PlanetScale
Hosted MySQL with branching workflows.
Key features
- Horizontally shards MySQL and Postgres across many nodes
- Applies schema changes and version upgrades without downtime
- Automatic failover across three availability zones
- NVMe storage with unlimited IOPS on Metal
- Read replicas, environment branches, and automated backups
- Category
- Dev Tools
- Who it's for
- Teams running MySQL or Postgres from small projects to large production workloads.
- Tags
- databaseworkflow-automationpostgreshostingstorageversion-control
- Website
- planetscale.com
- Listed
- 2026-09-15
Frequently asked questions
Is PlanetScale free?
No. PlanetScale is a paid product with no free plan listed on its site.
What is PlanetScale used for?
Hosted MySQL with branching workflows. Typical uses: horizontally shards MySQL and Postgres across many nodes; applies schema changes and version upgrades without downtime; automatic failover across three availability zones.
What are the best PlanetScale alternatives?
Alternatives in the same category include open_scion, Neon, Prisma, Supabase, GPTibo.
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