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PlanetScale
World's fastest and most scalable cloud hosting for Vitess and Postgres databases.
8.2 /10
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Pricing
Hobby
Free
- 1 database
- 1 billion row reads/month
- 10 million row writes/month
- 5 GB storage
Scaler
$39/mo
- 10 databases
- 10 billion row reads/month
- 100 million row writes/month
- 50 GB storage
- Horizontal sharding
Enterprise
Custom
- Unlimited databases
- Custom limits
- Dedicated support
- SLA guarantees
- Private cloud options
Key Features
- Horizontal sharding with Vitess
- Postgres and MySQL support
- Blazing fast NVMe storage
- Database Traffic Control
- Branch-based development workflow
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Exceptional performance with unlimited IOPS
- Battle-tested technology from YouTube/Google
- Seamless horizontal scaling
- Developer-friendly branching model
- Used by major companies like GitHub, Slack
Cons
- Complex pricing structure
- Steep learning curve for Vitess
- Limited to MySQL and Postgres
- Can be expensive at scale
PlanetScale delivers enterprise-grade database performance with innovative features like horizontal sharding and branch-based development. While it has a learning curve and premium pricing, it's ideal for applications requiring massive scale and performance.
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