PlanetScale pricing, checked at the source
Cluster prices and usage rates for PlanetScale Postgres and Vitess on AWS us-east-1, read off PlanetScale's own pages, with a link and date on every row.
PlanetScale plans
Monthly prices in USD, billed monthly unless the row says otherwise. Each row links to PlanetScale's pricing page.
| Plan | Per month | What it includes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postgres single node (PS-5) | $5 | 1/16 vCPU, 512 MiB, 1 node; for development and low-traffic workloads | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| Postgres HA (PS-5, 1 primary + 2 replicas) | $15 | Smallest highly available Postgres cluster across 3 availability zones | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| Vitess (PS-10, 3-node) | $39 | Smallest MySQL-compatible Vitess cluster, 1/8 vCPU, 1 GiB | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| Enterprise | Not published | Custom pricing, bring your own cloud, upgraded support | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
PlanetScale usage rates
What each unit costs, what is free or included, and which plan the rate is on. Every row shows its source and the day we checked it.
| What you pay for | Rate | Free or included | Plan | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postgres PS-5 single node (1/16 vCPU, 512 MiB)us-east-1 | $5 per instance-month | None | Postgres single node (PS-5) | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 | |
| Postgres PS-5 HA cluster (3 nodes)us-east-1 | $15 per cluster-month | None | Postgres HA (PS-5, 1 primary + 2 replicas) | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 | |
| Postgres network-attached storage (gp3) beyond 10 GB, per instanceus-east-1 | $0.125 per GB-month | First 10 GB-month included | All | Billed per instance: an HA cluster pays it on the primary and both replicas. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| Postgres public egress beyond the included amountus-east-1 | $0.06 per GB | First 100 GB included | All | Included egress is 100 GB/month on a production branch, 10 GB on PS-5 non-HA. Ingress is free. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| Backup and WAL storage beyond 2x disk size | $0.023 per GB-month | None | All | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 | |
| Vitess network-attached storage beyond 10 GB, per instance | $0.50 per GB-month | First 10 GB-month included | Vitess (PS-10, 3-node) | An HA production branch is billed $1.50/GB (1 primary + 2 replicas). | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| Private connection traffic (egress and ingress) | $0.01 per GB | None | All | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
Estimate your PlanetScale bill
Pick a plan and enter your monthly usage. The total updates as you type.
Estimated month
$7.25
No plan fee
| Usage | Amount a month | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| $0.125 per GB-month | Priced per GB-month | $1.25 |
| $0.06 per GB | Priced per GB | $6.00 |
| $0.023 per GB-month | Priced per GB-month | $0.00 |
| $0.01 per GB | Priced per GB | $0.00 |
List prices in USD before tax, from PlanetScale's pricing page checked 2026-10-25. AWS us-east-1 (N. Virginia), USD, monthly cluster prices. PlanetScale says prices vary by cloud and region. Storage and egress rates come from PlanetScale's own rate tables linked from its docs.
How the bill is worked out
No free plan
Billing
Size cap for new accounts
Assumptions
AWS us-east-1 (N. Virginia), USD, monthly cluster prices. PlanetScale says prices vary by cloud and region. Storage and egress rates come from PlanetScale's own rate tables linked from its docs.
Not confirmed, so left out
- IOPS and throughput overage rates (shown only in the dashboard).
PlanetScale pricing questions
How much does PlanetScale cost?
The lowest paid plan listed is Postgres single node (PS-5) at $5 a month. Usage rates include postgres PS-5 single node (1/16 vCPU, 512 MiB) at $5 per instance-month, postgres network-attached storage (gp3) beyond 10 GB, per instance at $0.125 per GB-month and postgres public egress beyond the included amount at $0.06 per GB. All checked on 2026-10-25.
Is there a free tier on PlanetScale?
Yes. Postgres network-attached storage (gp3) beyond 10 GB, per instance: 10 GB-month a month at no charge and Postgres public egress beyond the included amount: 100 GB a month at no charge. The rates table shows which plan each allowance is on.
What is not on PlanetScale's pricing page?
We could not confirm these on 2026-10-25, so the page shows no number for them: IOPS and throughput overage rates (shown only in the dashboard).
Where do these prices come from?
From PlanetScale's own pricing pages, starting at https://planetscale.com/pricing, checked on 2026-10-25. Every row links to the page it came from. AWS us-east-1 (N. Virginia), USD, monthly cluster prices. PlanetScale says prices vary by cloud and region. Storage and egress rates come from PlanetScale's own rate tables linked from its docs.
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