PlanetScale may suit you better if…
- You need horizontal sharding for very large datasets or traffic
- Your stack is MySQL and Vitess
- You want platform-managed schema change workflows
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Da8a vs PlanetScale
PlanetScale is a managed database service built for very large, scale-out workloads, best known for MySQL on Vitess. Da8a is a complete backend around Postgres for apps that want everything in one place.
| Topic | Da8a | PlanetScale |
|---|---|---|
| Scope | Full backend: database, Auth, REST API, Realtime, Storage, edge functions | Database service; auth, storage and APIs come from elsewhere |
| Database | Postgres 16 with pgvector | MySQL on Vitess, with a Postgres offering as well |
| Scale-out | One dedicated server, with a standby replica on plans that include it | Designed for horizontal sharding across many nodes |
| Schema changes | SQL editor and migrations you run | Schema change workflows built into the platform |
| Where it runs | A dedicated server of your own, managed for you | PlanetScale’s managed cloud |
| Pricing model | A flat price per server | Priced by cluster size; see PlanetScale’s pricing page |
This page describes general differences, not every feature. PlanetScale changes over time; check its own documentation for current details.
Da8a may suit you better if…
- You want a complete backend, not only a database
- Your app fits comfortably on a dedicated server
- You want supabase-js, Row Level Security and auth included
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