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PlanetScale Postgres

Managed PostgreSQL with single-node or HA clustering options

From $5/mo 3 tiers drop-in PostgreSQL wire protocol Fresh Transparency: A
View Pricing Page → Verified 2026-08-16
PlanetScale Postgres publishes an official pricing.md file — machine-readable pricing for AI agents and developer tools.

Pricing Tiers

Tier Price Includes Overage
Postgres EBS Non-HA
usage based
$5/mo
cluster-node: 1 nodes
Min Price Usd: 5
Max Price Usd: 1,867
Min Vcpu: 0.063
Max Vcpu: 32
Min Memory Gi B: 0.5
+1 more
cluster-node: $5 per nodes
Postgres EBS HA
usage based
$15/mo
cluster-node: 1 nodes
Min Price Usd: 15
Max Price Usd: 5,599
Min Vcpu: 0.063
Max Vcpu: 32
Min Memory Gi B: 0.5
+2 more
cluster-node: $15 per nodes
Postgres Metal
usage based
$50/mo
cluster-node: 1 nodes
Min Price Usd: 50
Max Price Usd: 94,429
Min Vcpu: 0.125
Max Vcpu: 192
Min Memory Gi B: 1
+4 more
cluster-node: $50 per nodes

Portability

Switching Cost
drop-in
Open Standard
PostgreSQL wire protocol
What You Lose
Managed HA clustering, EBS/Metal storage tier options, PlanetScale dashboard and metrics

Transparency Score

A
90/100
Pricing Transparency Score
PlanetScale Postgres Pricing Transparency: A
Score breakdown
Publishes pricing.md
30/30
Free tier available
0/10
All prices public
15/15
Usage pricing documented
15/15
Portability documented
10/10
Open standard
10/10
Recently verified
10/10

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