PlanetScale
The database for developers.
Overview
PlanetScale is a MySQL-compatible, serverless database platform. It brings you scale, performance, and reliability — without sacrificing developer experience. Built on Vitess, PlanetScale provides the power of horizontal sharding, non-blocking schema changes, and many more powerful database features.
✨ Key Features
- Serverless MySQL platform
- Horizontal sharding with Vitess
- Non-blocking schema changes
- Database branching
- Built-in connection pooling
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Database branching workflow
- Powered by Vitess
- Developer experience
Unique Value: A serverless database platform that brings a Git-like workflow to database development, enabling safe schema migrations and high developer productivity.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
🏆 Alternatives
Offers a unique branching and schema migration workflow that is not found in other serverless databases.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Live Chat
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Team, Enterprise tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
Free tier: 1 database, 10 GB storage, 1 billion row reads/mo, 10 million row writes/mo.
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