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Replacement brief
PlanetScale
Replaces managed mysql (serverless)
You're paying for branching and a managed proxy over MySQL. Plain MySQL or Postgres on a VPS is a direct swap if you don't need branching.
The verdict weighs direct cost against maintenance, reliability, migration risk, and founder time.
- Verdict
- easy Straightforward swap
- Estimated annual saving
- $468 against the typical bill
- Open-source options
- 3 reviewed alternatives
01 / Deploy
Start with one command
A Teploy-style starting point for a small VPS. Review the generated configuration, then replace the example host and domain with your own.
teploy deploy --image postgres:16 --host hetzner --volume pgdataBefore you migrate
Price the operational work alongside the server bill. The hobby-tier removal in 2023 was the canonical 'get off managed DB' moment for indies.