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πŸͺPlanetScale vs Neon🐘

PlanetScale is a serverless MySQL platform built on Vitess for huge scale. Neon is serverless Postgres with instant branching and scale-to-zero compute.

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πŸͺPlanetScale
  • βœ“Serverless MySQL built on battle-tested Vitess
  • βœ“Schema branching and non-blocking migrations
  • βœ“Horizontal sharding for massive scale
  • βœ“Strong reliability under heavy load
🐘Neon
  • βœ“Serverless Postgres with instant database branching
  • βœ“Scale-to-zero compute saves money when idle
  • βœ“Postgres compatibility with a huge ecosystem
  • βœ“Generous free tier for side projects

Verdict

PlanetScale wins for MySQL-based apps needing massive scale and safe migrations. Neon wins for Postgres apps wanting branching, scale-to-zero and ecosystem compatibility.

Frequently asked

Does PlanetScale use MySQL or Postgres?+

PlanetScale is MySQL-based on Vitess, while Neon is serverless Postgres.

Which supports database branching?+

Both support branching; Neon branches Postgres, PlanetScale branches schemas.

Which scales to zero?+

Neon offers scale-to-zero compute, pausing when the database is idle.

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