PlanetScale
The database for developers.
Overview
PlanetScale is a serverless database platform that brings you a powerful, resilient, and easy-to-use database. It is built on top of Vitess, a database clustering system for horizontal scaling of MySQL. PlanetScale offers features like non-blocking schema changes, database branching, and a developer-friendly workflow that makes it easy to build and evolve your applications.
✨ Key Features
- Serverless
- MySQL compatibility
- Database branching and non-blocking schema changes
- Horizontal scaling with Vitess
- Developer-friendly workflow
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Database branching and non-blocking schema changes
- Powered by the battle-tested Vitess project
- Superior developer experience
Unique Value: A serverless database platform that brings a Git-like workflow to database development, enabling safe schema migrations and high developer productivity.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
🏆 Alternatives
Offers a unique branching and schema migration workflow that is not found in other serverless databases.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Live Chat
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Team, Enterprise tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
Free tier: 1 database, 10 GB storage, 1 billion row reads/mo, 10 million row writes/mo.
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