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Turso vs PlanetScale
Trust Score comparison · March 2026
Signal Comparison
120k / wknpm downloads300k / wk
150 commitsCommits (90d)60 commits
4k ★GitHub stars2k ★
200 q'sStack Overflow800 q's
GrowingCommunityMedium
TursoPlanetScale
Key Differences
| Factor | Turso | PlanetScale |
|---|---|---|
| License | MIT | Proprietary |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Hosted | Self-hosted | Self-hosted |
| Free tier | — | — |
| Open Source | ✓ Yes | — |
| TypeScript | ✓ | ✓ |
Pick Turso if…
- Multi-tenant apps where each tenant gets their own isolated database
- Edge functions that need a local SQLite replica for low latency reads
- Hobby projects or startups needing a simple, cheap database with a great free tier
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
Side-by-side Quick Start
Turso
import { createClient } from '@libsql/client';
const db = createClient({
url: process.env.TURSO_DATABASE_URL,
authToken: process.env.TURSO_AUTH_TOKEN,
});
const result = await db.execute('SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = ?', [1]);
console.log(result.rows);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);Community Verdict
Based on upvoted notes🏆
PlanetScale wins this comparison
Trust Score 79 vs 74 · 5-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.