Choose DigitalOcean Managed Postgres when you want a 1 GiB database at a flat $15.15/mo in the same account as your Droplets. Choose Neon when the database is often idle and you would rather pay $0.106 per CU-hour on Launch, with branching.
DigitalOcean Managed Postgres
Fixed-size Postgres in the same account as Droplets
From $15.15/mo
Strengths
The entry price is a monthly cap for a 1 GiB node
It lives in the same account as Droplets and App Platform
Limits
You pay for the node while the database is idle
A standby node for high availability is a second plan