PlanetScale
The world’s fastest and most scalable cloud databases for Vitess and Postgres.
Uptime SLA
99.999%
Technology
Built on Vitess & PostgreSQL
Key Feature
Non-blocking Schema Changes
Notable Customers
GitHub, Slack, Block, MyFitnessPal
About PlanetScale
PlanetScale offers a fully managed cloud database service designed for performance, reliability, and developer experience. It is built on Vitess, a database clustering system for horizontal scaling of MySQL that was originally created at YouTube. This allows PlanetScale to offer massive scalability and resilience. The platform features developer-centric workflows such as database branching, which allows for isolated development and testing of schema changes before merging them into production with zero downtime. Key features include revertable schema changes, built-in connection pooling, automated backups, and high-performance tiers running on NVMe drives. PlanetScale caters to workloads of all sizes, from small projects to large-scale applications at companies like GitHub, Slack, and Block, offering both self-serve plans and enterprise solutions with options for hosting on AWS, GCP, or a customer's own cloud environment.
Database Offerings
Planetscale Vitess
Horizontally scalable MySQL databases via Vitess, designed for massive scale and resilience.
Planetscale Postgres
Fully managed PostgreSQL clusters built for high performance, reliability, and developer experience.
Planetscale Metal
A high-performance tier using NVMe-backed servers for unlimited IOPS and lower latencies.
Developer Experience
Database Branching
Create isolated database branches for development and testing without affecting production.
Non-Blocking Schema Changes
Apply and revert schema migrations with zero downtime, data loss, or locking.
Connection Pooling
Built-in connection pooling using PgBouncer to manage and scale connections efficiently.
Cli
A powerful command-line interface (pscale) to manage databases, branches, and backups.
Security & Compliance
Soc 2 Type 2
Compliance with SOC 2 Type 2 standards for security, availability, and confidentiality.
Pci Dss 4.0
Level 1 Service Provider compliant with PCI DSS 4.0 standards.
Hipaa
HIPAA compliance and Business Associate Agreements (BAA) are available.