Turso vs PlanetScale
Side-by-side — pricing, strengths, tradeoffs, and fit.
Turso
SQLite for the edge — low latency, multi-tenant, globally distributed
PlanetScale
MySQL-compatible serverless database that scales without limits
At a glance
Open SourceFree Tier
● Established·From Freemium
Open Source
● Established·From $5/mo
Overview
One-liner
One-liner
SQLite for the edge — low latency, multi-tenant, globally distributed
One-liner
MySQL-compatible serverless database that scales without limits
Maturity
Maturity
EstablishedMaturity
EstablishedOpen source
Open source
✓ YesOpen source
✓ YesPricing
Free tier
Free tier
✓ AvailableFree tier
✕ NoneStarts at
Starts at
Freemium
Starts at
$5/mo
Model
Model
Hybrid
Model
Usage-based
Enterprise
Enterprise
✕ NoneEnterprise
✕ NoneBest for
✓ Best for
Solo developers and startup founders building multi-tenant apps who want a per-user database model with SQLite simplicity
Developers building edge or serverless apps who need ultra-low-latency reads
Indie hackers and side projects that want embedded SQLite with remote sync
✓ Best for
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
Not ideal for
✕ Not for
Applications requiring complex joins across a massive shared dataset
Teams needing Postgres-specific features or extensions
✕ Not for
Hobby developers or solo developers on a tight budget since the free tier was removed
Teams requiring Postgres instead of MySQL
Strengths
↑ Strengths
libSQL (SQLite fork)
Edge deployment
Multi-database per account
Embedded replicas
↑ Strengths
MySQL-compatible
Vitess-powered sharding
Non-blocking schema migrations
Database branching
Weaknesses
↓ Weaknesses
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↓ Weaknesses
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