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How Neon’s scores are calculated

The full audit trail, recomputed from the verdict data at build time through the same code that produced the leaderboard: verdict × quality × story weight per cell, cells sum to dimension scores, dimensions blend into the PA Score. Every number on the product page is reproducible from this page alone; for why the formula looks like this, see the methodology.

verdict factors: full ×1.0 · partial ×0.6 · disputed ×0.3 · none ×0.0 · n/a excluded from both sides · cell points = weight × quality × factor · cell max = weight × 10

PA Score38/100

Agent-ready 62.8 × 0.30 = 18.84

API quality 37.1 × 0.20 = 7.42

Openness 51.8 × 0.20 = 10.36

Built-in AI 8.0 × 0.15 = 1.20

Automation 0.0 × 0.15 = 0.00

(18.84 + 7.42 + 10.36 + 1.20 + 0.00) ÷ (0.30 + 0.20 + 0.20 + 0.15 + 0.15) = 37.82 ÷ 1.00 = 37.8

Scores are stored to 1 decimal; the product page’s pills round to whole numbers for display. Each dimension below shows the stories, verdicts, and cited evidence behind its number.

Agent-ready62.8/100×0.30 of the PA blend

Outside-in: can YOUR agent reach and drive this product — API, MCP, CLI, headless runs, agent docs.

Point an agent at llms.txt or agent-oriented docsweight 2

2 (weight) × 9 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 18.0 of 20 max

  • [probe] https://neon.com/llms.txt“PROBE llms.txt: HTTP 200 at https://neon.com/llms.txt # Neon Postgres > Neon is a complete set of cloud backend primitives built around Lakebase Postgres, for developers, st”
  • [probe] https://neon.com/docs/introduction.md“PROBE docs-md: HTTP 200 at https://neon.com/docs/introduction.md > Full Neon documentation index: https://neon.com/docs/llms.txt > Summary: Neon documentation root covers the full Neon”

Run the product headlessly / in CI for automationweight 2

2 (weight) × 7 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 14.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/cli“Neon CLI”
  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/cli“Neon CLI - Neon Docs”
  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/reference/api“Neon API”
  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/reference/api“Neon API - Neon Docs”
  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/guides/neon-github-integration“The Neon GitHub integration”
  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/guides/neon-github-integration“The Neon GitHub integration - Neon Docs”
  • [probe] https://neon.com/docs/cli“official CLI documented at https://neon.com/docs/cli”
  • [probe] https://neon.com/docs/cli/install“PROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-06): the official Neon CLI ran keylessly from npm — `npx -y neon@latest --version` printed `4.14.1` with no account (the npm package was renamed neonctl → neon; the binary is invoked as `neon`).”

Plug MCP servers into this product so it can use their toolsweight 3

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Connect an agent via an official MCP serverweight 3

3 (weight) × 8 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 24.0 of 30 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/ai/neon-mcp-server“Neon MCP Server overview”
  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/ai/neon-mcp-server“Neon MCP Server overview - Neon Docs”
  • [probe] https://neon.com/docs/ai/neon-mcp-server“official MCP server documented at https://neon.com/docs/ai/neon-mcp-server”
  • [probe] https://neon.com/docs/ai/neon-mcp-server“PROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-06): keyless JSON-RPC initialize POST to the hosted MCP server https://mcp.neon.tech/mcp returned HTTP 401 with WWW-Authenticate Bearer and resource_metadata pointing at https://mcp.neon.tech/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp — the documented remote MCP endpoint is live and speaks the MCP OAuth flow.”

Use an official CLIweight 2

2 (weight) × 9 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 18.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/cli“Neon CLI”
  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/cli“Neon CLI - Neon Docs”
  • [probe] https://neon.com/docs/cli“official CLI documented at https://neon.com/docs/cli”
  • [probe] https://neon.com/docs/cli/install“PROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-06): the official Neon CLI ran keylessly from npm — `npx -y neon@latest --version` printed `4.14.1` with no account (the npm package was renamed neonctl → neon; the binary is invoked as `neon`).”

Drive the product through a documented public APIweight 3

3 (weight) × 9 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 27.0 of 30 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/reference/api“Neon API”
  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/reference/api“Neon API - Neon Docs”
  • [probe] https://neon.com/openapi.json“PROBE openapi: HTTP 200 at https://neon.com/openapi.json — contains "openapi" key”
  • [probe] https://neon.com/llms.txt“PROBE llms.txt: HTTP 200 at https://neon.com/llms.txt # Neon Postgres > Neon is a complete set of cloud backend primitives built around Lakebase Postgres, for developers, st”
  • [probe] https://neon.com/docs/introduction.md“PROBE docs-md: HTTP 200 at https://neon.com/docs/introduction.md > Full Neon documentation index: https://neon.com/docs/llms.txt > Summary: Neon documentation root covers the full Neon”

