PlanetScale vs Crunchy Bridge Pricing (2026)
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PlanetScale vs Crunchy Bridge

Database as a Service pricing comparison · 2026

PlanetScale costs $5–$50/mo, while Crunchy Bridge costs $9–$7,680/mo. These products use different pricing models (Usage-based (pay per token/image/minute) vs Per-seat subscription), so a direct price comparison isn't meaningful — costs depend on usage volume and mix.

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PlanetScale
PlanetScale does not offer a free tier.
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$216 $360
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Crunchy Bridge
Crunchy Bridge pricing starts at $9/month for the Hobby-0 plan, with Hobby plans ranging u
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$216 $360
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Estimated license cost
at 25 seats
List price × seats. Click a tier below to lock it.
Usage-based
Custom rates
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Hobby-1 (AWS)
$216/yr
year 1 license · flat plan price
What buyers actually pay
median, annual
Vendr deal-flow data. The real benchmark, not list price.
Median annual
$360/yr
Vendr · n=9 · limited data
No Vendr data
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Not in Vendr's deal flow
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Sources & confidence

Every dollar amount and contract clause below traces back to a sourced fact. We don't manufacture composite scores.

Where this data comes from
Vendr · TrustRadius · Reddit · BBB · official docs
Sources 5 sourced facts
3 hidden-cost · 1 contract · Vendr median
Last verified 1d ago
Confidence Medium confidence
Sources 6 sourced facts
5 hidden-cost · 1 contract
Last verified 4d ago
Confidence High confidence
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Hidden costs

Each cost is severity-ranked, with the dollar range quoted from its source (Vendr, Reddit, TrustRadius, BBB, official docs) — never our estimate.

Beyond the sticker
Severity-ranked, sourced
2 documented
  • High storage costs compared to competitors
    $2.50/GB storage (vs $0.34-$1/GB competitors)
    1 source
  • Confusing row-based pricing model
    10-30% of license costs
    2 sources
5 documented
  • Higher-tier Support
    1 source
  • High Availability
    1 source
  • Additional Storage
    $0.10 per GB, $0.046/GB/month
    1 source
  • Professional Migration Services
    1 source
  • Hobby-tier Limitations
    1 source
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Contract terms

The fine print, surfaced. Green = buyer-friendly. Each clause backed by a quoted source.

PlanetScale
Crunchy
Auto-renewal
—
—
Cancellation
prorated on current invoice (Base Plan)
may be canceled any time
Commitment
—
no upfront commitment
Price escalation
—
—
Can downgrade
—
—
Based on 2 verified sources (Vendr · TrustRadius · BBB)
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What users say

Aggregated, with sample sizes. We use whichever review platform has data.

User reviews
TrustRadius · Trustpilot · G2
No public ratings yet
Best for
Development and low-traffic production
Watch out
Confusing pricing model
No public ratings yet
Best for
Smallest dev/test workloads
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License cost is computed from publicly listed plans (real math, list price × seats). Median annual cost is from Vendr's deal flow when available — see source badges. Hidden costs and contract terms each cite their own sources. We do not invent composite scores.
Database as a Service

PlanetScale

$5–$50
/mo
3 plans
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VS
Database as a Service

Crunchy Bridge

$9–$7,680
/mo
18 plans
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Different Pricing Models

Direct price comparison isn't meaningful here — PlanetScale uses Usage-based (pay per token/image/minute) pricing while Crunchy Bridge uses Per-seat subscription pricing. Your actual cost will depend on usage volume, team size, or both. Here's each product in its native unit.

Usage-based (pay per token/image/minute)

PlanetScale

$5–$50/mo
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vs
Per-seat subscription

Crunchy Bridge

$9–$7,680/mo
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PlanetScale and Crunchy Bridge both operate in the database as a service category. This page compares their list pricing.

Plan-by-Plan Pricing

Plan PlanetScale Crunchy Bridge
PlanetScale Postgres Single node $5 /month $9 /month
PlanetScale Postgres Metal $50 /month $18 /month
Enterprise Custom $35 /month
Hobby-4 (AWS) — $70 /month
Standard-4 (AWS) — $70 /month
Standard-8 (AWS) — $140 /month
Standard-16 (AWS) — $280 /month
Standard-32 (AWS) — $560 /month
Standard-64 (AWS) — $1.1K /month
Standard-128 (AWS) — $2.2K /month
Standard-192 (AWS) — $3.4K /month
Standard-384 (AWS) — $6.7K /month
Memory-16 (AWS) — $240 /month
Memory-32 (AWS) — $480 /month
Memory-64 (AWS) — $960 /month
Memory-128 (AWS) — $1.9K /month
Memory-256 (AWS) — $3.8K /month
Memory-512 (AWS) — $7.7K /month

Hidden Costs

Beyond the sticker price — what catches buyers off guard.

PlanetScale 2 hidden costs

medium
High storage costs compared to competitors $2.50/GB storage (vs $0.34-$1/GB competitors)
medium
Confusing row-based pricing model 10-30% of license costs
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Crunchy Bridge 5 hidden costs

medium
Higher-tier Support
high
High Availability
medium
Additional Storage $0.10 per GB, $0.046/GB/month (source dated Jul 2026)
high
Professional Migration Services
high
Hobby-tier Limitations
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Contract Terms

Term PlanetScale Crunchy Bridge
Auto-renewal — —
Cancellation prorated on current invoice (Base Plan) may be canceled any time
Minimum commitment — no upfront commitment

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