How to Cancel PlanetScale Subscription
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. Export your data first
- Dump with mysqldump or pg_dump
- Verify the backup restores
Did this fix it?2. Delete each database
- Open the database > Settings
- Choose Delete database and confirm
- Plan fee is prorated on your current invoice
Did this fix it?3. Check final invoice
- Organization > Settings > Billing > View details
- 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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