Checked on 31 October 2026
PlanetScale alternative: Enzonic Databases compared
PlanetScale runs MySQL on Vitess and, more recently, PostgreSQL, focused on high-performance production databases. It retired its free Hobby plan in 2024. Enzonic Databases has a free plan for MySQL and Postgres and flat paid plans.
PlanetScale and Enzonic Databases side by side
Entry plans and the limits people ask about most. Prices in US dollars, before tax.
| PlanetScale | Enzonic Databases | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | None (Hobby was retired in April 2024) | Free, no card |
| Cheapest Postgres | PS-5 single node, $5 a month (1/16 vCPU, 512 MiB), storage and egress extra | Free; Starter $5 a month for always-on |
| Cheapest MySQL (Vitess) | PS-10, $39 a month (3-node HA) | MySQL 8.4 on Free; Starter $5 a month |
| Branches | Yes (development branches) | Free: 10 per database |
| Engines | MySQL (Vitess) and PostgreSQL | MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Valkey, ClickHouse and more |
Which one fits
Choose PlanetScale if you need
- Vitess sharding and horizontal scale for very large MySQL workloads.
- Metal instances with local NVMe storage and high-availability clusters.
- Mature schema-change workflows (deploy requests).
What is different on Enzonic
- A free plan to start, and flat prices that include app hosting.
- Engines beyond MySQL and Postgres on the same plan.
- Simple single databases for apps that do not need sharding.
Moving from PlanetScale
- 1Create a MySQL (or PostgreSQL) database on databases.enzonic.com.
- 2Export with mysqldump (or pg_dump) and import with the connection details from the console.
- 3Update the connection string in your app.
Sources
- PlanetScale pricingread on 31 October 2026
- PlanetScale Hobby plan deprecation FAQread on 31 October 2026
PlanetScale is a trademark of its owner. Enzonic is not affiliated with PlanetScale. Prices and limits change; check the sources above for the current figures. Enzonic figures come from the live plan data.
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