--- title: "Announcing Neon Snapshots: A Smoother Path to Recovery" url: https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-neon-snapshots-a-smoother-path-to-recovery-6p6dlvonn source_url: https://neon.com/blog/announcing-neon-snapshots-a-smoother-path-to-recovery type: article source: "Neon" published: 2026-07-09T06:58:03.091Z updated: 2026-07-09T07:02:18.578Z tags: ["postgresql"] reading_time: 4 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Announcing Neon Snapshots: A Smoother Path to Recovery **[Neon](https://daily.dev/sources/neontech)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Neon has launched a Snapshots feature, now available in its Early Access Program. Snapshots let users capture point-in-time copies of a database's state and schema instantly with minimal performance impact. Unlike traditional backups (pg_dump), snapshots are lightweight and can be restored into a new branch for testing, debugging, or rollback without affecting the original branch. The post also compares Snapshots to Neon's existing Point-In-Time Restore (PITR): PITR is best for quickly reverting a branch with automatic connection switchover, while Snapshots are better suited for longer-term retention, compliance, archival, and pre-migration safety nets. Future improvements include scheduled snapshots, custom retention periods, and API/CLI support. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Three Ways to Use Your Snapshots](https://daily.dev/posts/three-ways-to-use-your-snapshots-cuqip9udd) · Neon · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Build Checkpoints For Your Agent Using Neon Snapshots](https://daily.dev/posts/build-checkpoints-for-your-agent-using-neon-snapshots-kdr5dutpp) · Neon · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#postgresql](https://daily.dev/tags/postgresql) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-neon-snapshots-a-smoother-path-to-recovery-6p6dlvonn)