PlanetScale's pricing page, as read on 2026-10-08.

Pricing and plans — PlanetScale

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Pricing

You and your agent can query Vitess, Neki, and Postgres cluster pricing using SQL. Instructions and an agent-friendly version of the available catalog are in pricing.md.

Connect to pricing database

Role: SELECT only on public.planetscale_prices. SSL is required.

Copy the URI and connect with any Postgres client:

postgresql://pscale_api_hhdcchpiodja.dzken160d27q:pscale_pw_wa09rWwuQZQEWGS2eL0v7BlSGriZ6xgv@aws-us-east-1-3.pg.psdb.cloud:6432/postgres?sslmode=verify-full&sslrootcert=system

Example queries and the available catalog are in pricing.md.

Region

For best performance, select the same region as your application. Request another region

AWS us-east-1

Database engine

Vitess

MySQL at hyperscale.

NekiNEW

Sharded Postgres by PlanetScale.

Postgres

The fastest cloud Postgres.

Cluster type

High-availability clusters deployed across 3 availability zones.

Amazon Elastic Block Storage

Network-attached storage volumes with autoscaling storage. The perfect choice for smaller databases with lower I/O requirements.

⚡️PlanetScale Metal⚡️

Ultra-fast NVMe drives and unlimited IOPS make high-availability Metal clusters the fastest nodes available in the cloud.

Architecture:

aarch64 (11)x86-64 (11)

PS-10

1/8 vCPU

·

1 GB memory

·

10 GB storage

$30

Includes 3 nodes | CPU | Memory |

1× primary database | 1/8 vCPU | 1 GB |

2× replica databases | 1/8 vCPU | 1 GB |

| 1/8 vCPU | 1 GB |

Total resources | 3/8 vCPU | 3 GB |

Shards and replicas

Every shard uses the selected cluster size and includes one primary and two replicas.

Number of shards

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1× $30

$30

Replicas per shard

2345678

Included

Routers

The size below is recommended for this cluster; you can choose a different one. Neki runs the selected number of router replicas in each availability zone.

Router size

NKR-1

1/16 vCPU

·

128 MB memory

1× NKR-1 · recommended

$11

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Storage

Neki uses network-attached storage in this region. Autoscaling, IOPS, and bandwidth settings can be configured in-app. View storage documentation

Each shard has one primary and 2 replicas. 10 GB is included for the primary and first two replicas; additional replicas are billed for their full allocation. Across 1 shard, this estimate covers 3 Postgres instances.

GB

Backup storage

This configuration includes 20 GB of backup storage. Additional usage: $0.023 / GB.

GB

Egress bandwidth

100 GB of public egress bandwidth is included. Additional usage: $0.06 / GB.

GB

Estimated monthly total:

$41

Get started

Vitess

MySQL-compatible with horizontal sharding for massive scale. Runs on network-attached storage or PlanetScale Metal.

Neki

Postgres with horizontal sharding for massive scale. Runs on network-attached storage or PlanetScale Metal.

PlanetScale Postgres

Single node

Development and low-traffic production workloads. Starting at $5/month.

High Availability

1 primary + 2 replicas across 3 availability zones.

Metal

High-performance local NVMe storage. Starting at $50/month.

Plans

• Base ↓
• Enterprise ↓

Learn more in the plans documentation.

Also available on theAWS Marketplace andGoogle Cloud Marketplace.

Have questions about Enterprise options, plan features, or pricing?

Get in touch

Database expertise

Augment your team with our database experts, including the majority of the core Vitess maintainers

Migration assistance

Hands-on, proactive assistance in migrating your workload with no downtime

Slack-based support

Private shared Slack channel for fast communication

More deployment options

Multi-tenant, single-tenant, or in your own AWS / GCP account

Business support included

Enhanced response times from support engineers

Architecture consultation

Work with our Solutions team to optimize your database design

Custom pricing

AWS/GCP Marketplace purchase options

Additional regions

Deploy in any AWS or GCP region with at least 3 availability zones

Base Plan

The Base plan is what you get when you sign up at PlanetScale. No contract or sales interaction required. Pricing is resource-based, so you can upsize and downsize your instances as needed.

Vitess

MySQL-compatible databases with horizontal sharding. Pricing based on cluster size, VTGate configuration, and storage. Metal also available.

Neki

Postgres databases with horizontal sharding. Pricing is based on shard size and count, router configuration, replicas, storage, backup storage, and network usage. Metal also available.

PlanetScale Postgres

• Single node — Starting at $5/month for development and low-traffic workloads
• Metal — Starting at $50/month with local NVMe storage for high-performance needs
• High Availability — 1 primary + 2 replicas across 3 availability zones

Pricing factors

Pay as you go — Pay month to month based on the price in the calculator above.

The main factors that determine your price are:

• Compute — Database instances, Neki routers, and Vitess VTGates
• Topology — The number of shards and replicas
• Storage — Storage capacity and, where configurable, provisioned IOPS and throughput. Storage is included for Metal databases.
• Usage — Backup storage and network egress
• Add-ons — Additional development branch hours, SSO, upgraded support

For the full list of features and more information, see ourplans documentation.

Enterprise

Our Enterprise plan comes with all of the same platform features you get with the Base plan, but also includes upgraded levels of support and additional deployment options:

• Bring your own cloud — For enterprise companies or those with strict compliance policies that require your data to remain in your own cloud, we also offer PlanetScale Managed. This allows us to deploy PlanetScale into an AWS or GCP account that you own and we manage.
• Upgraded support — All Enterprise plans come with Business support and the option to upgrade to Enterprise support. The Enterprise support option is only available on Enterprise plans and gives you access to our team’s database architecture expertise through a shared Slack channel and bi-weekly meetings. Additionally, 15 minute response time for P1 tickets.

PlanetScale Managed pricing model

If you choose to deploy PlanetScale in your own AWS or GCP account, the required infrastructure is spun up in your account, and you are billed by your cloud provider for those infrastructure costs.

This allows you to take advantage of the PlanetScale platform (branching, deploy requests, query monitoring, etc) in your own private environment.

On top of the infrastructure fees that you pay directly to your cloud provider, you will pay a percentage of that cost to PlanetScale for the use of PlanetScale, infrastructure management, migration assistance, and ongoing support.

For companies with existing AWS or GCP agreements, this option sometimes ends up less expensive than running on PlanetScale’s infrastructure, as you can take advantage of your AWS or GCP discounts for these infrastructure costs.

When do I need Enterprise?

If you need any of the following, Enterprise may be the best solution for you:

• Enterprise support — Shared Slack channel with our team and bi-weekly meetings where you can discuss database performance, optimizations, and more.
• You need hands-on evaluation and migration assistance
• You need your database deployed in a single-tenant environment
• You need a PCI DSS certified service provider
• You need to keep your data in your own AWS or GCP account
• Any other customizations — Our Enterprise plan offers a lot of flexibility, so if you have a requirement that’s not listed here, it’s best toreach outand we can see how we can help.