Managed databases

PlanetScale vs Vultr Managed PostgreSQL

Choose PlanetScale when a monthly cluster price and schema branching are what you want to budget. Choose Vultr Managed PostgreSQL when a single node from $15/mo in a Vultr city is enough.

PlanetScale

Managed Postgres and Vitess clusters sized by SKU

Paid clusters

Strengths

  • Cluster price is a monthly SKU, easier to budget
  • Schema changes can ship through branching

Limits

  • There is no permanent free cluster
  • You pick a size instead of paying only for idle time

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Vultr Managed PostgreSQL

Fixed-size Postgres in the same cities as Vultr compute

From $15/mo

Strengths

  • The database can sit in the same region as a Vultr instance
  • Automated backups are included

Limits

  • The entry plan stays billed while idle
  • The Hobbyist plan does not include point-in-time recovery

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