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PlanetScale vs Neon
Trust Score comparison · March 2026
Signal Comparison
300k / wknpm downloads200k / wk
60 commitsCommits (90d)120 commits
2k ★GitHub stars15k ★
800 q'sStack Overflow1k q's
MediumCommunityGrowing fast
PlanetScaleNeon
Key Differences
| Factor | PlanetScale | Neon |
|---|---|---|
| License | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript / Python |
| Hosted | Self-hosted | Self-hosted |
| Free tier | — | — |
| Open Source | — | — |
| TypeScript | ✓ | ✓ |
Pick PlanetScale if…
- MySQL-compatible apps that need safe, non-blocking schema migrations
- Teams that want Git-like branching workflows for database changes
- Serverless apps needing connection pooling without PgBouncer setup
Pick Neon if…
- Serverless/edge apps needing PostgreSQL
- You want database branching for dev/preview environments
- Vercel or serverless deployments where Supabase adds latency
Side-by-side Quick Start
PlanetScale
import { connect } from '@planetscale/database';
const conn = connect({
host: process.env.DATABASE_HOST,
username: process.env.DATABASE_USERNAME,
password: process.env.DATABASE_PASSWORD,
});
const results = await conn.execute('SELECT * FROM users LIMIT 10');
console.log(results.rows);Neon
import { neon } from '@neondatabase/serverless';
const sql = neon(process.env.DATABASE_URL);
const users = await sql`SELECT * FROM users WHERE active = true`;
console.log(users);Community Verdict
Based on upvoted notes🏆
PlanetScale wins this comparison
Trust Score 79 vs 61 · 18-point difference
PlanetScale leads on Trust Score with stronger signal data across downloads and community health. That said, the other tool is worth considering if your use case matches its specific strengths above.