# From Heroku to Neon: The dev.to Story

DevFeed: [From Heroku to Neon: The dev.to Story](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/from-heroku-to-neon-the-dev-to-story-5200.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://neon.com/blog/dev-from-heroku-to-neon>)

Author: Carlota Soto

Published: 2025-06-19T16:04:37Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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

Topics: [Databases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/databases.md>), [Heroku Postgres](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/heroku-postgres.md>), [Heroku](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/heroku.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>)

Tags: [case-studies](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/case-studies.md>), [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [database](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/database.md>), [developer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer.md>), [developer-experience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-experience.md>), [heroku](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/heroku.md>), [postgres](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/postgres.md>)

## AI overview

A case study of DEV's migration from Heroku Postgres to Neon as its developer community and database workload grew. It describes Heroku's scaling rigidity, unused capacity, limited replica options, operational overhead, and the search for a provider offering more flexible scaling and developer-focused capabilities.

## Source excerpt

"We didn't just want a better Postgres database, we wanted a partner who shared our focus on developers. With Neon, we finally have a setup that scales with our platform and our values." (Peter Frank, DEV Co-Founder) DEV needs no introduction. For millions of developers getting s...