PlanetScale pricing
PlanetScale is a paid product. Starting price: $5/month (single-node Postgres).
PaidPrices last checked Oct 29, 2026
PlanetScale plans and prices
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PlanetScale pricing facts
1 of 1 verified- Starting price
- $5/month (single-node Postgres)
- Checked Oct 29, 2026planetscale.com(opens source in a new tab)
- “PlanetScale Postgres Single node Development and low-traffic production workloads. Starting at $5/month.”
PlanetScale alternatives by price
Starting prices from each app's own site, ranked by our alternatives score.
| App | Pricing | Price | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|
 Neon | Free plan + paid | — | $0, no time limit |
 CockroachDB | Paid | 30 days with $400 credit | No |
 Aiven | Free plan + paid | — | $0/month |
 Amazon RDS | Paid | $100 in credits for new AWS accounts, valid up to 12 months | MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQL Server Express |
 Supabase | Free plan + paid | — | $0/month, 2 active projects |
PlanetScale pricing: common questions
Is PlanetScale free?
No, PlanetScale is a paid product.
How much does PlanetScale cost?
Starting price: $5/month (single-node Postgres), according to planetscale.com (checked Oct 29, 2026). Prices can vary by country and billing period.
What are free alternatives to PlanetScale?
Free or freemium alternatives include Neon, Aiven and Supabase. Open-source options: Supabase.