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Best Alternatives to PlanetScale
4 options ranked by Trust Score · April 2026
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Serverless MySQL platform with database branching — deploy schema changes like code with non-blocking migrations and global replication.
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Top PlanetScale Alternatives
Supabase
Trust Score 95 · Excellent
95
Open-source Firebase alternative. Combines Postgres, auth, file storage, realtime subscriptions, and edge functions in one platform. The default backend for indie SaaS with a generous free tier.
TypeScriptPostgresOpen Source
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Turso
Trust Score 74 · Fair
74
Edge-native SQLite database built on libSQL — embed a database per tenant or deploy replicas globally close to your users with a generous free tier.
TypeScriptOpen SourceSQLite
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Convex
Trust Score 73 · Fair
73
Serverless database with real-time reactivity — write server functions in TypeScript, get live queries and automatic consistency without a separate backend.
TypeScriptOpen SourceRealtime
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Neon
Trust Score 61 · Fair
61
Serverless PostgreSQL with branching and scale-to-zero. Neon is the go-to Postgres for serverless and edge deployments — starts from $0 and branches your database like Git.
TypeScriptPythonServerless
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