---
title: Cloud Managed
sort: 120
section-id: installation
keywords: cloud, managed, NeuralDB Cloud, regions, tiers, SaaS
description: Setting up NeuralDB Cloud — the fully managed service with global regions and flexible tiers
language: en
---

# Cloud Managed

NeuralDB Cloud is the fully managed version of NeuralDB. It handles provisioning, patching, backups, monitoring, and scaling — so you can focus on building your application rather than managing database infrastructure.

## Getting Started

### 1. Create an Account

Sign up at [cloud.neuraldb.io](https://cloud.neuraldb.io). You can authenticate with Google, GitHub, or an email address.

### 2. Create a Cluster

Click **New Cluster** and configure:

- **Region**: choose the cloud region closest to your application servers
- **Tier**: select based on your workload requirements (see tier comparison below)
- **Storage**: initial storage allocation (can be scaled later)
- **High Availability**: enable for production workloads

### 3. Connect

Once the cluster is provisioned (typically under 3 minutes), your connection string appears in the dashboard:

```
postgresql://neuraldb:[password]@[cluster-id].cloud.neuraldb.io:5432/[database]?sslmode=require
```

Use this with any PostgreSQL-compatible driver or psql:

```bash
psql "postgresql://neuraldb:mypassword@abc123.cloud.neuraldb.io:5432/mydb?sslmode=require"
```

## Available Regions

| Region | Cloud Provider | Availability |
|--------|---------------|-------------|
| us-east-1 (N. Virginia) | AWS | GA |
| us-west-2 (Oregon) | AWS | GA |
| eu-west-1 (Ireland) | AWS | GA |
| eu-central-1 (Frankfurt) | AWS | GA |
| ap-northeast-1 (Tokyo) | AWS | GA |
| ap-southeast-1 (Singapore) | AWS | GA |
| us-central1 (Iowa) | GCP | Beta |
| europe-west4 (Netherlands) | GCP | Beta |
| eastus (Virginia) | Azure | Beta |

Multi-region replication is available on Business and Enterprise tiers.

## Pricing Tiers

### Starter

Free tier for development and experimentation.

| Resource | Limit |
|---------|-------|
| Storage | 5 GB |
| Vector dimensions | Up to 1536 |
| Max connections | 10 |
| PITR | No |
| HA | No |
| SLA | No |

### Developer

$29/month.

| Resource | Limit |
|---------|-------|
| vCPU | 2 dedicated |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 100 GB NVMe SSD |
| Connections | 100 |
| PITR | 7 days |
| HA | No |

### Business

$199/month.

| Resource | Limit |
|---------|-------|
| vCPU | 8 dedicated |
| RAM | 32 GB |
| Storage | 500 GB NVMe SSD |
| Connections | 500 |
| PITR | 30 days |
| HA | Yes (1 standby) |
| Read replicas | Up to 3 |
| SLA | 99.95% |

### Enterprise

Custom pricing for mission-critical applications.

## Connecting from Your Application

### Connection Pooling

NeuralDB Cloud includes PgBouncer-based connection pooling:

```
postgresql://neuraldb:[password]@[cluster-id]-pooler.cloud.neuraldb.io:5432/[database]
```

### SSL/TLS

All connections require TLS. Download the cluster CA certificate from the dashboard:

```
sslmode=verify-full&sslrootcert=/path/to/ca.pem
```

## Branching

Create instant copy-on-write clones of your production database:

```bash
neuraldb-cloud branch create staging --from production
```
