Open Source Alternatives

Alternatives to PlanetScale

Serverless MySQL platform built on Vitess.

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Updated Mar 2026

Building Blocks

PlanetScale is a platform — it bundles multiple capabilities into one subscription. These tools each cover one piece. Teams often assemble 2–3 of them instead of paying for the full suite.

turso

12covers: serverless SQL50%

Turso is an in-process SQL database, compatible with SQLite.

Neon

11covers: serverless SQL60%

Serverless Postgres with autoscaling and branching

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