PlanetScale

PlanetScale Vitess vs Xata for Serverless Postgres: Branching, Free Tiers, and Real Query Costs

Choosing between PlanetScale and Xata isn't just about pricing. While both target modern cloud applications, they solve different problems with different database architectures. Learn how they compare in branching workflows, free tiers, query performance, scalability, developer experience

Jul 12, 2026 5m read 👁 2

PlanetScale vs Upstash for Rate Limiting at Scale: Latency, Cost, and Limits Tested

Rate limiting sounds simple until your application starts handling thousands of requests per second across multiple regions. This article compares PlanetScale and Upstash as backing stores for rate limiting systems, examining latency, cost, scalability, operational complexity, and real-world limit

Jun 23, 2026 5m read 👁 15