Choose Aiven if you need
- Integration with AWS, Google Cloud or Microsoft Azure. We haven't found them on PlanetScale's website.
- ISO 27001 or GDPR. We haven't found them on PlanetScale's website.
At a glance
- Aiven has a free plan. We haven't confirmed one for PlanetScale.
- Aiven offers a free trial (30 days). We haven't confirmed one for PlanetScale.
- Aiven's lowest paid plan is Developer at $5 per month, for PostgreSQL, as of October 23, 2026.
- PlanetScale's lowest paid plan is Metal at $50 per month, starting price, as of October 19, 2026.
- Both are available on CLI and API.
- Both work with Terraform.
- Both list SOC 2 and HIPAA.
- Only Aiven lists ISO 27001 and GDPR.
- Only PlanetScale lists SSO.
- Both have a public API.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose PlanetScale if you need
- Integration with Cloudflare or GitHub Actions. We haven't found them on Aiven's website.
- SSO. We haven't found it on Aiven's website.
Aiven
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Review PlanetScaleThe facts
- What it does
- AivenYour AI-ready open source data platform
- PlanetScaleCloud hosting for Vitess, Neki and Postgres databases
- Free plan
- AivenYes
- PlanetScaleNot confirmed
- Pricing
- AivenPer service, monthly
- PlanetScalePer cluster, monthly
- Paid plans from
- Aiven
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Platforms
Both
- CLI
- API
Only AivenNothing else listed
Only PlanetScaleNothing else listed
Integrations
Both
- Terraform
Only Aiven
- AWS
- Google Cloud
- Microsoft Azure
- DigitalOcean
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Aiven and PlanetScale yet.
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