PlanetScale — The serverless MySQL database platform built on Vitess with zero-downtime branching
PlanetScale brings Git-like branching and non-blocking schema migrations to MySQL databases, trusted by high-growth startups.
About PlanetScale
PlanetScale is the serverless MySQL database platform built on Vitess, the underlying engine that scales YouTube and GitHub. It treats database schemas like code: create schema branches, test changes safely, and merge schema migrations with zero downtime and zero locking.
Key features
- Non-Blocking Schema Migrations — Deploy ALTER TABLE migrations on massive tables without locking database rows.
- Database Branching — Create isolated schema branches for local staging and pull request validation.
- Horizontally Scalable Vitess — Automatic query routing and sharding that handles massive enterprise traffic.
Pricing
Pricing model: Paid.
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