Comparison

MySQL vs PlanetScale

On the evidence we track, PlanetScale leads this comparison with a composite score of 67/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

MySQL full profile →PlanetScale full profile →

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MySQL56

★PlanetScale67

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	MySQL	PlanetScaleLeader
Vioscale score	56 / 100medium · 51%	67 / 100medium · 70%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✗
Modelpricing.model	commercial	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	1
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	4.6	-
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=homebrew&package_name=mysql&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	-	99.99
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	664	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	12,407	-
Stackoverflow questionsadoption.stackoverflow_questions	230,000	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	2	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	90	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	GPL-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	C++	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide · HQ US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	8 items	-

Score

Vioscale score

MySQL56 / 100medium · 51%

PlanetScale67 / 100medium · 70%

Pricing

Free tier

MySQL✓

PlanetScale✗

Model

MySQLcommercial

PlanetScalecommercial

Price level

MySQLlow

PlanetScalelow

Transparent

MySQL✗

PlanetScale✓

Integrations

Count

MySQL–

PlanetScale1

Security

Disclosure policy

MySQL–

PlanetScale✓

Gdpr

MySQL–

PlanetScale✓

Hipaa

MySQL–

PlanetScale✓

Pci

MySQL–

PlanetScale✓

Scorecard

MySQL4.6

PlanetScale–

Soc2

MySQL–

PlanetScale✓

Vulnerabilities

MySQLCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=homebrew&package_name=mysql&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

PlanetScale–

Reliability

Sla pct

MySQL–

PlanetScale99.99

Status page

MySQL–

PlanetScale✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

MySQL664

PlanetScale–

Github stars

MySQL12,407

PlanetScale–

Stackoverflow questions

MySQL230,000

PlanetScale–

Activity

Commits last 30d

MySQL2

PlanetScale–

Release

Cadence days

MySQL90

PlanetScale–

License

Spdx

MySQLGPL-2.0

PlanetScale–

Language

Primary

MySQLC++

PlanetScale–

Market

Availability

MySQLAvailable worldwide

PlanetScaleAvailable worldwide · HQ US

Content

Faq

MySQL8 items

PlanetScale–

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Relational Databases
Capability	MySQL	PlanetScale
Core
SQL model	Full SQL	Full SQL
Transactions
ACID transactions	Full	-
Highest isolation level	Serializable	-
Consistency
Consistency	Strong	-
Scale
Horizontal scale	Natively distributed	Sharded
Replication
Replication	Async	-
Availability
Automatic failover / HA	✓	-
Deployment
Deployment	Self-hosted	Managed
Serverless / scale-to-zero	✓	-
Compatibility
Wire compatibility	MySQL protocol	-
Extensibility
Extensions / plugins / UDFs	✓	✓
Licensing
Licence class	Copyleft	Proprietary
Data types
JSON / document support	✓	-
Geo / spatial	-	-

Core

SQL model

MySQLFull SQL

PlanetScaleFull SQL

Transactions

ACID transactions

MySQLFull

PlanetScale-

Highest isolation level

MySQLSerializable

PlanetScale-

Consistency

MySQLStrong

PlanetScale-

Scale

Horizontal scale

MySQLNatively distributed

PlanetScaleSharded

Replication

MySQLAsync

PlanetScale-

Availability

Automatic failover / HA

MySQL✓

PlanetScale-

Deployment

MySQLSelf-hosted

PlanetScaleManaged

Serverless / scale-to-zero

MySQL✓

PlanetScale-

Compatibility

Wire compatibility

MySQLMySQL protocol

PlanetScale-

Extensibility

Extensions / plugins / UDFs

MySQL✓

PlanetScale✓

Licensing

Licence class

MySQLCopyleft

PlanetScaleProprietary

Data types

JSON / document support

MySQL✓

PlanetScale-

Geo / spatial

MySQL-

PlanetScale-

What each one is

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

MySQL

MySQL is an open-source SQL database management system that serves as the foundation for many web-based applications and cloud services. Available in both a free community edition and a commercial enterprise edition with advanced features and professional support.

Independently observed

PlanetScale

Leader

A cloud database platform offering both Vitess (MySQL-compatible with horizontal sharding) and Postgres databases for high-performance, large-scale workloads.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

MySQL

Open sourceFree tier

Community edition free; Enterprise/Standard/Classic editions require contacting sales

MySQL Community ServerFree
MySQL Enterprise EditionContact sales
MySQL Standard EditionContact sales
MySQL Classic EditionContact sales

as of 2026-07-08verify ↗

PlanetScale

Leader

from $5/moHybrid

From $5/month for Postgres Single Node. Resource-based pricing with pay-as-you-go for storage overage and egress.

Postgres Single NodeStarting at $5/month
Postgres MetalStarting at $50/month
Postgres HA (PS-5 example)$15/month for PS-5 tier (1/16 vCPU, 512MB RAM, 10GB storage, 3 nodes, 99.99% SLA)
VitessCustom pricing based on cluster size, VTGate configuration, and storage
EnterpriseContact sales

as of 2026-08-03verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	MySQL	PlanetScale
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

MySQL✓

PlanetScale✓

CLI

MySQL✗

PlanetScale✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

MySQL✓

PlanetScale✓

Self-hosted

MySQL✓

PlanetScale✗

Integrations

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

MySQL

Not documented yet.

PlanetScale

Leader

1 total

Vantage

Independently observed

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