PlanetScale
Serverless MySQL database built for scale and developer experience.
About PlanetScale
PlanetScale is a serverless MySQL-compatible database platform built on Vitess (the technology that scales YouTube's database). It offers branching workflows, non-blocking schema changes, and horizontal sharding — bringing Git-like workflows to database management.
Key Features
- MySQL-compatible serverless database
- Database branching (like Git branches)
- Non-blocking schema changes
- Horizontal sharding with Vitess
- Query insights and analytics
- Automatic backups and point-in-time recovery
- Connection pooling
- PlanetScale Boost (query caching)
Pros
- Best developer experience for MySQL
- Non-blocking schema migrations are game-changing
- Horizontal scaling without application changes
- Built on battle-tested Vitess technology
Cons
- No free tier — starts at $39/month
- MySQL only — no PostgreSQL support
- Foreign key constraints require workarounds
Best Use Cases
- SaaS application databases
- High-traffic MySQL workloads
- Team database development workflows
- Horizontal scaling for growing apps
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Quick Info
- Website
- planetscale.com
- Founded
- 2018
- Company
- 100-200
- Pricing
- paid
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