PlanetScale vs SurrealDB

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Pricing, plan by plan

Which should you pick?

Questions people ask

Is PlanetScale or SurrealDB better?

Neither clearly leads. PlanetScale starts at $15/month and SurrealDB at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, PlanetScale or SurrealDB?

SurrealDB has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $15/month for PlanetScale and Free for SurrealDB.

Does PlanetScale or SurrealDB run on more platforms?

PlanetScale runs on Cloud-hosted (AWS, GCP, Azure). SurrealDB runs on web, api, windows, mac, linux.

Can I use SurrealDB for free?

Yes. SurrealDB has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. PlanetScale starts at $15/month.

What is PlanetScale best used for?

PlanetScale is most often used for mysql database hosting with automatic failover and replication, vitess-based sharding for horizontal scaling across large datasets, cloud provider flexibility across aws, gcp, azure with 60+ regions, cost-effective database clusters using arm64 architecture options. Of those, mysql database hosting with automatic failover and replication and vitess-based sharding for horizontal scaling across large datasets are not what SurrealDB is typically brought in for.

What can PlanetScale do that SurrealDB cannot?

PlanetScale covers Database Branching, Non-blocking Schema Changes, Insights, Horizontal Scaling. SurrealDB covers Multi-model engine, ACID transactions, Hybrid retrieval, Horizontal scaling.