# PlanetScale vs YugabyteDB

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** PlanetScale

| Attribute | PlanetScale | YugabyteDB |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 65.7 (70% (medium)) | 53.3 (18% (low)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"PlanetScale is a database platform providing MySQL and PostgreSQL databases with horizontal scaling capabilities powered by Vitess clustering technology. It is indexed under Relational Databases.","source":"https://planetscale.com","question":"What is PlanetScale?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"PlanetScale is a paid product; published pricing starts at $5 per month. There is no free tier. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://planetscale.com/blog/amazon-aurora-pricing-the-many-surprising-costs-of-running-an-aurora-database","question":"How much does PlanetScale cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"PlanetScale supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://planetscale.com/blog/amazon-aurora-pricing-the-many-surprising-costs-of-running-an-aurora-database","question":"What platforms does PlanetScale support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for PlanetScale, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://planetscale.com/blog/amazon-aurora-pricing-the-many-surprising-costs-of-running-an-aurora-database","question":"Can PlanetScale be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 5 integrations for PlanetScale, including Vantage, Netlify, Debezium, Cursor and Codex. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://planetscale.com","question":"What does PlanetScale integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR for PlanetScale. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as PlanetScale not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://planetscale.com/blog/amazon-aurora-pricing-the-many-surprising-costs-of-running-an-aurora-database","question":"What security certifications does PlanetScale have?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"PlanetScale is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://planetscale.com/blog/amazon-aurora-pricing-the-many-surprising-costs-of-running-an-aurora-database","question":"Where is PlanetScale available?","confidence":0.5}]` | `[{"answer":"A cloud-native database merging the transactional guarantees and SQL compatibility of relational databases with the horizontal scalability of NoSQL systems. Designed for mission-critical, real-time OLTP applications requiring strong data consistency across large, distributed datasets. It is indexed under Relational Databases.","source":"https://www.yugabyte.com","question":"What is YugabyteDB?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"YugabyteDB offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $125 per vCPU per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.yugabyte.com","question":"Is YugabyteDB free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. YugabyteDB can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.yugabyte.com","question":"Can YugabyteDB be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR for YugabyteDB. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as YugabyteDB not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.yugabyte.com/trust","question":"What security certifications does YugabyteDB have?","confidence":0.7}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | An open-source distributed SQL database designed for cloud-native deployments that provides PostgreSQL compatibility with high performance and horizontal scalability. |
| features.capabilities | `{"sql_model":"full_sql","data_model":"relational","deployment":"managed","sql_support":true,"extensibility":true,"license_class":"proprietary","managed_cloud":true,"full_text_search":true,"horizontal_scale":"sharded","automatic_failover":true,"horizontal_scaling":true}` | `{"isolation":"serializable","sql_model":"full_sql","deployment":"self_hosted","consistency":"strong","replication":"consensus","extensibility":true,"json_document":true,"license_class":"permissive","horizontal_scale":"distributed_native","acid_transactions":"full","automatic_failover":true,"wire_compatibility":"postgres"}` |
| integrations.count | 3 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Vantage"},{"name":"Netlify","native":true,"category":"deployment","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Debezium","native":false,"category":"data_integration","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Cursor","native":true,"category":"development_tools","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Codex","native":true},{"name":"Terraform","native":true,"category":"infrastructure","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Prometheus","native":true,"category":"monitoring","direction":"outbound"}]` | `[{"name":"Arctype SQL Client"},{"name":"Debezium","native":true,"direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Terraform","native":true},{"name":"Helm","native":true},{"name":"PostgreSQL","native":false}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | - |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Postgres","summary":"From $5/month","features":["High availability","Automatic failover across three availability zones"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Fully managed PostgreSQL cluster","contactSales":false}],"addOns":[{"name":"Private connection traffic (PrivateLink/PSC)","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.01,"currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From $5/month. Private connection traffic $0.01/GB.","currency":"USD","sourceUrl":"https://planetscale.com/changelog/updated-pricing-for-postgres-private-traffic","retrievedAt":"2026-10-05T12:36:46.926Z","startingPrice":{"amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Standard","summary":"$125/vCPU/month","features":["PostgreSQL API (YSQL)","Cassandra API (YCQL)","Change Data Capture","Single-region fault tolerance","PostgreSQL extensions","Role Based Access Control","Encryption in transit and at rest","VPC Peering and Private Link","Data migration with YugabyteDB Voyager","REST API and CLI automation","Automated backups and security patching","Built-in metrics and alerts"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"vCPU","amount":125,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Good for startups and scale-ups needing seamless scalability, availability, and zone-level resilience.","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Professional","summary":"$167/vCPU/month","features":["All Standard features","Multi-region stretched clusters","Read Replicas","Row-level geo-partitioning for data residency","Performance Advisor","Export metrics to 3rd party tools","Export audit logs","Send alerts to external tools"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"vCPU","amount":167,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For global businesses that need advanced multi-region capabilities, region-level resilience, scalability, and/or compliance with data residency requirements.","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing - contact sales","features":["All Professional features","Customer Managed Keys (CMK) encryption at rest","Single Sign On via OpenID Connect (OIDC)"],"description":"Designed for enterprises needing advanced multi-region capabilities, higher performance and availability, or enterprise security features.","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery"},{"name":"Enterprise Integrations"}],"summary":"From $125/vCPU/month. Free tier available. Storage and data transfer costs additional.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.yugabyte.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T12:42:28.770Z","startingPrice":{"amount":125,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":5,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"PCI Data Security Standard","level":"Level 1 Service Provider","status":"active"}]` | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |

## Capabilities (Relational Databases)

| Capability | PlanetScale | YugabyteDB |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| SQL model | Full SQL | Full SQL |
| **Transactions** |  |  |
| ACID transactions | - | Full |
| Highest isolation level | - | Serializable |
| **Consistency** |  |  |
| Consistency | - | Strong |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Horizontal scale | Sharded | Natively distributed |
| **Replication** |  |  |
| Replication | - | Consensus (Raft/Paxos) |
| **Availability** |  |  |
| Automatic failover / HA | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Deployment | Managed | Self-hosted |
| Serverless / scale-to-zero | - | - |
| **Compatibility** |  |  |
| Wire compatibility | - | Postgres protocol |
| **Extensibility** |  |  |
| Extensions / plugins / UDFs | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Licence class | Proprietary | Permissive OSS |
| **Data types** |  |  |
| JSON / document support | - | ✓ |
| Geo / spatial | - | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T09:08:13.585Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*