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postgres_single$5/mops_5$15/mometal_ha$50/mo
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postgres_single

  • Postgres single node

ps_5

  • 1/16 vCPU, 512MB memory per node
  • 3 nodes (1 primary + 2 replicas)
  • 10 GB storage included
  • 100 GB egress included, then $0.06/GB

metal_ha

  • Metal with local NVMe storage
  • Unlimited IOPS
  • Storage costs included

enterprise

  • Bring your own cloud (PlanetScale Managed)
  • Business support included, Enterprise support option
  • AWS/GCP Marketplace purchase options
  • Additional regions
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postgres_single$60/yr
ps_5$180/yr
metal_ha$600/yr
enterpriseCustom
Real-world benchmark

Buyers actually pay a median of $360/yr for PlanetScale contracts (Vendr deal flow, n=9). That's a contract total — the more seats, the more leverage to negotiate down.

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PlanetScale costs $5 to $50 per month as of July 2026, with 4 plans available. Plans: postgres_single at $5/month, ps_5 at $15/month, and metal_ha at $50/month. Enterprise pricing is available on request. The median contract is $360/year based on 9 verified purchases.

Use the interactive pricing calculator to estimate your exact cost based on team size and requirements.

  • Free tier: No free tier available

PlanetScale offers 4 pricing tiers: postgres_single, ps_5, metal_ha, enterprise. Paid plans include postgres_single at $5/month, ps_5 at $15/month, metal_ha at $50/month. The ps_5 plan is high-availability production workloads.

Compared to other database as a service software, PlanetScale is positioned at the budget-friendly price point.

  • Median contract: $360/yr from 9 purchases Thin data
  • 2 documented hidden costs beyond list price
Last verified: | Sources: 2 pricing pages and reviews

How much does PlanetScale cost?

PlanetScale pricing starts at $5/month across 4 plans, with enterprise pricing available on request. Plans include postgres_single at $5/month, ps_5 at $15/month, metal_ha at $50/month, enterprise (custom pricing).

PlanetScale Pricing Overview

PlanetScale has 4 pricing plans ranging from $5 to $50/month. The postgres_single plan costs $5/month, best for development and low-traffic production. The ps_5 plan costs $15/month, best for high-availability production workloads. The metal_ha plan costs $50/month, best for high-performance applications. The enterprise plan requires contacting sales for a custom quote and is designed for large-scale deployments.

The median PlanetScale customer pays $360/year based on 9 verified purchases.

There are at least 2 documented hidden costs beyond PlanetScale's list price, including implementation, training, and add-on fees.

This pricing was last verified in July 8, 2026 from 2 independent sources.

Try PlanetScale Free

PlanetScale pricing starts with a free tier at $0/month for hobby projects. Paid plans begin at $5/month for the postgres_single tier, $15/month for the ps_5 tier, and $50/month for the metal_ha tier with high availability. Enterprise pricing is custom-quoted. PlanetScale uses a unique row-based pricing model with $1 per billion reads and $1.50 per million writes, plus $2.50/GB for storage.

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What Companies Actually Pay for PlanetScale

The median PlanetScale buyer pays $360/year based on 9 verified purchase transactions.

What companies actually pay $360/yr Median across 9 community cost mentions Thin data
Review scores
Third-party review aggregates, as of Mar 2026
Top pricing complaints
Confusing pricing modelNo foreign key supportExpensive storage costs
Source: Community cost mentions (Reddit, Hacker News) — aggregated from 9 distinct user reports. Indicative only — not contract-grade data.

How PlanetScale Pricing Compares

Software Starting Price Top Price
PlanetScale $5/month $50/month
Aiven Free $1900/varies
Amazon RDS Custom Custom
CockroachDB Free $0.6/month
Crunchy Bridge $9/varies $7680/varies
Amazon DynamoDB Free $0.78/varies

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2 PlanetScale Hidden Costs Beyond the List Price

Beyond the listed price, PlanetScale has at least 2 documented hidden costs that can significantly increase total cost of ownership.

Watch for 2 hidden costs
  • High storage costs compared to competitors $2.50/GB storage (vs $0.34-$1/GB competitors)
    medium 1 source
    Hacker News "Given the expensive storage at $2.50/GB, how big things are seems to matter. Cockroach charges $1/GB (60% less), Google charges $0.34/GB for Cloud SQL HS storage"
  • Confusing row-based pricing model 10-30% of license costs
    medium 2 sources
    Hacker News "I looked at Planetscale thinking I might be willing to just take a risk with their confusing pricing"
    Hacker News "I'm guessing the "difficult to understand and hard for you to predict" is around how the read pricing is based on how many rows MySQL needs to read in order to serve your query."
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Ask your PlanetScale sales rep about these costs upfront. Getting them in writing before signing can save you from surprise charges later.

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Key claims include inline source attribution. Data verified against multiple independent sources. 4 source citations total.

PlanetScale Price History

Pricing changes CostBench has tracked for PlanetScale, verified across 2 snapshots going back to 2026Q1.

  1. PlanetScale tier restructure

    Changed from 5 to 4 pricing tiers

Price stable over 0.3 years

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PlanetScale Pricing FAQ

01 How much does PlanetScale cost?

Pricing varies by plan. Check the official pricing page for current rates.

02 Does PlanetScale have a free tier?

Check the pricing section above for free tier availability.

03 What are the main features of PlanetScale?

Key features include the items listed in the pricing tiers above.

04 Is PlanetScale worth the price?

Value depends on your specific needs and use case. Compare features across plans.

05 Does PlanetScale support foreign keys?

No, PlanetScale does not support foreign keys. This is a significant limitation mentioned by developers evaluating the platform, particularly those migrating from traditional MySQL databases that rely on foreign key constraints for referential integrity.

06 How does PlanetScale pricing compare to traditional cloud databases?

PlanetScale uses a row-based pricing model ($1 per billion reads, $1.50 per million writes) rather than the traditional CPU/RAM allocation model used by AWS RDS, Google Cloud SQL, Azure, and IBM. Storage costs $2.50/GB, which is higher than competitors like CockroachDB ($1/GB) or Google Cloud SQL ($0.34/GB). This makes costs harder to predict but can be more economical for read-heavy workloads with good query optimization.

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