PlanetScale Vitess
MySQL-compatible distributed database with horizontal sharding via Vitess
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Verified 2026-10-11
PlanetScale Vitess publishes an official pricing.md file — machine-readable pricing for AI agents and developer tools.
Pricing Tiers
| Tier | Price | Includes | Overage |
|---|---|---|---|
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Vitess Non-Metal
usage based
|
$39/mo
|
cluster-node: 1 nodes
Min Price Usd: 39
Max Price Usd: 7,199
Min Vcpu: 0.125
Max Vcpu: 64
Min Memory Gi B: 1
+2 more
|
cluster-node: $39 per nodes
|
|
Vitess Metal
usage based
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$609/mo
|
cluster-node: 1 nodes
Min Price Usd: 609
Max Price Usd: 23,979
Min Vcpu: 2
Max Vcpu: 64
Min Memory Gi B: 16
+4 more
|
cluster-node: $609 per nodes
|
Portability
Switching Cost
moderate
Open Standard
MySQL wire protocol
What You Lose
Vitess horizontal sharding, non-blocking schema changes, managed HA clustering, metal storage tiers
Transparency Score
A
90/100
Pricing Transparency Score
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