Go from PlanetScale to Neon
The job: Managed postgres (Managed Postgres, Backups). Pick where you are today and where you want to land; the move below follows your pick.
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The money
$5/mo today , then $0/mo
PlanetScale Postgres single node
Modeled from public list prices, with your time at $50 an hour. Show the math
Does it do the job? 2 of 2 covered
- Covered: Managed Postgres
- Covered: Backups
The work
- Setup
- About 1 h
- Upkeep
- None
- Watch out
- Check first: You only rely on: Managed Postgres, Backups
Make the move in four steps
Export from PlanetScale
A Vitess database branch (schema and data). Format: SQL, JSON or CSV
Export stepsSet up Neon
Neon Free with branching and scale-to-zero for dev and small apps.
DetailsSwitch links and integrations
Point links, embeds and integrations at Neon, then send a test through every one.
Cancel PlanetScale
Turn off renewal before your renewal date, once the new setup works. Access runs until: Each database is gone as soon as you delete it.
How to cancel PlanetScale
The whole recipe: 2 ways out, best first
What you use
- Managed Postgres
- Backups
Not covered
- Vitess MySQL
- High availability replicas
- Branching and deploy requests
- Query insights
Check before switching
- You only rely on: Managed Postgres, Backups
- Export your data from PlanetScale before canceling
Agents: get_recipe("replace-planetscale") on the Stackcut MCP server.
2 ways out, best first
How we got this
| You pay now: PlanetScale Postgres single node | flat price | $5/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Neon (free tier) | free plan | $0/mo |
| Difference each month | $5 − $0 | +$5/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$5 × 12 | +$60 |
| Setup, once | 1 h × $50/h | −$50 |
| Year one | +$60 − $50 | +$10 |
- Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $60 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: PlanetScale Postgres single node | flat price | $5/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Supabase (free tier) | free plan | $0/mo |
| Difference each month | $5 − $0 | +$5/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$5 × 12 | +$60 |
| Setup, once | 1 h × $50/h | −$50 |
| Year one | +$60 − $50 | +$10 |
- Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $60 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
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