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Serverless MySQL platform. MySQL-compatible serverless database with branching, non-blocking schema changes, and horizontal scaling powered by Vitess.
What it does
The page describes PlanetScale as offering two separate products, a Vitess-based MySQL platform and a newer Postgres platform, plus a bring-your-own-cloud deployment option and an NVMe-based tier called Metal for additional performance.
Stated on the product site
- Pricing
- PlanetScale Postgres starts at $5 per month for a fully managed PostgreSQL cluster; the Metal tier starts at $50 per month.
- Deployment
- PlanetScale offers a range of deployment options, including a bring-your-own-cloud option called PlanetScale Managed, purchasable through the AWS or GCP Marketplace.
- Compliance
- PlanetScale lists SOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2+, HIPAA, and PCI DSS 4.0 compliance as a Level 1 Service Provider, with HIPAA Business Associate Agreements available on all plans.
- Integrations
- The Vitess product lists integrations with Fivetran, Airbyte, Hightouch, Datadog, Vantage, and Debezium.
Not stated on the site
- The page does not state pricing for the Vitess/MySQL product, only for the Postgres and Metal tiers.
- The page does not specify how the PlanetScale MCP server authenticates agent access or what actions it permits.
- The page does not give a general-availability date for Neki sharding beyond describing it as a private early access preview.
- The page does not list which cloud regions are supported beyond naming AWS and GCP for Postgres.
Written from the product site at planetscale.com.
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