PlanetScale
by PlanetScale Inc.
4.4
David Kim
Product Reviewer
Starting Price
$39/mo
Free Trial
✓ Available
Free Plan
✗ No
Platforms
Web
What is PlanetScale?
PlanetScale brings database branching and non-blocking schema changes to MySQL, powered by Vitess — the same technology that scales YouTube's database. Developers can branch databases like Git branches.
Key Features
Database branching
Non-blocking schema changes
Vitess-powered scaling
MySQL compatibility
Automatic backups
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Database branching is game-changing
- Zero-downtime schema changes
- Proven scale (Vitess/YouTube)
- Great developer experience
Cons
- No foreign key support (by design)
Ratings
4.4
Overall
Reviewed by David Kim
Product Reviewer
Ease of Use
4.5
Customer Service
4.3
Best For
Development teams who want Git-like branching for databases with zero-downtime deployments and MySQL compatibility.
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Product Details
- Vendor
- PlanetScale Inc.
- Founded
- 2018
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, USA
- Starting Price
- $39/mo
- Pricing Model
- paid
- Free Trial
- ✓ Yes