# Why We No Longer Lock Premium Features

DevFeed: [Why We No Longer Lock Premium Features](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/why-we-no-longer-lock-premium-features-5864.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://neon.com/blog/why-we-no-longer-lock-premium-features>)

Author: Monica Steinke

Published: 2025-09-04T16:01:18Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

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

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

Tags: [add-ons](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/add-ons.md>), [company](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/company.md>), [compliance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compliance.md>), [cost](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cost.md>), [database](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/database.md>), [enterprise](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/enterprise.md>), [features](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/features.md>), [model](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/model.md>), [postgres](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/postgres.md>), [product](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/product.md>), [saas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/saas.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that tiered enterprise plans and fixed-price add-ons make essential database features unfairly expensive for smaller customers. It says the company has moved to two fully usage-based plans with no monthly minimum.

## Source excerpt

Most database providers follow the classic SaaS playbook: bundle features into tiered plans with progressively higher monthly fees. This looks neat on a pricing page. Almost nobody questions this model, but it creates a quagmire inside product teams. We know it from experience, a...