Vetted Recommended

Planetscale

MySQL and Vitess remain a mismatch for teams standardizing on the Postgres-first modern web tooling stack.

Verdict

“MySQL and Vitess remain a mismatch for teams standardizing on the Postgres-first modern web tooling stack.”

MySQL and Vitess remain a mismatch for teams standardizing on the Postgres-first modern web tooling stack.

Pros

Why teams pick it

Drizzle's SQL-first model works reasonably well with MySQL and branching workflows.
HTTP connection path and serverless-friendly driver help on edge-heavy deployments.
Teams already standardized on MySQL semantics get the cleanest fit.
Branching works well for schema review and deploy-request workflows.

Cons

MySQL and Vitess remain a mismatch for teams standardizing on the Postgres-first modern web tooling stack.
Lack of Postgres compatibility removes straightforward adoption for pgvector, Postgres extensions, and many platform defaults.
Entry pricing is no longer especially friendly for hobby and small startup teams versus Neon or Supabase.
Switching back into the broader Postgres ecosystem later is materially more disruptive than moving between managed Postgres providers.

Pricing

$39 /mo

$999 /mo

$3,000 /mo

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This tool is currently a standalone recommendation.

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