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PlanetScale vs Timescale Cloud
Compare PlanetScale, Timescale Cloud 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
Timescale Cloud
$34 / mo
Performance · 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 | Timescale Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | PlanetScale | Timescale |
| Billing unit | GB storage | GB storage |
| Plan at selected usage | Base Plan | Performance |
| Monthly estimate | $5.00/mo | $34/mo |
| Workload | 20 GB storage | 20 GB storage |
| Free access | None | 30-day trial |
| Published plans | Base Plan, Enterprise | Performance, Scale, Enterprise |
| Prices checked | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-08 |
Provider
- PlanetScale
- PlanetScale
- Timescale Cloud
- Timescale
Billing unit
- PlanetScale
- GB storage
- Timescale Cloud
- GB storage
Plan at selected usage
- PlanetScale
- Base Plan
- Timescale Cloud
- Performance
Monthly estimate
- PlanetScale
- $5.00/mo
- Timescale Cloud
- $34/mo
Workload
- PlanetScale
- 20 GB storage
- Timescale Cloud
- 20 GB storage
Free access
- PlanetScale
- None
- Timescale Cloud
- 30-day trial
Published plans
- PlanetScale
- Base Plan, Enterprise
- Timescale Cloud
- Performance, Scale, Enterprise
Prices checked
- PlanetScale
- 2026-10-08
- Timescale Cloud
- 2026-10-08
Databases & Vector monthly cost
PlanetScale: $5.00Timescale Cloud: $34
Cost by GB storage
Cost curve data
| GB storage | PlanetScale | Timescale Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | $5.00 | $30 |
| 5 | $5.00 | $31 |
| 10 | $5.00 | $32 |
| 20 | $5.00 | $34 |
| 40 | $5.00 | $37 |
| 100 | $5.00 | $48 |
| 200 | $5.00 | $65 |
0
- PlanetScale
- $5.00
- Timescale Cloud
- $30
5
- PlanetScale
- $5.00
- Timescale Cloud
- $31
10
- PlanetScale
- $5.00
- Timescale Cloud
- $32
20
- PlanetScale
- $5.00
- Timescale Cloud
- $34
40
- PlanetScale
- $5.00
- Timescale Cloud
- $37
100
- PlanetScale
- $5.00
- Timescale Cloud
- $48
200
- PlanetScale
- $5.00
- Timescale Cloud
- $65
Databases & Vector feature comparison
| Databases & Vector | PlanetScale | Timescale Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Number of database services | Not listed | Up to 4 |
| CPU per service | Not listed | Up to 8 CPU |
| Memory per service | Not listed | Up to 32GB |
| Storage per service | Not listed | Up to 16TB |
| Tiered storage | Not listed | |
| Independently scale compute and storage | Not listed | |
| Relational | Not listed | |
| Time-series | Not listed | |
| Vector search | Not listed | |
| AI workflows | Not listed | |
| Cloud SQL editor | Not listed | |
| Charts | Not listed | |
| Dashboards | Not listed | |
| IOPS (autoscales) | Not listed | 3,000 - 5,000 |
| Bandwidth (autoscales) | Not listed | 125 - 250 MB/s |
| I/O Boost | Not listed | |
| High-availability replicas (Automated multi-AZ failover) | Not listed | 1 HA replica |
| Read replicas | Not listed | |
| Point-in-time recovery and forking | Not listed | 3 days |
| Cross-region backups | Not listed | |
| Performance insights | Not listed | |
| Metrics and log exporters | Not listed | |
| End-to-end encryption | Not listed | |
| Private Networking (VPC) | Not listed | 1 multi-attach VPC |
| Multi-factor authentication | Not listed | |
| Federated authentication (SAML) | Not listed | |
| Enforced MFA/SSO | Not listed | |
| SOC 2 Type 2 report | Not listed | |
| HIPAA compliance | Not listed | |
| Penetration testing report | Not listed | |
| Security questionnaire and review | Not listed | |
| Pay by invoice | Not listed | Available at minimum spend |
| Uptime SLAs | Not listed | Standard |
| Community support | Not listed | |
| Basic support (email) | Not listed | |
| Production support (24x7) | Not listed | Add-on |
| Named account manager | Not listed | |
| JOIN services (Jumpstart Onboarding and Integration) | Not listed |
Number of database services
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Timescale Cloud
- Up to 4
CPU per service
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Timescale Cloud
- Up to 8 CPU
Memory per service
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Timescale Cloud
- Up to 32GB
Storage per service
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Timescale Cloud
- Up to 16TB
Tiered storage
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Timescale Cloud
Independently scale compute and storage
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Timescale Cloud
Relational
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Timescale Cloud
Time-series
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Timescale Cloud
Vector search
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Timescale Cloud
AI workflows
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Timescale Cloud
Cloud SQL editor
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Timescale Cloud
Charts
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Timescale Cloud
Dashboards
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Timescale Cloud
IOPS (autoscales)
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Timescale Cloud
- 3,000 - 5,000
Bandwidth (autoscales)
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Timescale Cloud
- 125 - 250 MB/s
I/O Boost
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Timescale Cloud
High-availability replicas (Automated multi-AZ failover)
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Timescale Cloud
- 1 HA replica
Read replicas
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Timescale Cloud
Point-in-time recovery and forking
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Timescale Cloud
- 3 days
Cross-region backups
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Timescale Cloud
Performance insights
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Timescale Cloud
Metrics and log exporters
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Timescale Cloud
End-to-end encryption
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Timescale Cloud
Private Networking (VPC)
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Timescale Cloud
- 1 multi-attach VPC
Multi-factor authentication
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Timescale Cloud
Federated authentication (SAML)
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Timescale Cloud
Enforced MFA/SSO
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Timescale Cloud
SOC 2 Type 2 report
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Timescale Cloud
HIPAA compliance
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Timescale Cloud
Penetration testing report
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Timescale Cloud
Security questionnaire and review
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Timescale Cloud
Pay by invoice
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Timescale Cloud
- Available at minimum spend
Uptime SLAs
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Timescale Cloud
- Standard
Community support
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Timescale Cloud
Basic support (email)
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Timescale Cloud
Production support (24x7)
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Timescale Cloud
- Add-on
Named account manager
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Timescale Cloud
JOIN services (Jumpstart Onboarding and Integration)
- PlanetScale
- Not listed
- Timescale Cloud
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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)
Timescale Cloud features & plan notes
- Postgres time-series
- Compression
- Continuous aggregates
- 4 database services
- Up to 8 CPU and 32 GB memory per service
- Up to 16 TB disk storage per service
- Up to 5K IOPS, 250 MB/s throughput
- 1 VPC
- 1 IP Allow-list
- Single-node high-availability replicas
- Point-in-time-recovery to 3 days
- Performance Insights
- Basic support (9-5 ET)
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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