How to Cancel PlanetScale Subscription

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Workaround available Web, CLI, Vitess (MySQL), Postgres Updated November 13, 2026Based on 2 user reportsHow we research

Quick answer

PlanetScale billing is per database: delete each database in its Settings page to end its plan; the fee is prorated on your current invoice.

Most likely fix: Export your data first

How to fix it

Try these in order — the most common fix is first.

  1. 1. Export your data first

    1. Dump with mysqldump or pg_dump
    2. Verify the backup restores
    Did this fix it?
  2. 2. Delete each database

    1. Open the database > Settings
    2. Choose Delete database and confirm
    3. Plan fee is prorated on your current invoice
    Did this fix it?
  3. 3. Check final invoice

    1. Organization > Settings > Billing > View details
    2. Contact PlanetScale Support for refund or charge questions; no refund policy is documented
    Did this fix it?

Symptoms

You want to stop being billed.

Why it happens

  • Billing is per database, not per organization
  • Development branches and replicas add charges

This guide also covers

  • cancel planetscale
  • planetscale refund

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