Issue scoped/least-privilege API credentials for an agentweight 2

2 (weight) × 4 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 4.8 of 20 max

  • [probe] https://neon.com/docs/ai/neon-mcp-server“PROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-06): keyless JSON-RPC initialize POST to the hosted MCP server https://mcp.neon.tech/mcp returned HTTP 401 with WWW-Authenticate Bearer and resource_metadata pointing at https://mcp.neon.tech/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp — the documented remote MCP endpoint is live and speaks the MCP OAuth flow.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/workflows/claimable-database-integration“Claimable database integration guide”
  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/reference/api“Neon API”
  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/ai/neon-mcp-server“Neon MCP Server overview - Neon Docs”

Build against official SDKsweight 2

2 (weight) × 6 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 7.2 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/serverless/serverless-driver“Neon serverless driver”
  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/reference/api“Neon API”
  • [probe] https://neon.com/openapi.json“PROBE openapi: HTTP 200 at https://neon.com/openapi.json — contains "openapi" key”
  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/cli“Neon CLI”
  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/ai/neon-mcp-server“Neon MCP Server overview”

Subscribe to events via webhooksweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Agent-ready = 113.0 ÷ 180 × 100 = 62.8

API quality37.1/100×0.20 of the PA blend

The programmable surface once an agent is there — machine-readable spec, interactive docs, sandbox, versioning discipline.

Explore an interactive API reference with runnable examplesweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/reference/api“Neon API”
  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/reference/api“Neon API - Neon Docs”
  • [probe] https://neon.com/openapi.json“PROBE openapi: HTTP 200 at https://neon.com/openapi.json — contains "openapi" key”

Download a machine-readable API spec (OpenAPI or equivalent)weight 2

2 (weight) × 9 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 18.0 of 20 max

  • [probe] https://neon.com/openapi.json“PROBE openapi: HTTP 200 at https://neon.com/openapi.json — contains "openapi" key”
  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/reference/api“Neon API”
  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/reference/api“Neon API - Neon Docs”

Test against a sandbox environment without touching production dataweight 1

1 (weight) × 8 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 8.0 of 10 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/introduction/branching“Branching - Neon Docs”
  • [community] https://hn.algolia.com/api/v1/items/40040593“We use NeonDB in production and I the use of the term "branching" intuitive. We can branch off the main database to test things out, and periodically reset the branch to its parent.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/postgres/backup-restore/branch-restore“Instant restore”
  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/workflows/claimable-database-integration“Claimable database integration guide”
  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com“Lakebase Postgres. Serverless database that scales and branches with your app.”

Rely on versioned APIs with a documented deprecation policyweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/reference/api“Neon API”
  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/reference/api“Neon API - Neon Docs”
  • [probe] https://neon.com/openapi.json“PROBE openapi: HTTP 200 at https://neon.com/openapi.json — contains "openapi" key”

API quality = 26.0 ÷ 70 × 100 = 37.1

Openness51.8/100×0.20 of the PA blend

Can you leave, inspect, or self-host — data export, open source, portability.

Do everything through the API that I can do in the UIweight 2

2 (weight) × 8 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 16.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/reference/api“Neon API”
  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/reference/api“Neon API - Neon Docs”
  • [probe] https://neon.com/openapi.json“PROBE openapi: HTTP 200 at https://neon.com/openapi.json — contains "openapi" key”
  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/cli“Neon CLI”
  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/cli“Neon CLI - Neon Docs”
  • [probe] https://neon.com/docs/cli“official CLI documented at https://neon.com/docs/cli”
  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/ai/neon-mcp-server“Neon MCP Server overview”
  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/ai/neon-mcp-server“Neon MCP Server overview - Neon Docs”
  • [probe] https://neon.com/docs/ai/neon-mcp-server“official MCP server documented at https://neon.com/docs/ai/neon-mcp-server”
  • [probe] https://neon.com/docs/cli/install“PROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-06): the official Neon CLI ran keylessly from npm — `npx -y neon@latest --version` printed `4.14.1` with no account (the npm package was renamed neonctl → neon; the binary is invoked as `neon`).”
  • [probe] https://neon.com/docs/ai/neon-mcp-server“PROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-06): keyless JSON-RPC initialize POST to the hosted MCP server https://mcp.neon.tech/mcp returned HTTP 401 with WWW-Authenticate Bearer and resource_metadata pointing at https://mcp.neon.tech/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp — the documented remote MCP endpoint is live and speaks the MCP OAuth flow.”

