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PlanetScale

Managed MySQL-compatible and Postgres database platform with horizontal sharding via Vitess

From $5/mo 5 tiers moderate PostgreSQL / MySQL Fresh Transparency: C
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Pricing Tiers

Tier Price Includes Overage
PS-5 Non-HA
flat rate
$5/mo
CPU: 0.063
Memory MB: 512
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PS-5 HA
flat rate
$15/mo
CPU: 0.063
Memory MB: 512
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PS-80 HA
flat rate
$148/mo
CPU: 1
Memory GB: 8
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PS-320 HA
flat rate
$570/mo
CPU: 4
Memory GB: 32
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PS-1280 HA
flat rate
$2265/mo
CPU: 16
Memory GB: 128
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Portability

Switching Cost
moderate
Open Standard
PostgreSQL / MySQL
What You Lose
Vitess horizontal sharding, PlanetScale branching, managed HA — data is standard Postgres/MySQL and exportable

Transparency Score

C
45/100
Pricing Transparency Score
PlanetScale Pricing Transparency: C
Score breakdown
✕ Publishes pricing.md
0/30
✕ Free tier available
0/10
✓ All prices public
15/15
✕ Usage pricing documented
0/15
✓ Portability documented
10/10
✓ Open standard
10/10
✓ Recently verified
10/10

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