Comparison

Percona Server vs PlanetScale

On the evidence we track, PlanetScale leads this comparison with a composite score of 66/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Percona Server56
★PlanetScale66
Score
vioscaleAI score
Percona Server56 / 100low · 36%
PlanetScale66 / 100medium · 70%
Pricing
Free tier
Percona Server✓
PlanetScale✗
Model
Percona Servercommercial
PlanetScalecommercial
Price level
Percona Serverfree
PlanetScalelow
Starting price
Percona Server–
PlanetScale$5
Transparent
Percona Server✓
PlanetScale✗
Integrations
Count
Percona Server–
PlanetScale3
Security
Certifications
Percona Server–
Disclosure policy
Percona Server✓
PlanetScale✓
Gdpr
Percona Server–
PlanetScale✓
Hipaa
Percona Server–
PlanetScale✓
Pci
Percona Server–
PlanetScale✓
Scorecard
Percona Server6
PlanetScale–
Soc2
Percona Server–
PlanetScale✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Percona Server–
PlanetScale99.99
Status page
Percona Server✓
PlanetScale✓
Adoption
Github stars
Percona Server1,275
PlanetScale–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Percona Server33
PlanetScale–
Release
History
Percona Server2 items
PlanetScale–
Language
Primary
Percona ServerC++
PlanetScale–
Market
Availability
Percona Server–
Content
Faq
Percona Server3 items
PlanetScale7 items

Capabilities

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

Core
SQL model
Percona ServerFull SQL
PlanetScaleFull SQL
Transactions
ACID transactions
Percona ServerFull
PlanetScale-
Highest isolation level
Percona ServerSerializable
PlanetScale-
Consistency
Consistency
Percona ServerStrong
PlanetScale-
Scale
Horizontal scale
Percona ServerRead replicas
PlanetScaleSharded
Replication
Replication
Percona ServerSync
PlanetScale-
Availability
Automatic failover / HA
Percona Server✓
PlanetScale✓
Deployment
Deployment
Percona ServerSelf-hosted
PlanetScaleManaged
Serverless / scale-to-zero
Percona Server✗
PlanetScale-
Compatibility
Wire compatibility
Percona ServerMySQL protocol
PlanetScale-
Extensibility
Extensions / plugins / UDFs
Percona Server✓
PlanetScale✓
Licensing
Licence class
Percona ServerCopyleft
PlanetScaleProprietary
Data types
JSON / document support
Percona Server✓
PlanetScale-
Geo / spatial
Percona ServerNative
PlanetScale-

What each one is

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

Percona Server

An open-source MySQL-compatible database server designed for improved performance, scalability, and visibility. It provides integrated instrumentation for monitoring and advanced backup functionality for enterprise deployments.

Independently observed

PlanetScale

Leader

PlanetScale provides managed cloud database services optimized for performance and reliability. It offers sharded versions of MySQL and PostgreSQL that support horizontal scaling, zero-downtime operations including schema changes, automatic failover, and connection pooling.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Percona Server

Open sourceFree tier

Completely free and open source

as of verify ↗

PlanetScale

Leader
from $5/moSubscription

From $5/month. Private connection traffic $0.01/GB.

  • PostgresFrom $5/month
    • High availability
    • Automatic failover across three availability zones
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Percona Server–
PlanetScale✓
CLI
Percona Server–
PlanetScale✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Percona Server✓
PlanetScale✓
Self-hosted
Percona Server✓
PlanetScale✗

Integrations

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

Percona Server

Not documented yet.

PlanetScale

Leader
7 total
  • Vantage
  • Netlify
  • Debezium
  • Cursor
  • Codex
  • Terraform
  • Prometheus
Independently observed
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Percona Server or PlanetScale: which one depends on you

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