Databases & Vector · side by side
MongoDB Atlas vs PlanetScale
Compare MongoDB Atlas, PlanetScale by database engines, storage, compute, backups, branching and vector-search features.
Databases & Vector pricing calculator
20 GB
MongoDB Atlas
$60 / mo
Dedicated (M10+) · 20 GB storage
PlanetScale
$54 / mo
Scaler Pro · 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 | MongoDB Atlas | PlanetScale |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | MongoDB | PlanetScale |
| Billing unit | GB storage | GB storage |
| Plan at selected usage | Dedicated (M10+) | Scaler Pro |
| Monthly estimate | $60/mo | $54/mo |
| Workload | 20 GB storage | 20 GB storage |
| Free access | 512 MB shared cluster | None |
| Published plans | Free (M0), Flex, Dedicated (M10+) | Scaler Pro, Metal, Enterprise |
| Prices checked | Not listed | Not listed |
Provider
- MongoDB Atlas
- MongoDB
- PlanetScale
- PlanetScale
Billing unit
- MongoDB Atlas
- GB storage
- PlanetScale
- GB storage
Plan at selected usage
- MongoDB Atlas
- Dedicated (M10+)
- PlanetScale
- Scaler Pro
Monthly estimate
- MongoDB Atlas
- $60/mo
- PlanetScale
- $54/mo
Workload
- MongoDB Atlas
- 20 GB storage
- PlanetScale
- 20 GB storage
Free access
- MongoDB Atlas
- 512 MB shared cluster
- PlanetScale
- None
Published plans
- MongoDB Atlas
- Free (M0), Flex, Dedicated (M10+)
- PlanetScale
- Scaler Pro, Metal, Enterprise
Prices checked
- MongoDB Atlas
- Not listed
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
Databases & Vector monthly cost
MongoDB Atlas: $60PlanetScale: $54
Cost by GB storage
Cost curve data
| GB storage | MongoDB Atlas | PlanetScale |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | $0 | $39 |
| 5 | $8.00 | $39 |
| 10 | $57 | $39 |
| 20 | $60 | $54 |
| 40 | $65 | $84 |
| 100 | $80 | $174 |
| 200 | $105 | $324 |
0
- MongoDB Atlas
- $0
- PlanetScale
- $39
5
- MongoDB Atlas
- $8.00
- PlanetScale
- $39
10
- MongoDB Atlas
- $57
- PlanetScale
- $39
20
- MongoDB Atlas
- $60
- PlanetScale
- $54
40
- MongoDB Atlas
- $65
- PlanetScale
- $84
100
- MongoDB Atlas
- $80
- PlanetScale
- $174
200
- MongoDB Atlas
- $105
- PlanetScale
- $324
Databases & Vector feature comparison
| Databases & Vector | MongoDB Atlas | PlanetScale |
|---|---|---|
| Database engine | MongoDB | MySQL (Vitess) / Postgres |
| Storage | 10 GB+ per tier | 10 GB, then $1.50/GB |
| Compute | Dedicated | PS-10 cluster, 1 primary + 2 replicas |
| Backups & restore | Continuous + PITR | Daily backups |
| Branching | Dev branches | |
| Regions / clouds | AWS, GCP, Azure | AWS + GCP |
| Uptime SLA | 99.995% | 99.99% |
| Support | Paid plans | Standard |
Database engine
- MongoDB Atlas
- MongoDB
- PlanetScale
- MySQL (Vitess) / Postgres
Storage
- MongoDB Atlas
- 10 GB+ per tier
- PlanetScale
- 10 GB, then $1.50/GB
Compute
- MongoDB Atlas
- Dedicated
- PlanetScale
- PS-10 cluster, 1 primary + 2 replicas
Backups & restore
- MongoDB Atlas
- Continuous + PITR
- PlanetScale
- Daily backups
Branching
- MongoDB Atlas
- PlanetScale
- Dev branches
Regions / clouds
- MongoDB Atlas
- AWS, GCP, Azure
- PlanetScale
- AWS + GCP
Uptime SLA
- MongoDB Atlas
- 99.995%
- PlanetScale
- 99.99%
Support
- MongoDB Atlas
- Paid plans
- PlanetScale
- Standard
Which database providers fit your needs?
MongoDB Atlas features & plan notes
- Document model
- Atlas Search
- Vector search
PlanetScale features & plan notes
- Vitess MySQL & Postgres
- Deploy requests
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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