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Comparison

MongoDB vs PlanetScale

No clear leader: MongoDB (75.6) and PlanetScale (72.6) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

MongoDB full profile →PlanetScale full profile →
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MongoDB76
PlanetScale73
Score
vioscaleAI score
MongoDB76 / 100medium · 72%
PlanetScale73 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
MongoDB✓
PlanetScale✗
Model
MongoDBfreemium
PlanetScalecommercial
Price level
MongoDBmid
PlanetScalelow
Starting price
MongoDB$25
PlanetScale$5
Transparent
MongoDB✓
PlanetScale✓
Integrations
Count
MongoDB6
PlanetScale2
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
MongoDB✓
PlanetScale✓
Fedramp
MongoDB✓
PlanetScale–
Gdpr
MongoDB✓
PlanetScale✓
Hipaa
MongoDB✓
PlanetScale✓
Iso27001
MongoDB✓
PlanetScale–
Pci
MongoDB✓
PlanetScale✓
Scorecard
MongoDB4.7
PlanetScale–
Soc2
MongoDB✓
PlanetScale✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
MongoDB99.99
PlanetScale99.99
Status page
MongoDB✓
PlanetScale✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
MongoDB8
PlanetScale–
Github stars
MongoDB28,533
PlanetScale–
Stackoverflow questions
MongoDB170,000
PlanetScale–
Activity
Commits last 30d
MongoDB100
PlanetScale–
Release
Cadence days
MongoDB30
PlanetScale–
License
Spdx
MongoDBSSPL-1.0
PlanetScale–
Language
Primary
MongoDBC++
PlanetScale–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
MongoDB8 items
PlanetScale7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for databases. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Data model
MongoDBDocument
PlanetScaleRelational
ACID transactions
MongoDB✓
PlanetScale-
SQL support
MongoDB✓
PlanetScale✓
Scale
Horizontal scaling / sharding
MongoDB✓
PlanetScale✓
Replication
MongoDB-
PlanetScale-
Query
Full-text search
MongoDB✓
PlanetScale-
Vector search
MongoDB✓
PlanetScale-
Deployment
Managed cloud offering
MongoDB✓
PlanetScale✓
Hosting
MongoDBCloud + self-hosted
PlanetScale-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

MongoDB

MongoDB is a fully managed cloud database that uses flexible document-based storage and supports complex queries, analytics, and advanced search capabilities including vector and full-text search functionality.

Independently observed

PlanetScale

PlanetScale is a database platform providing MySQL and PostgreSQL databases with horizontal scaling capabilities powered by Vitess clustering technology.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

MongoDB

from $25/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free M0 tier; flex clusters from $8/month; dedicated clusters from $25/month

  • M0Free
    • 512 MB storage
    • 32 MB sort memory
    • 100 operations per second
    • shared vCPU
    • replica set deployments
  • Flex Clusters$8 to $30 per month based on usage
  • Dedicated ClustersStarting at $25/month through $56.94/month for higher tiers
    • dedicated vCPUs
    • replica sets and sharded clusters
    • auto-scaling
    • fully featured Atlas access
as of verify ↗

PlanetScale

from $5/moSubscription

From $5/month for PostgreSQL. Instance-based pricing for Vitess plans.

  • Postgres$5/month
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
MongoDB✓
PlanetScale✓
CLI
MongoDB✓
PlanetScale✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
MongoDB✓
PlanetScale✓
Self-hosted
MongoDB✓
PlanetScale✗
On-premise
MongoDB✓
PlanetScale✗
Hybrid
MongoDB✓
PlanetScale✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

MongoDB

12 total
  • Vertex AI
  • BigQuery
  • Datastream
  • Google Kubernetes Engine
  • Looker
  • Apigee
  • Apache Kafka
  • Google Vertex AI
  • Google Cloud BigQuery
  • Google Cloud Datastream
  • Google Cloud Functions
  • Kubernetes
Independently observed

PlanetScale

5 total
  • Vantage
  • Netlify
  • Debezium
  • Cursor
  • Codex
Independently observed
Still deciding?

MongoDB or PlanetScale: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.