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PlanetScale vs Tembo
Compare PlanetScale, Tembo by database engines, storage, compute, backups, branching and vector-search features.
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20 GB
PlanetScale
$5.00 / mo
Base Plan · 20 GB storage
Tembo
$60 / mo
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 | PlanetScale | Tembo |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | PlanetScale | Tembo |
| Billing unit | GB storage | GB storage |
| Plan at selected usage | Base Plan | Pro |
| Monthly estimate | $5.00/mo | $60/mo |
| Workload | 20 GB storage | 20 GB storage |
| Free access | None | Hobby tier |
| Published plans | Base Plan, Enterprise | Free trial, Pro, Max, Enterprise |
| Prices checked | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-08 |
Provider
- PlanetScale
- PlanetScale
- Tembo
- Tembo
Billing unit
- PlanetScale
- GB storage
- Tembo
- GB storage
Plan at selected usage
- PlanetScale
- Base Plan
- Tembo
- Pro
Monthly estimate
- PlanetScale
- $5.00/mo
- Tembo
- $60/mo
Workload
- PlanetScale
- 20 GB storage
- Tembo
- 20 GB storage
Free access
- PlanetScale
- None
- Tembo
- Hobby tier
Published plans
- PlanetScale
- Base Plan, Enterprise
- Tembo
- Free trial, Pro, Max, Enterprise
Prices checked
- PlanetScale
- 2026-10-08
- Tembo
- 2026-10-08
Databases & Vector monthly cost
PlanetScale: $5.00Tembo: $60
Cost by GB storage
Cost curve data
| GB storage | PlanetScale | Tembo |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | $5.00 | $0 |
| 5 | $5.00 | $60 |
| 10 | $5.00 | $60 |
| 20 | $5.00 | $60 |
| 40 | $5.00 | $60 |
| 100 | $5.00 | $60 |
| 200 | $5.00 | $60 |
0
- PlanetScale
- $5.00
- Tembo
- $0
5
- PlanetScale
- $5.00
- Tembo
- $60
10
- PlanetScale
- $5.00
- Tembo
- $60
20
- PlanetScale
- $5.00
- Tembo
- $60
40
- PlanetScale
- $5.00
- Tembo
- $60
100
- PlanetScale
- $5.00
- Tembo
- $60
200
- PlanetScale
- $5.00
- Tembo
- $60
Databases & Vector feature comparison
| Databases & Vector | PlanetScale | Tembo |
|---|---|---|
| Workspace users | Not listed | Up to 5 |
| Projects | Not listed | Unlimited |
| Max sandbox size | Not listed | Medium |
| Audit logs | Not listed | Advanced |
| Support channel | Not listed | Priority |
Workspace users
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Tembo
- Up to 5
Projects
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Tembo
- Unlimited
Max sandbox size
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Tembo
- Medium
Audit logs
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Tembo
- Advanced
Support channel
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Tembo
- Priority
Which database providers fit your needs?
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)
Tembo features & plan notes
- Postgres extensions
- Stacks
- Managed Postgres
- $60 monthly usage allowance
- Up to 5 users
- Overage billing
- All integrations included
- Use your Claude, Codex, or SuperGrok subscription
- Unlimited repositories
- Unlimited projects
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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