PlanetScalevsSupabase

Developer Tool

Score Comparison

Overall

Pricing

Usability

Performance

Support

Reliability

Onboarding

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Mobile

Security

Integrations

PlanetScaleSupabase

Signals Comparison

Pricing

PlanetScale

Free Hobby tier removed - $39/month minimum now(10/10)
Row-read billing causes surprise costs(8/10)
Much more expensive than alternatives(8/10)

Supabase

Free projects pause after 7 days of inactivity(9/10)
Unexpected billing - charged for ghost compute(9/10)
Team plan jumps to $599/month - big leap from $25 Pro(6/10)

Integrations

PlanetScale

No foreign key support due to Vitess architecture(7/10)
Firebase and social login integration issues(6/10)
MySQL-only limits use cases (Postgres preference growing)(5/10)

Supabase

IPv4 connection requires paid add-on - network limitations(6/10)

Usability

PlanetScale

Branching workflow has steep learning curve(6/10)
No GUI or DBMS - just SQL console(5/10)
Index optimization required to avoid high row reads(6/10)

Supabase

RLS policies complex and impact performance significantly(7/10)
Local development with CLI is unreliable - Docker issues(7/10)

Reliability

PlanetScale

Connection issues with Next.js and Prisma(7/10)
October 2025 AWS us-east-1 outage affected dashboard(5/10)

Supabase

691+ outages over 3 years - frequent downtime reported(9/10)
Real-time subscription limits cause dropped connections(7/10)
Auth errors and email link failures(6/10)

Support

PlanetScale

Limited documentation and support for edge cases(5/10)

Supabase

No live chat even on Enterprise - support feels outdated(7/10)

Performance

PlanetScale

No signals

Supabase

Egress costs stack fast - small apps jump from $25 to $100+(8/10)
Edge Functions cold starts and execution limits(6/10)
Database hits connection limits as user base grows(7/10)

Onboarding

PlanetScale

No signals

Supabase

Inconsistent documentation frustrates developers(5/10)

Pricing Comparison

PlanetScale

Postgres PS-5

$5/mo

Users: Unlimited

Storage: Included in base

Limits: Not recommended for production, No high availability, Single region only

Non-HA (no failover), Development/testing only recommended, Compute charged separately

Scaler Pro (PS-10)

Popular

$39/mo

Users: Unlimited

Storage: 10 GB included

Limits: 5 development branches max, Enterprise features locked, No dedicated support

Storage overage $1.50/GB, Read replicas $39/month each, Higher compute tiers significantly more expensive

Scaler Pro (PS-20)

$99/mo

Users: Unlimited

Storage: 25 GB included

Limits: 5 development branches max, Enterprise features locked

Read replicas additional, Storage overages apply, Still no dedicated support

Enterprise

Free

Users: Unlimited

Storage: Custom

Limits: Must negotiate with sales, Long procurement process

Contact sales required, Minimum annual commitment expected, Pricing not transparent

Supabase

Free

Users: Unlimited users

Storage: 500MB database, 1GB file storage

Limits: Auto-pauses without traffic, No email support, No SSO, No point-in-time recovery, Max 500MB database, Edge functions limited

Projects pause after 7 days inactivity, No production SLA, Limited to 2 projects, Community support only

Pro

Popular

$25/mo

Users: Unlimited users

Storage: 8GB database, 100GB file storage

Limits: No team collaboration features, No SOC 2 compliance, No priority support, No SSO/SAML, 50GB egress then usage-based

$0.125/GB database beyond 8GB, $0.09/GB egress beyond 50GB, $0.021/GB file storage beyond 100GB, Usage-based pricing adds up fast

Team

$599/mo

Users: Unlimited users

Storage: 8GB database, 100GB file storage

Limits: No dedicated support, No custom contracts, No HIPAA (Enterprise only), Same base limits as Pro

Same usage-based pricing as Pro beyond limits, Big jump from $25 Pro, Minimum commitment expected

Enterprise

Free

Users: Unlimited

Storage: Custom

Limits: Requires sales negotiation, Long implementation timeline, Must meet minimum spend

Starts at $15,000/year minimum, Long sales cycle, Complex procurement, Annual commitment required

Feature Comparison

Feature	PlanetScale	Supabase
Core
Database Branching Git-like branching for schema changes
Zero-Downtime Migrations Non-blocking schema changes via Online DDL
Deploy Requests Safe schema migration workflow
Database
PostgreSQL Database Full SQL support, real PostgreSQL
Foreign Key Constraints Limited support, not in sharded mode
PostgreSQL Support Added late 2024, less mature than MySQL
Point-in-time Recovery Enterprise only
API
Auto-generated REST API PostgREST instant APIs
GraphQL API Via pg_graphql extension
Scaling
Horizontal Sharding Via Vitess, automatic data distribution
Read Replicas $39/month each additional
Multi-Region Deployment Read-only regions for latency
Monitoring
Query Insights Query analysis and index recommendations
Security
Row Level Security Powerful but impacts performance
SSO/SAML Enterprise plan only
Audit Logs Enterprise plan only
Performance
Connection Pooling Built-in for serverless environments
Auth
Authentication Email, OAuth, magic links
Storage
File Storage S3-compatible object storage
Compute
Edge Functions Deno runtime, 60s limit
Real-time
Real-time Subscriptions WebSocket-based, has limits
Pricing
Free Tier Removed March 2024
Usability
GUI/Visual Editor SQL console only, no rich GUI
Deployment
Self-hosting Full Docker deployment
Developer
CLI Tool (pscale) Full-featured command line interface
Compliance
SOC 2 Compliance Team plan and above
HIPAA Compliance Enterprise only
Reliability
Automatic Backups Point-in-time recovery available
Support
Live Chat Support Not available at any tier
Phone Support Not available at any tier

