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InfluxDB Cloud vs PlanetScale
Compare InfluxDB Cloud, PlanetScale by database engines, storage, compute, backups, branching and vector-search features.
Databases & Vector pricing calculator
These providers bill in different units. Each estimate uses its own workload; there is no same-volume price winner.
InfluxDB Cloud
PlanetScale
InfluxDB Cloud
Custom / not listed
Custom / unlisted usage pricing · 1,000 GB written
PlanetScale
$5.00 / mo
Base Plan · 20 GB storage
Listed USD plan fees and tracked usage only. Unlisted compute, transfer, extras, taxes and contract terms are excluded. Custom or unsupported plan usage is not estimated.
Databases & Vector overview & pricing
| Databases & Vector | InfluxDB Cloud | PlanetScale |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | InfluxData | PlanetScale |
| Billing unit | GB written | GB storage |
| Plan at selected usage | Custom / unlisted usage pricing | Base Plan |
| Monthly estimate | Custom / not listed | $5.00/mo |
| Workload | 1,000 GB written | 20 GB storage |
| Free access | Free plan | None |
| Published plans | Free Plan, Usage-Based Plan, Annual Plans, Dedicated | Base Plan, Enterprise |
| Prices checked | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-08 |
- InfluxDB Cloud
- InfluxData
- PlanetScale
- PlanetScale
- InfluxDB Cloud
- GB written
- PlanetScale
- GB storage
- InfluxDB Cloud
- Custom / unlisted usage pricing
- PlanetScale
- Base Plan
- InfluxDB Cloud
- Custom / not listed
- PlanetScale
- $5.00/mo
- InfluxDB Cloud
- 1,000 GB written
- PlanetScale
- 20 GB storage
- InfluxDB Cloud
- Free plan
- PlanetScale
- None
- InfluxDB Cloud
- Free Plan, Usage-Based Plan, Annual Plans, Dedicated
- PlanetScale
- Base Plan, Enterprise
- InfluxDB Cloud
- 2026-10-08
- PlanetScale
- 2026-10-08
Databases & Vector monthly cost
Different workloads, separate estimates
Start with the engine and workload: relational databases, vector indexes and Redis services are not interchangeable. Storage estimates do not include unlisted compute, query, replication or network charges. Check backup retention, regions and scaling behavior.
Which database providers fit your needs?
InfluxDB Cloud features & plan notes
- Time-series native
- Telegraf
- IoT metrics
PlanetScale features & plan notes
- Vitess MySQL & Postgres
- Deploy requests
- Vitess (MySQL-compatible databases with horizontal sharding; pricing based on cluster size, VTGate configuration, and storage)
- Neki (Postgres databases with horizontal sharding; pricing based on shard size/count, router configuration, replicas, storage, backup storage, and network usage)
- PlanetScale Postgres Single node (starting at $5/month)
- PlanetScale Postgres High Availability (1 primary + 2 replicas across 3 availability zones)
- PlanetScale Postgres Metal (starting at $50/month with local NVMe storage)
- Pay month to month based on resource usage (compute, topology, storage, network egress, backup storage)
How to compare database providers
Start with the engine and workload: relational databases, vector indexes and Redis services are not interchangeable. Storage estimates do not include unlisted compute, query, replication or network charges. Check backup retention, regions and scaling behavior.
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