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PlanetScale
PlanetScale for Startups
BLUF · Discount at a glance
What you get
Credits and support for production database workloads
Discount type
Credits
Verification method
Direct with vendor
Who's eligible
Early-stage startups.
How to claim
Apply at planetscale.com/startups.
Editor's take
Best for
Startups wanting Vitess-scale MySQL with zero-downtime schema changes.
Not worth it if
You are on Postgres.
Context
PlanetScale killed their free tier in 2024 but startup program still runs. Compare to Neon for Postgres vs MySQL.
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