PlanetScale is a managed, MySQL-compatible database platform built on Vitess, the horizontal-scaling technology originally developed at YouTube. It adds developer-oriented features such as database branching and online schema changes, targeting developers who need scalable, schema-friendly databases. The platform is serverless in operation but proprietary, so it is not open-source or self-hostable, and runs as a single managed service rather than multi-cloud. PlanetScale discontinued its free Hobby tier in April 2024 and now offers paid plans only, placing it in the premium pricing tier. It carries SOC2, ISO27001, and HIPAA compliance.
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Overview
- Founded
- 2018
- Pricing tier
- High
- Startup-friendly
- Yes
- Enterprise-ready
- Yes
Managed database
- Engine type
- SQL
- Free tier
- No
- Serverless
- Yes
- Open-source
- No
- Self-hostable
- No
- Multi-cloud
- No