#3 in Databases Free tier From $29/mo (Scaler)
PlanetScale
MySQL-compatible serverless database.
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About PlanetScale
Built on Vitess, the same technology that scales YouTube. Branching workflows, zero-downtime schema changes, and high-performance reads.
Features
Database MySQL (Vitess) (5GB free)
Reads/mo 1 billion (free)
Writes/mo 10 million (free)
Branches 1 production + unlimited dev (free)
Schema Changes Zero-downtime (no locking)
Connection Pooling Yes (built-in)
Backups 7 days (Scaler plan)
Open Source No (managed)
Free tier limits
5GB storage, 1 billion reads/mo, 10 million writes/mo, 1 production branch