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PlanetScale vs Redis
Which one should you ship with? Here is the side-by-side panel verdict, pricing read, reviewer split, and community vote comparison.
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PlanetScale
Serverless MySQL platform with branching
0%
Panel ship
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Community
Paid
Entry
PlanetScale offered serverless MySQL with git-like branching for schema changes, built on Vitess. Removed their free tier in 2024, pushing many projects to alternatives like Neon.
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Redis
In-memory data store for caching and real-time
100%
Panel ship
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Community
Free
Entry
Redis is the standard in-memory data structure store used for caching, sessions, queues, and real-time features. Upstash Redis brings serverless pricing. License changed to dual SSPL/RSALv2.
Reviewer scorecard
“Killing the free tier was a dealbreaker. Neon offers similar DX with Postgres and a generous free tier.”
“Essential infrastructure for any app that needs caching or pub/sub. Upstash makes it serverless and affordable.”
“Great technology but the business decisions have eroded developer trust. The free tier removal sent a clear signal.”
“The license change burned some goodwill but Redis is still the best at what it does. Valkey is the hedge.”
“Vitess is incredible tech but the market has moved toward serverless Postgres. PlanetScale's MySQL bet looks increasingly niche.”
“Redis modules (search, graph, time series) make it more than a cache. The platform expansion is working.”
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