PlanetScale
Hosted MySQL and Postgres built for scale
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PlanetScale provides managed, horizontally-sharded MySQL, Vitess, and Postgres databases with unlimited IOPS and high-availability.
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- Developers and teams needing scalable, high-performance cloud databases.
- pricing
- paid
Key features
- Horizontal sharding — Vitess and Neki enable explicit sharding for MySQL and Postgres across thousands of nodes.
- Branch-per-environment — Each branch runs on its own isolated cluster for safe schema changes.
- Unlimited IOPS on NVMe — PlanetScale Metal uses blazing-fast NVMe drives with unlimited IOPS.
- High-availability clusters — One primary and two replicas across three availability zones with automated failover.
- Built-in connection pooling — PgBouncer for Postgres and similar pooling for MySQL reduce connection overhead.
- Query Insights & observability — Integrated monitoring dashboards for Vitess, Neki, and Postgres workloads.
- Database Traffic Control™ — Set flexible budgets on query traffic to prevent runaway queries.
- Security & compliance — SOC 1/2, PCI DSS, HIPAA compliance with IP restrictions and private link options.
Use cases
- Scaling a high-traffic SaaS application beyond a single MySQL node.
- Running large-scale analytics workloads on sharded Postgres with low latency.
- Developing feature branches with isolated database environments and zero-downtime schema changes.
PlanetScale pricing
- Single-node Postgres$5/monthDevelopment and low-traffic workloads · Fully managed cluster · Includes backups
- PlanetScale Metal$50/monthNVMe storage with unlimited IOPS · High-availability 1 primary + 2 replicas · Best price-performance ratio
PlanetScale vs alternatives
 PlanetScale |  Neon |  Supabase |  Firebase |  Convex | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Sharded MySQL/Postgres with unlimited IOPS | Serverless Postgres | Open-source Postgres platform | Realtime NoSQL backend | Reactive TypeScript backend |
| Pricing | Paid | Subscription | Subscription | Subscription | Subscription |
| DevHunt upvotes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- PlanetScale vs Neon: Neon offers serverless Postgres with autoscaling but no built-in sharding or unlimited IOPS.
- PlanetScale vs Supabase: Supabase provides an open-source Postgres platform with auth and realtime, lacking Vitess/Neki sharding and Metal performance.
- PlanetScale vs Firebase: Firebase is a NoSQL backend focused on realtime data, not a relational sharded SQL database.
- PlanetScale vs Convex: Convex offers a reactive TypeScript backend with built-in data store, not a general-purpose sharded SQL engine.
PlanetScale FAQ
How does PlanetScale achieve zero-downtime schema changes?+
It uses Vitess/Neki branching and online schema change workflows that apply changes without taking the database offline.
What storage performance does PlanetScale Metal provide?+
Metal clusters run on NVMe drives with unlimited IOPS, delivering lower latency than typical cloud databases.
Can I run PlanetScale in my own cloud account?+
Yes, the PlanetScale Managed option lets you deploy the platform in your own AWS or GCP account while PlanetScale manages it.
What high-availability guarantees are offered?+
Multi-region clusters provide 99.999% SLA for multi-region and 99.99% for single-region, with automatic failover across three availability zones.
Is there a free tier for experimentation?+
PlanetScale offers a $5/month single-node Postgres plan suitable for development and prototyping.
Which monitoring tools can I integrate with?+
PlanetScale supports integrations with Datadog, Prometheus, pganalyze, and provides built-in Query Insights.
Summarized by DevHunt from planetscale.com · Oct 1, 2026. Details may change; check the official site.
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