# Empowering developers with production-like snapshots: how Snaplet uses Neon

DevFeed: [Empowering developers with production-like snapshots: how Snaplet uses Neon](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/empowering-developers-with-production-like-snapshots-how-snaplet-uses-neon-5243.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://neon.com/blog/empowering-developers-with-production-like-snapshots-how-snaplet-uses-neon>)

Author: Carlota Soto

Published: 2024-05-20T15:19:22Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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

Topics: [Testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/testing.md>), [Databases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/databases.md>), [cloud-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud-infrastructure.md>), [debugging](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/debugging.md>), [pii](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pii.md>), [datasets](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/datasets.md>), [Serverless](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/serverless.md>), [Developer experience](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/developer-experience.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>)

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## AI overview

Snaplet uses Neon's branching model and serverless Postgres to provide production-like database snapshots and realistic seed datasets for testing, debugging, local development, and staging. The approach uses anonymized data and isolated database copies to reduce the risks associated with sensitive production data.

## Source excerpt

"As soon as we found out about Neon's branching model with copy-on-write, we knew it was exactly what we were looking for" Julien Goux, Software Engineer at Snaplet Snaplet uses Neon to power its Snapshot feature. Neon's partnership plans make it possible to manage thousands of d...