Choose CockroachDB if you need
- Integration with Kafka, Django or SQLAlchemy. We haven't found them on PlanetScale's website.
- ISO 27001. We haven't found it on PlanetScale's website.
At a glance
- CockroachDB offers a free trial (30 days). We haven't confirmed one for PlanetScale.
- 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, HIPAA and SSO.
- Only CockroachDB lists ISO 27001.
- Both have a public API.
- CockroachDB can be self-hosted. We haven't confirmed that for PlanetScale.
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 CockroachDB's website.
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Review PlanetScaleThe facts
- What it does
- CockroachDBRun business-critical applications in the cloud, on-premises, or hybrid, with global scale and resilience
- PlanetScaleCloud hosting for Vitess, Neki and Postgres databases
- Free plan
- CockroachDBNot confirmed
- PlanetScaleNot confirmed
- Pricing
- CockroachDBNot confirmed
- PlanetScalePer cluster, monthly
- Paid plans from
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Platforms
Both
- CLI
- API
Only CockroachDBNothing else listed
Only PlanetScaleNothing else listed
Integrations
Both
- Terraform
Only CockroachDB
- Kafka
- Django
- SQLAlchemy
- Hibernate
People who switched
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No reviewer has said they moved between CockroachDB and PlanetScale yet.
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