Signals Comparison

Pricing

PlanetScale

Free Hobby tier removed - $39/month minimum now(10/10)
Row-read billing causes surprise costs(8/10)
Much more expensive than alternatives(8/10)

Supabase

Free projects pause after 7 days of inactivity(9/10)
Unexpected billing - charged for ghost compute(9/10)
Team plan jumps to $599/month - big leap from $25 Pro(6/10)

Integrations

PlanetScale

No foreign key support due to Vitess architecture(7/10)
Firebase and social login integration issues(6/10)
MySQL-only limits use cases (Postgres preference growing)(5/10)

Supabase

IPv4 connection requires paid add-on - network limitations(6/10)

Usability

PlanetScale

Branching workflow has steep learning curve(6/10)
No GUI or DBMS - just SQL console(5/10)
Index optimization required to avoid high row reads(6/10)

Supabase

RLS policies complex and impact performance significantly(7/10)
Local development with CLI is unreliable - Docker issues(7/10)

Reliability

PlanetScale

Connection issues with Next.js and Prisma(7/10)
October 2025 AWS us-east-1 outage affected dashboard(5/10)

Supabase

691+ outages over 3 years - frequent downtime reported(9/10)
Real-time subscription limits cause dropped connections(7/10)
Auth errors and email link failures(6/10)

Support

PlanetScale

Limited documentation and support for edge cases(5/10)

Supabase

No live chat even on Enterprise - support feels outdated(7/10)

Performance

PlanetScale

No signals

Supabase

Egress costs stack fast - small apps jump from $25 to $100+(8/10)
Edge Functions cold starts and execution limits(6/10)
Database hits connection limits as user base grows(7/10)

Onboarding

PlanetScale

No signals

Supabase

Inconsistent documentation frustrates developers(5/10)

Pricing Comparison

PlanetScale

Postgres PS-5

$5/mo

Users: Unlimited

Storage: Included in base

Limits: Not recommended for production, No high availability, Single region only

Non-HA (no failover), Development/testing only recommended, Compute charged separately

Scaler Pro (PS-10)

Popular

$39/mo

Users: Unlimited

Storage: 10 GB included

Limits: 5 development branches max, Enterprise features locked, No dedicated support

Storage overage $1.50/GB, Read replicas $39/month each, Higher compute tiers significantly more expensive

Scaler Pro (PS-20)

$99/mo

Users: Unlimited

Storage: 25 GB included

Limits: 5 development branches max, Enterprise features locked

Read replicas additional, Storage overages apply, Still no dedicated support

Enterprise

Free

Users: Unlimited

Storage: Custom

Limits: Must negotiate with sales, Long procurement process

Contact sales required, Minimum annual commitment expected, Pricing not transparent

Supabase

Free

Users: Unlimited users

Storage: 500MB database, 1GB file storage

Limits: Auto-pauses without traffic, No email support, No SSO, No point-in-time recovery, Max 500MB database, Edge functions limited

Projects pause after 7 days inactivity, No production SLA, Limited to 2 projects, Community support only

Pro

Popular

$25/mo

Users: Unlimited users

Storage: 8GB database, 100GB file storage

Limits: No team collaboration features, No SOC 2 compliance, No priority support, No SSO/SAML, 50GB egress then usage-based

$0.125/GB database beyond 8GB, $0.09/GB egress beyond 50GB, $0.021/GB file storage beyond 100GB, Usage-based pricing adds up fast

Team

$599/mo

Users: Unlimited users

Storage: 8GB database, 100GB file storage

Limits: No dedicated support, No custom contracts, No HIPAA (Enterprise only), Same base limits as Pro

Same usage-based pricing as Pro beyond limits, Big jump from $25 Pro, Minimum commitment expected

Enterprise

Free

Users: Unlimited

Storage: Custom

Limits: Requires sales negotiation, Long implementation timeline, Must meet minimum spend

Starts at $15,000/year minimum, Long sales cycle, Complex procurement, Annual commitment required

Feature Comparison

Feature	PlanetScale	Supabase
Core
Database Branching Git-like branching for schema changes
Zero-Downtime Migrations Non-blocking schema changes via Online DDL
Deploy Requests Safe schema migration workflow
Database
PostgreSQL Database Full SQL support, real PostgreSQL
Foreign Key Constraints Limited support, not in sharded mode
PostgreSQL Support Added late 2024, less mature than MySQL
Point-in-time Recovery Enterprise only
API
Auto-generated REST API PostgREST instant APIs
GraphQL API Via pg_graphql extension
Scaling
Horizontal Sharding Via Vitess, automatic data distribution
Read Replicas $39/month each additional
Multi-Region Deployment Read-only regions for latency
Monitoring
Query Insights Query analysis and index recommendations
Security
Row Level Security Powerful but impacts performance
SSO/SAML Enterprise plan only
Audit Logs Enterprise plan only
Performance
Connection Pooling Built-in for serverless environments
Auth
Authentication Email, OAuth, magic links
Storage
File Storage S3-compatible object storage
Compute
Edge Functions Deno runtime, 60s limit
Real-time
Real-time Subscriptions WebSocket-based, has limits
Pricing
Free Tier Removed March 2024
Usability
GUI/Visual Editor SQL console only, no rich GUI
Deployment
Self-hosting Full Docker deployment
Developer
CLI Tool (pscale) Full-featured command line interface
Compliance
SOC 2 Compliance Team plan and above
HIPAA Compliance Enterprise only
Reliability
Automatic Backups Point-in-time recovery available
Support
Live Chat Support Not available at any tier
Phone Support Not available at any tier