# Create Read Replicas in The Free Plan

DevFeed: [Create Read Replicas in The Free Plan](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/create-read-replicas-in-the-free-plan-5152.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://neon.com/blog/create-read-replicas-in-the-free-plan>)

Author: Brad Van Vugt

Published: 2024-10-23T16:02:29Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Blog -- Neon Docs](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-neon-docs.md>)

Topics: [Database](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/database.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>)

Tags: [architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/architecture.md>), [autoscaling](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/autoscaling.md>), [company](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/company.md>), [cost](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cost.md>), [news](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/news.md>), [replication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/replication.md>), [serverless](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/serverless.md>), [storage](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/storage.md>)

## AI overview

Neon announces that read replicas are available on its Free Plan. The article contrasts traditional log-based replication with Neon's shared-storage serverless design, emphasizing lower storage costs, scale-to-zero behavior, and fast replica creation.

## Source excerpt

We keep bringing you new things, following up on the 10/10 spirit. Today's news: read replicas are now available in the Free Plan. This is particularly great if you've been curious to test out how awesome they are. Why are we doing this? Read Replicas are just another way to use...