My rating
8/10
Pricing
Paid
Category
Database
Last reviewed
9 Jun 2026
What it is
PlanetScale is a serverless MySQL platform built on Vitess, the tech that scaled YouTube. Its schema branching and non-blocking migrations mean you can change tables on a busy production DB without locking it. Great for MySQL-based Laravel apps at scale.
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Why I use it
If a Laravel project is MySQL-first and growing fast, PlanetScale's safe migrations are worth it. For small apps, a plain managed MySQL is cheaper.
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