should i use | **Supabase** | Neon, Amazon RDS, Google Cloud SQL, Crunchy Data, +7 more |
| 6 | best managed postgres for an early stage startup | **Neon** | Supabase, Amazon RDS, Google Cloud SQL, Render, +7 more |
| 7 | cheapest managed postgres in europe | **Aiven** | Neon, Supabase, DigitalOcean, Amazon RDS, +7 more |
| 8 | i need postgres for my saas, what should i use | **Supabase** | Neon, Amazon RDS, Google Cloud SQL, Railway, +6 more |
| 9 | which managed postgres has the most reliable backups and uptime | **Amazon RDS** | Google Cloud SQL, Neon, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, Supabase, +5 more |
| 10 | how do i get a postgres database for my django app | **Neon** | Supabase, Render, Railway, Amazon RDS, +5 more |
| 11 | best postgres for a next.js app | **Neon** | Supabase, Railway, Amazon RDS, Prisma Postgres, +5 more |
| 12 | best postgres for a hobby project | **Neon** | Supabase, Aiven, Railway, Render, +5 more |
| 13 | best managed postgres for a read heavy production app | **Amazon RDS** | Google Cloud SQL, Neon, Supabase, Crunchy Data, +5 more |
| 14 | is it worth paying for managed postgres or should i just self-host it | **Amazon RDS** | Neon, Supabase, DigitalOcean, Render, +4 more |
| 15 | which postgres host has the best free tier | **Neon** | Supabase, Aiven, Prisma Postgres, Render, +4 more |
| 16 | which postgres provider scales best when my app grows | **Amazon RDS** | Neon, Supabase, Google Cloud SQL, PlanetScale, +3 more |
| 17 | which postgres provider supports database branching for preview deployments | **Neon** | Supabase, PlanetScale, Xata, Amazon RDS, +3 more |
| 18 | i need to migrate an existing postgres database with minimal downtime | **Amazon RDS** | Google Cloud SQL, Heroku, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, Supabase, +2 more |
| 19 | what's the best serverless postgres right now | **Neon** | Supabase, Amazon RDS, PlanetScale, Prisma Postgres |
| 20 | what's the easiest way to spin up postgres for a prototype | **Neon** | Supabase, Aiven, Render, Prisma Postgres |

## What the assistants say

### Neon

> Neon is my default because its separation of storage and compute, scale-to-zero, and database branching make it particularly attractive for modern application development. [4][1]
>
> ChatGPT, asked "what's the best serverless postgres right now"

> Neon: Best for serverless and workloads that come and go.
>
> Claude, asked "what's the best postgres provider"

> Neon (Best for serverless & scaling to zero): Neon offers a serverless Postgres architecture with native pgvector support.
>
> Gemini, asked "i'm building an ai app and need postgres with pgvector, what should i use"

### Supabase

> Supabase - Best if you want Postgres plus authentication, APIs, storage, and other backend features.
>
> ChatGPT, asked "what's the best postgres host for a small team with no devops person"

> Supabase: Best for full-stack apps that need auth and APIs built in.
>
> Claude, asked "what's the best postgres provider"

> Supabase (Best for Rapid Development & Serverless)
>
> Gemini, asked "i'm building an ai app and need postgres with pgvector, what should i use"

### Amazon RDS

> AWS RDS for PostgreSQL - mature, dependable, and a very strong default for production workloads.
>
> ChatGPT, asked "which managed postgres has the most reliable backups and uptime"

> AWS RDS / Aurora, Google Cloud SQL / AlloyDB, or Azure: These are the safe default when your app already runs on that cloud and you need compliance, high availability and integration with your other services.
>
> Claude, asked "best postgres hosting"

> AWS RDS / Amazon Aurora: RDS is the ultimate dependable enterprise default.
>
> Gemini, asked "what's the best postgres provider"

### Google Cloud SQL

> Google Cloud SQL -- best straightforward managed PostgreSQL
>
> ChatGPT, asked "which managed postgres has the most reliable backups and uptime"

> AlloyDB (Google Cloud): best if you're on GCP or your reads lean analytical
>
> Claude, asked "best managed postgres for a read heavy production app"

> Google Cloud SQL: The default choice for GCP-native apps, offering solid automated backups and high availability tiers.
>
> Gemini, asked "best postgres hosting"

