Case Study: Retool manages 300K+ Postgres databases with one engineer using the Neon API
Key results
The challenge
Retool wanted to offer each customer a dedicated Postgres database while keeping management overhead and idle-resource cost low across a very large fleet.
The solution
Retool automated virtually all database management through the Neon API and relied on Neon's scale-to-zero to avoid paying for idle databases, letting a single engineer operate the fleet.
“We've been able to automate virtually all database management tasks via the Neon API. This saved us a tremendous amount of time and engineering effort. The scale-to-zero functionality of Neon allows us to offer dedicated databases to our customers without worrying about the cost of idle resources”
HBHimanshu BhandohSoftware Engineer, Retool
The results, in context
Retool reported managing more than 300,000 Postgres databases with a single engineer by automating database management through the Neon API. Neon's scale-to-zero let it offer each customer a dedicated database without paying for idle resources.