# PlanetScale: how AI models rank it, September 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. Named in 13 judge labels across 1 categories by 7 of 12 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/planetscale/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Managed relational databases | 2% | 13 | 31% | 13 |

## What the models said for it

- "If your developers are bogged down by database migrations, schema management, and staging environments: Choose PlanetScale." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Managed databases)
- "PlanetScale (MySQL), Aiven, Neon, Supabase—praised for predictability, multi-cloud, lower lock-in" (Grok 4.1 Fast, Managed databases)
- "Offers a free tier suitable for development and small production workloads" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Managed databases)
- "A serverless MySQL database built on Vitess... offers git-like branching" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Managed databases)

## And against it

- "Best avoided as a primary database for anything you care about unless you're a large enterprise with contract protections." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Managed databases)
- "Avoid PlanetScale if you are on a strict budget; they retired their free tier" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Managed databases)
- "Not a full RDBMS; limited transactional features" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Managed databases)
- "PlanetScale (test first)" (Kimi K2, Managed databases)

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.