### DigitalOcean

> DigitalOcean Managed Databases -- Best for simplicity
>
> ChatGPT, asked "what's the best postgres provider"

> DigitalOcean Managed Databases: Best for predictable billing.
>
> Claude, asked "best postgres hosting"

> DigitalOcean Managed PostgreSQL is the strongest default if you want a predictable monthly bill.
>
> Perplexity, asked "best postgres hosting with predictable monthly pricing"

## Cited sources

The domains the assistants link to most, by share of answers that cite them at least once, averaged across the assistants.

| # | Domain | Cited in | ChatGPT | Claude | Gemini | Perplexity | AI Overview | Top page |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | [clickhouse.com](https://clickhouse.com) | **23%** | 14% | 4% | 3% | 55% | 39% | [How to choose the right managed Postgres provider in 2026 \| Engineering \| ClickHouse Resource Hub \| ClickHouse](https://clickhouse.com/resources/engineering/choose-managed-postgresql-provider) |
| 2 | [prisma.io](https://prisma.io) | **22%** | 21% | 15% | 1% | 50% | 22% | [Serverless Postgres compared (2026): Neon, Supabase, Amazon RDS/Aurora and Prisma Postgres](https://www.prisma.io/blog/serverless-postgres) |
| 3 | [encore.dev](https://encore.dev) | **21%** | 14% | 23% | 3% | 41% | 28% | [Best PostgreSQL Hosting in 2026: Managed Postgres Compared - Encore](https://encore.dev/articles/best-postgresql-hosting) |
| 4 | [neon.com](https://neon.com) | **21%** | 6% | 28% | 5% | 45% | 22% | [Best Postgres hosting for SaaS and AI agents (2026) - Neon](https://neon.com/guides/best-postgres-hosting-saas-and-ai-agents-2026) |
| 5 | [dev.to](https://dev.to) | **17%** | 0% | 35% | 17% | 8% | 28% | [Neon vs Supabase vs PlanetScale vs AWS - DEV Community](https://dev.to/kubeden/neon-vs-supabase-vs-planetscale-vs-aws-what-postgres-costs-in-2026-59o5) |
| 6 | [supabase.com](https://supabase.com) | **16%** | 39% | 12% | 4% | 15% | 11% | [Hosted Postgres \| Supabase](https://supabase.com/solutions/hosted-postgres) |
| 7 | [dreamlit.ai](https://dreamlit.ai) | **14%** | 2% | 8% | 27% | 10% | 22% | [10 Best Managed Postgres Providers Compared (2026)](https://dreamlit.ai/blog/top-10-managed-postgres-providers) |
| 8 | [bytebase.com](https://bytebase.com) | **13%** | 1% | 15% | 14% | 15% | 22% | [PostgreSQL Hosting Options in 2026: Pricing Comparison](https://www.bytebase.com/blog/postgres-hosting-options-pricing-comparison/) |
| 9 | [reddit.com](https://reddit.com) | **13%** | 0% | 10% | 1% | 0% | 56% | [Does Hetzner offer managed Databases (PostgreSQL) by any ...](https://www.reddit.com/r/hetzner/comments/1js4nfa/does_hetzner_offer_managed_databases_postgresql/) |
| 10 | [github.com](https://github.com) | **11%** | 25% | 9% | 2% | 5% | 17% | [website/content/faqs/managed-postgres-services-pay-active-compute.md at main - neondatabase/website - GitHub](https://github.com/neondatabase/website/blob/main/content/faqs/managed-postgres-services-pay-active-compute.md) |

## More reports

- [AI visibility](https://www.usenotra.com/state-of-ai-search/ai-visibility/2026-11?ntr=XHLLZUYmus3Dnhux): Peec AI leads with 60%
- [App hosting](https://www.usenotra.com/state-of-ai-search/app-hosting/2026-11?ntr=XHLLZUYmus3Dnhux): Render leads with 75%
- [Auth](https://www.usenotra.com/state-of-ai-search/auth/2026-11?ntr=XHLLZUYmus3Dnhux): Clerk leads with 71%
- [Changelog](https://www.usenotra.com/state-of-ai-search/changelog/2026-11?ntr=XHLLZUYmus3Dnhux): Beamer leads with 55%
- [Email API](https://www.usenotra.com/state-of-ai-search/email-api/2026-11?ntr=XHLLZUYmus3Dnhux): Resend leads with 79%

All reports: https://www.usenotra.com/state-of-ai-search

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