Supabase vs PlanetScale: Which is better in 2026?
0 developers have voted. See the side-by-side comparison and which tool the community ranks higher.
Supabase Community pick
The open source Firebase alternative.
Rank
#1
Net votes
+0
Free tier
Yes
From
$25/mo (Pro)
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PlanetScale
MySQL-compatible serverless database.
Rank
#3
Net votes
+0
Free tier
Yes
From
$29/mo (Scaler)
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Feature comparison
| Feature | Supabase | PlanetScale |
|---|---|---|
| Database | Postgres (500MB free) | MySQL (Vitess) (5GB free) |
| Auth MAU | 50k (free) | — |
| Reads/mo | — | 1 billion (free) |
| Writes/mo | — | 10 million (free) |
| Branches | — | 1 production + unlimited dev (free) |
| Storage | 1GB (free) | — |
| Realtime | Yes (2M messages/mo free) | — |
| Edge Functions | Yes (500k invocations free) | — |
| Row Level Security | Yes | — |
| Backups | 7 days (free) | 7 days (Scaler plan) |
| Open Source | Yes (self-hostable) | No (managed) |
| Schema Changes | — | Zero-downtime (no locking) |
| Connection Pooling | — | Yes (built-in) |
Developer verdict
Supabase leads PlanetScale by 0 net votes in the Databases category.
Supabase is currently ranked #1 with 0 upvotes. PlanetScale is ranked #3 with 0 upvotes. Both tools are strong choices — see the free tier limits above to decide which fits your project.
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