Our take
Pick PlanetScale if app teams who will start Base at $5/month (single-node Postgres) or $30/month (PS-10 arm64 HA in us-east-1) while they open a first Cluster configuration screen, then add $5 PS-DEV branches or extra production SKUs when they need a deploy-request workflow. Pick TablePlus if indie developers who will pay Basic $99 once for one device while they run a first products query — then Standard at $129
branching database desk
Best for
PlanetScale A cluster you start at $5 / $30
TablePlus A query you start at a public $
Free plan
PlanetScale No free plan
TablePlus No free plan
Lowest paid
PlanetScale Storage overage $0.50
TablePlus Extra device $79 $59
Next step up
PlanetScale Postgres single-node $5/mo
TablePlus Basic $99
Runs where
PlanetScale
TablePlus Hosted
Watch out
PlanetScale There is no $0 Hobby card
TablePlus Free is trial-only
Last checked
PlanetScale 2026-10-23 · planetscale.com/pricing.md
TablePlus 2026-10-23 · tableplus.com/pricing
app teams who will start Base at $5/month (single-node Postgres) or $30/month (PS-10 arm64 HA in us-east-1) while they open a first Cluster configuration screen, then add $5 PS-DEV branches or extra production SKUs when they need a deploy-request workflow.
Read the PlanetScale pageindie developers who will pay Basic $99 once for one device while they run a first products query — then Standard at $129 for a second seat, not Supabase’s Free $0 hosted editor first unless they want a hosted Postgres nest.
Read the TablePlus page