In-depth comparison of features, pricing structures, speed benchmarks, and team seat cost differentials.
PlanetScale is a serverless MySQL platform powered by Vitess. Features non-blocking schema branching, automated zero-downtime migrations, read replicas, and horizontal sharding.
Supabase provides all the backend features you need to build a product: PostgreSQL database, Authentication, instant APIs, Edge Functions, Realtime subscriptions, and vector storage.
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Note: Pricing calculates base published tiers with per-seat adjustments where applicable.
Detailed side-by-side capabilities and infrastructure support.
| Feature Specification | PlanetScale | Supabase |
|---|---|---|
| Full API & Webhooks developer | Supported Automated non-blocking schema branching | Supported Instant REST (PostgREST) and GraphQL APIs |
| 1-Click Full Data Export data-ownership | Not Available | Supported Full SQL dumps and automated backups |
| No Vendor Lock-In data-ownership | Not Available | Supported Standard open-source PostgreSQL. Take your pg_dump anywhere. |
| Self-Hostable / Open Source infrastructure | Not Available | Supported Full Docker Compose stack available on GitHub |
Official published tiers for PlanetScale and Supabase.
Hobby Free
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Scaler Tier
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Enterprise Team
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Free (2 projects, 500MB DB)
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Pro (Compute credits included)
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Team Tier
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Key differences and migration facts founders ask about.
PlanetScale is an enterprise platform that emphasizes "The world’s most advanced MySQL database platform", whereas Supabase is an agile indie solution designed around "The open source Firebase alternative".
Pricing depends on your team structure. PlanetScale offers pricing starting at $0, while Supabase starts at $0. For growing teams, indie tools typically reduce total expenditure by 60% to 80%.
Yes, PlanetScale provides a free tier or free plan for small teams and solo developers.
Teams switch to PlanetScale to eliminate enterprise bloat, gain sub-100ms interface responsiveness, benefit from transparent pricing without sales friction, and maintain full data ownership.
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