PlanetScale alternatives

PlanetScale is listed under Dev Tools: Hosted MySQL with branching workflows. We compare it with 15 other Dev Tools tools that have researched data. 15 of them offer a free plan or are free to use (8 open source), and 0 are paid only. PlanetScale itself is paid.

Order: Sorted by how much you can use for free (free or open source first, then free plan with paid tiers, then paid only), then by the number of documented features, then alphabetically. No ratings or reviews are used.

Tool	Pricing	Free tier	Key features	Who it's for
PlanetScale this tool	Paid	No	Horizontally shards MySQL and Postgres across many nodes Applies schema changes and version upgrades without downtime Automatic failover across three availability zones	Teams running MySQL or Postgres from small projects to large production workloads.
open_scion	Free and open source	Yes	Clients fetch single objects and sparse trees instead of a full clone Blame, path history, and code search run on the server Lands a change with compare-and-swap instead of a merge queue	Developers running source control for coding agents.
Neon	Freemium (free plan + paid tiers)	Yes	Serverless Postgres with branching and separate storage and compute Managed user authentication included in every database Serverless functions that run beside the database	For developers building apps and agents that need a Postgres backend.
Prisma	Freemium (free plan + paid tiers) Paid plans from $10/month	Yes	Type-safe ORM defined by a declarative schema Managed Postgres with a preview database per branch Hosts Node.js, Bun, or Next.js apps beside Postgres	TypeScript developers and coding agents building and deploying apps.
Supabase	Freemium (free plan + paid tiers) Paid plans from $25/month	Yes	Every project includes a full Postgres database User sign-ups and logins with row level security Deploy custom code as edge functions without managing servers	Developers and teams building applications on Postgres.
GPTibo	Free and open source	Yes	Storefront for products, checkout, orders, and after-sales requests Admin for pricing, orders, refunds, partners, and notifications Partner desk with its own shop, branding, and custom domain	Developers self-hosting a digital-goods shop.
GitLab	Freemium (free plan + paid tiers) Paid plans from $29 per user/month, billed annually	Yes	Planning, source control, and CI/CD share one platform AI agents open merge requests, fix flaws, and review code Security scans, policies, and approvals run inside the pipeline	For individuals, teams, and enterprises that develop, secure, and operate software.
Notion	Freemium (free plan + paid tiers) Paid plans from $10 per member/month	Yes	Store notes, docs, and tasks in one workspace Search connected apps such as Slack and GitHub Agents complete multi-step tasks using workspace context	For individuals, small teams, growing businesses, and enterprises.
Redis	Freemium (free plan + paid tiers)	Yes	Sub-millisecond reads and writes for caching Event-driven messaging and data pipelines Persistent storage for application sessions	Developers building real-time apps and AI agents.
SkillSpector	Free and open source	Yes	Scans Git repositories, URLs, zip files, directories, or a single file Runs static checks and can add optional LLM semantic analysis Writes terminal, JSON, Markdown, or SARIF reports	Developers reviewing an AI agent skill before they install it.
Puter Everything	Free and open source	Yes	MIT monorepo that rebuilds proprietary apps as open-source alternatives Office apps include spreadsheet, documents, presentation, whiteboard, and PDF Also meetings, team chat, email, calendar, and other folders in src	Developers looking through Puter's open-source app rebuilds.
Astro	Free and open source	Yes	Renders components on the server and ships only needed JavaScript Loads content from the filesystem, an external API, or a CMS Organizes Markdown and MDX with TypeScript frontmatter checks	Developers building content-driven websites such as blogs, marketing sites, and e-commerce.
FluidVoice	Free and open source	Yes	Turns speech into text on the Mac without the cloud Runs voice commands to open apps and trigger shortcuts Writes or rewrites text in fields inside other apps	Mac users who want on-device voice dictation.
Kubernetes	Free and open source	Yes	Rolls out changes gradually and rolls back when health checks fail Assigns pod IPs and one DNS name, and load-balances across them Mounts local, cloud, or network storage such as iSCSI and NFS	People who deploy and run containerized applications, from local tests to global enterprises.
PostgreSQL	Free and open source	Yes	Open source object-relational database system Official documentation covers install and everyday use Numbered releases available to download, including beta previews	For people learning the system or running it for application workloads, including production.
Linear	Freemium (free plan + paid tiers) Paid plans from $10 per user/month, billed yearly	Yes	Turn chats and customer feedback into routed, labeled issues Plan work with initiatives, roadmaps, and up-to-date PRDs Assign issues to an agent that codes and opens pull requests	Product development teams that plan and build with people and AI agents.

PlanetScale alternatives: FAQ

What are the best PlanetScale alternatives?

open_scion, Neon, Prisma, Supabase, GPTibo, GitLab, Notion, Redis, SkillSpector, Puter Everything, Astro, FluidVoice, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, Linear are the PlanetScale alternatives in our directory that have researched data. They are ordered by how much you can use for free, then by documented features. No ratings or reviews are used, so the order is not a quality ranking.

Is there a free alternative to PlanetScale?

open_scion (free and open source), Neon (freemium (free plan + paid tiers)), Prisma (freemium (free plan + paid tiers)), Supabase (freemium (free plan + paid tiers)), GPTibo (free and open source), GitLab (freemium (free plan + paid tiers)), Notion (freemium (free plan + paid tiers)), Redis (freemium (free plan + paid tiers)), SkillSpector (free and open source), Puter Everything (free and open source), Astro (free and open source), FluidVoice (free and open source), Kubernetes (free and open source), PostgreSQL (free and open source), Linear (freemium (free plan + paid tiers)). Free tiers can change, so check each site.