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Get Started with PlanetScale
MySQL-compatible serverless database that scales without limits
Getting Started
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Read the official documentation
The PlanetScale team maintains comprehensive docs that cover installation, configuration, and common patterns.
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Create an account
Visit the PlanetScale website to create your account and explore pricing options.
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Review strengths, tradeoffs, and alternatives
Our full tool profile covers PlanetScale's strengths, weaknesses, pricing, and how it compares to alternatives.
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Growth-stage startups and scale-ups who need MySQL compatibility with horizontal scaling and zero-downtime schema changes
Enterprise teams running high-traffic applications that have outgrown single-node MySQL
Agency and consultant teams managing multiple production databases who need reliable branching workflows