$50 PlanetScale Metal
By Sam Lambert |
We’re making Metal's performance more accessible with a new entry point: $50/month. You can sign up here to be notified when the smaller Metal sizes are available. Additionally, we are launching much more granular storage sizing for Metal. Soon customers will be able to allocate CPU and Memory independently from storage size.
When PlanetScale Metal was announced we set a new bar for database performance inside AWS and GCP. Products like Cash App, Intercom, and Cursor have seen unprecedented performance improvements by running on Metal.
Metal performance
Our Metal benchmarks showed drastic drops in latency and increases in QPS compared to every provider we tested against. But the $600/month entry price often made it inaccessible to budget-conscious startups that would otherwise benefit from the performance improvements.
Pricing for smaller Metal sizes
Over the next couple of months, customers will be able to access the new M- class clusters starting at $50/month. These clusters will be available in both AWS and GCP and will have a smaller footprint than the current M- class clusters.
Unlimited I/O on every M- class means you can expect exceptional performance while your product grows. We've made it so you can interleave different amounts of disk size and vCPUs/RAM to meet your needs:
Available node types:
- M-10: 1/8 ARM vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 3 nodes
- M-20: 1/4 ARM vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 3 nodes
- M-40: 1/2 ARM vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 3 nodes
- M-80: 1 ARM vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 3 nodes
- M-160: 2 ARM vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 3 nodes
| Disk Size | M-10 | M-20 | M-40 | M-80 | M-160 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 GB | $50 | $80 | $150 | ||
| 25 GB | $60 | $90 | $160 | ||
| 50 GB | $80 | $110 | $180 | ||
| 100 GB | $110 | $140 | $200 | $320 | $570 |
| 200 GB | $180 | $210 | $270 | $390 | $630 |
| 400 GB | $330 | $460 | $680 | ||
| 800 GB | $530 | $650 | $890 | ||
| 1200 GB | $610 | $740 | $980 |
Smaller sizes are coming to Postgres first with smaller sizes for Vitess to follow. Our Vitess fleet is significantly larger than our Postgres fleet, so enabling smaller Metal sizes for Vitess will take more time.
We are excited to see what you build with this new level of performance. Sign up here to be notified when the smaller Metal sizes are available.