Export all of my data in open formats and leaveweight 3

3 (weight) × 5 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 9.0 of 30 max

  • [github] https://github.com/neondatabase/neon“connect to it with your preferred Postgres client (psql, dbeaver, etc) or use the online SQL Editor”
  • [github] https://github.com/neondatabase/neon“Neon is an open-source serverless Postgres database platform. It separates storage and compute”
  • [github] https://github.com/neondatabase/neon“Neon is an open-source serverless Postgres database platform.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com“Object Storage. S3-compatible blob storage that branches with your projects.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com“Managed Better Auth. Authentication with users and sessions stored in Postgres.”

Read the product's source under an open licenseweight 2

2 (weight) × 8 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 16.0 of 20 max

  • [github] https://github.com/neondatabase/neon“Neon is an open-source serverless Postgres database platform. It separates storage and compute”
  • [github] https://github.com/neondatabase/neon“Neon is an open-source serverless Postgres database platform.”
  • [github] https://github.com/neondatabase/neon“Alternatively, compile and run the project locally.”
  • [github] https://github.com/neondatabase/neon“Alternatively, compile and run the project locally (#running-local-installation).”
  • [github] https://github.com/neondatabase/neon“Neon can be run on a workstation for small experiments and to test code changes”

Self-host the core productweight 3

3 (weight) × 6 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 10.8 of 30 max

  • [github] https://github.com/neondatabase/neon“Neon can be run on a workstation for small experiments and to test code changes”
  • [github] https://github.com/neondatabase/neon“Alternatively, compile and run the project locally.”
  • [github] https://github.com/neondatabase/neon“Neon is an open-source serverless Postgres database platform. It separates storage and compute”
  • [github] https://github.com/neondatabase/neon“Alternatively, compile and run the project locally (#running-local-installation).”
  • [community] https://hn.algolia.com/api/v1/items/40040593“For us that self-host, the architecture of building cold storage on top of Object Storage and warm storage on top of NVMEs is unbeatable. It enables us to build a much more cost-effective offering while keeping Postgres as our database.”

Openness = 51.8 ÷ 100 × 100 = 51.8

Built-in AI8.0/100×0.15 of the PA blend

Inside-out: how agentic the product itself is for its users — built-in assistants, autonomous features.

Get AI-generated insights and suggestions from my data inside the productweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com“AI Gateway. All models, one API, one bill. Powered by Databricks.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/extensions/pgvector“The pgvector extension”
  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/ai/neon-mcp-server“Neon MCP Server overview - Neon Docs”

Set up automations that run autonomously in the backgroundweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com“Functions. Long-running, without timeouts, and closer to your database.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/ai/neon-mcp-server“Neon MCP Server overview”
  • [probe] https://neon.com/docs/ai/neon-mcp-server“PROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-06): keyless JSON-RPC initialize POST to the hosted MCP server https://mcp.neon.tech/mcp returned HTTP 401 with WWW-Authenticate Bearer and resource_metadata pointing at https://mcp.neon.tech/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp — the documented remote MCP endpoint is live and speaks the MCP OAuth flow.”

Delegate tasks to a built-in AI assistant inside the productweight 3

3 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 30 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com“AI Gateway. All models, one API, one bill. Powered by Databricks.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com“AI Gateway. All models, one API, one bill.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/ai/neon-mcp-server“Neon MCP Server overview”
  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/ai/neon-mcp-server“Neon MCP Server overview - Neon Docs”

Operate the product with natural-language commandsweight 2

2 (weight) × 6 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 7.2 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/ai/neon-mcp-server“Neon MCP Server overview - Neon Docs”
  • [claimed-docs] https://neon.com/docs/cli“Neon CLI - Neon Docs”
  • [probe] https://neon.com/docs/ai/neon-mcp-server“official MCP server documented at https://neon.com/docs/ai/neon-mcp-server”
  • [probe] https://neon.com/docs/cli“official CLI documented at https://neon.com/docs/cli”
  • [probe] https://neon.com/docs/cli/install“PROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-06): the official Neon CLI ran keylessly from npm — `npx -y neon@latest --version` printed `4.14.1` with no account (the npm package was renamed neonctl → neon; the binary is invoked as `neon`).”
  • [probe] https://neon.com/docs/ai/neon-mcp-server“PROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-06): keyless JSON-RPC initialize POST to the hosted MCP server https://mcp.neon.tech/mcp returned HTTP 401 with WWW-Authenticate Bearer and resource_metadata pointing at https://mcp.neon.tech/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp — the documented remote MCP endpoint is live and speaks the MCP OAuth flow.”

Built-in AI = 7.2 ÷ 90 × 100 = 8.0

Automation0.0/100×0.15 of the PA blend

Depth of automation primitives — rules, scheduling, bulk operations, webhooks.

Perform bulk operations across many items at onceweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Define rules that trigger actions automatically on eventsweight 3

3 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 30 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Schedule recurring jobs or workflowsweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Version, review, and roll back my automationsweight 1

1 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 10 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Automation = 0.0 ÷ 80 × 100 = 0.0