PlanetScale for Startups
Focus on growing your company, not on managing database infrastructure. PlanetScale delivers fast, reliable database clusters that stay online — whether you're launching a brand new application or starting to scale.
Why PlanetScale for startups?
Fast and reliable from day one
- Get the fastest databases in the cloud
- Automatic failover across three availability zones
- Built by the teams behind GitHub, Slack, Twitter, and more
Affordable and transparent pricing
- Clusters start at less than $40 per month
- No hidden costs or surprise bills
- Pay-as-you-go or annual commitment discounts
Scale as you grow
- Easily scale up and down as your needs change
- No downtime or complex migrations
- From startup to enterprise without switching providers
Focus on your product
- Built-in tools for better database operations and monitoring
- Automated backups and point-in-time recovery
- First-class support from database experts
PlanetScale didn't just provide a database; they provided a partnership. Costs dropped from $900/mo to $90/mo (90% reduction!) and QPS jumped from 20 to 1000 (50x improvement!).
— Dhravya Shah @Supermemory
The performance and uptime with PlanetScale has honestly been sublime. We have never had to worry about that. It's been incredibly reliable from day 1 and we cannot recommend it more.
— Steven Tey @Dub
Choose your database
PlanetScale supports both Postgres and Vitess (MySQL-compatible), giving you flexibility for your stack.
Postgres
Fully managed Postgres built for high availability, performance, and reliability. With sharded Postgres via Neki on the horizon, you can scale without limits.
Perfect for:
- Modern applications on PostgreSQL
- Teams that want a reliable database for their customers
- Applications that are preparing for high growth
Key features:
- Advanced query insights for performance optimizations
- Automated backups and point-in-time recovery
- Automatic failovers with our custom Kubernetes operator
Vitess
MySQL at hyperscale. Built to handle petabytes of data and millions of QPS, Vitess is perfect for startups that anticipate massive growth. PlanetScale Vitess powers tier 0 workloads at Cursor, Block, Intercom, and more.
Perfect for:
- Applications requiring MySQL compatibility
- Startups planning for horizontal sharding on MySQL
- Teams migrating from existing MySQL/MariaDB providers
Key features:
- Horizontal sharding for unlimited scale
- MySQL wire protocol compatibility
- Online schema changes with zero downtime
Migration assistance and credits
Already have a database elsewhere? We offer migration assistance packages to help you move to PlanetScale with zero downtime.
Our team has helped hundreds of companies migrate from:
- Amazon RDS and Aurora
- Google Cloud SQL
- Supabase
- Neon
- Heroku
- And other managed database providers
Migration credits available: We can work with you to provide credits to help offset migration costs and get you started on PlanetScale. Contact us about migration options.
Simple, transparent pricing
Our pricing is straightforward and resource-based. High-availability clusters start at less than $40 per month, and you only pay for what you use.
What's included
- High availability by default: 1 primary + 2 replicas across 3 availability zones
- Automated backups: Point-in-time recovery for Postgres
- Branching: Create isolated environments for testing
- Monitoring: Built-in query insights and performance metrics
- Support: Access to our team of database experts
Flexible billing
- Pay-as-you-go: No long-term contracts required
- Annual commitments: Discounts starting at 10% for annual prepayment
- Consumption commitments: Additional discounts available for committing to annual resources
- No surprise charges: Transparent, predictable pricing
- Additional purchase options: Available for purchase in the AWS Marketplace and Google Cloud Marketplace
Trusted by growing startups
PlanetScale powers databases for startups and scale-ups across industries. Our customers include fast-growing companies who trust us with their most critical infrastructure, so you can feel confident that you're in good hands.
Our technology also powers Tier 0 databases at Block (Cash App), Slack, Etsy, and hundreds of other companies at scale.
Get started today
Join the startups building on PlanetScale. Sign up today or reach out to discuss migration assistance and credits.
Ready to get started?
- Sign up for free and create your first database in minutes
- Contact us to discuss migration support and startup credits
- Explore the docs to learn more about our platform