Developer & InfrastructureChecked October 3, 2026

PlanetScale Pricing

PlanetScale · Developer & Infrastructure

Serverless MySQL platform built on Vitess (YouTube's original scaling infra). Positioned as the alternative to Amazon Aurora for teams that need horizontal scale with zero downtime schema changes. PS-5 cluster starts at $39/mo, HA clusters from $59/mo. Distinctive for branching + deploy requests (git-like workflow for schema changes). Killed its free tier in April 2024 — controversial move that drove users to Neon + Turso.

In other words, PlanetScale is worth it for developers who want serverless MySQL with branching (Git-like schema changes) and read replicas — particularly for high-traffic apps that outgrow shared Postgres. New $5/mo tier launched 2026 undercutting AWS RDS on entry pricing; Scaler adds more resources; Enterprise custom. Very easy setup with instant connection strings. Native integrations with Vercel, Next.js, Prisma, and popular ORMs. Downside: MySQL-only (no Postgres), and Vitess-based sharding adds complexity for edge cases.

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Pricing summary

Starting price

$5/mo

Pricing model

Per-user subscription

Per user / per month

Key limit

Varies by plan

Depends on tier

Free trial

Not applicable

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Alternatives to consider

Prefer Postgres or need scale-to-zero? Pick Neon or Supabase. Enterprise managed MySQL? RDS or Google Cloud SQL. Ultra-cheap serverless? Turso ($4.99 dev plan).

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Plan	Monthly	Annual	Key limit
Hobby	Free	Free	free tier, single database, limited resources
$5 PlanetScaleEntry tier	$5	$5	single node config, cheapest paid tier
Base (formerly Scaler Pro)	Custom	Custom	resource-based pricing, upsize/downsize instances as needed
Enterprise	Custom	Custom	volume commitments, dedicated support

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Price history

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Common questions about PlanetScale

Is PlanetScale worth it?: PlanetScale is worth it for developers who want serverless MySQL with branching (Git-like schema changes) and read replicas — particularly for high-traffic apps that outgrow shared Postgres. New $5/mo tier launched 2026 undercutting AWS RDS on entry pricing; Scaler adds more resources; Enterprise custom.
What are the pricing tiers of PlanetScale?: PlanetScale has 4 plans: Hobby (free), $5 PlanetScale ($5/mo), Base (formerly Scaler Pro) (free), Enterprise (custom).

Frequently asked questions

About PlanetScale pricing.

PlanetScale pricing starts at $5/month on monthly billing. Enterprise pricing is custom-quoted.

Free-plan and free-trial availability for PlanetScale isn't confirmed in our tracker yet.

PlanetScale has 4 publicly-priced tiers as of October 3, 2026:
• Hobby — free. free tier, single database, limited resources.
• $5 PlanetScale — $5/mo ($5/mo billed annually). single node config, cheapest paid tier.
• Base (formerly Scaler Pro) — custom-priced. resource-based pricing, upsize/downsize instances as needed.
• Enterprise — custom-priced. volume commitments, dedicated support.

Yes. PlanetScale has had 1 price change in the last 90 days. Most recent: Entry tier fell from $39 to $5/month on Nov 4, 2026. See full history at /tools/planetscale/price-history.

PlanetScale is on the lower end of Developer & Infrastructure pricing. Of the 43 Developer & Infrastructure tools we track with published entry prices, PlanetScale is among the 3 cheapest at $5/month. The cheapest option in this category is GitHub at $4/month.

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