PlanetScale Reviews

Name: PlanetScale
Brand: PlanetScale
Rating: 4.1 (5 reviews)

4.1 out of 5

5 reviews
100% willing to recommend

What is PlanetScale?

PlanetScale is the world’s most advanced, fully-managed MySQL database platform.
Our technology, built on Vitess, offers proven performance and scale at every size. Make schema changes without table locking or data loss. Migrate with zero-downtime imports. We take care of all operational tasks, including version upgrades and security. Made with CI/CD in mind.

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Janis Karasa

Freelance Web Developer at Self Employed

My primary use case for this solution is to host the database for my portfolio project. The database is connected to my backend and hosted on this platform, while the project itself is deployed on another cloud-based platform The product's most valuable feature is its constant availability. The…

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Neeraj Sameer Allu

Founder at Tuft

The main thing I didn't like about PlanetScale was that we couldn't run analytical queries on it. They bill based on the number of rows read, so even a simple count query could easily use up our allocated resources. Apart from that, I actually loved it. It's based on MySQL, so it doesn't have foreign key constraints or cascades. We have to delete manually or use an ORM. As it's based on MySQL, we can use log posters for complex queries, but it only supports MySQL. I feel like Postgres is more useful for custom or complex queries.

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Sai Kaustubh

Member of Technical Staff - 2 at Aquera

I have not used any of the branching features in the tool. If you have basic knowledge of SQL, you can use it right away. I don't think you'll need any hands-on experience. I didn't face any challenges while integrating it with our company's existing system. I recommend the tool to others. I would tell others how easy it is to use and how it would reduce the burden on the application and probably let you start development immediately. I rate the tool a nine out of ten.

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Valuable Features

"I did not face any downtime when using the product."
"I like the solution's developer experience. When you deploy changes to the database in the portal, you can use different deployment strategies and see how things work. You can put changes into different branches, like deployment and staging. This is built into the product, allowing you to navigate changes through different branches."
"The solution is beginner-friendly. Like any new platform, it can be a bit confusing at first. But after spending about an hour with it, you can get a clear idea of what everything is for. It's not very confusing; I think they've improved it recently."

Room for Improvement

"I am not sure, but I think recently, the tool removed the free version."
"I used PlanetScale for hobby projects, so my perspective differs from someone using it commercially. Unfortunately, they've removed the free tier in recent months and pivoted to a business-to-business model. This is sad for hobby developers like me because it's a great product, but I understand they have costs to cover."
"When I tried to integrate the solution with Firebase for authentication, I faced some interruptions. Also, when using it with Next.js and NextAuth.js for Google and social logins, I had some troubles."

Pricing

"Last time, when I wanted to use the tool in a project, I could see it was only paid, so I didn't use the service."
"The solution is expensive for beginners. That's why I wasn't motivated to use it more. But they were already providing many features for free for beginners, which was great."
"I am currently using the product's free version, which has been sufficient for my portfolio project."

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