Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Bladepipe
BladePipe clearly comes out ahead of PlanetScale on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. BladePipe has a free tier; PlanetScale does not. PlanetScale's paid plans start at $5/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | saas tool |
| Company | BladePipe | - |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | moderate |
| Integration | - | low |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentData & Analytics | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | database | developer-toolsdatabase |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Bladepipe
open source
usage based
custom
usage based
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| Feature | bladepipe | planetscale |
|---|---|---|
| 50+ Datasources | ||
| 100Gb Egress Bandwidth Included | ||
| 60+ Datasources | ||
| Automated Backups Every 12 Hours | ||
| All Cloud Features | ||
| Business Or Enterprise Support | ||
| All Community Features | ||
| Custom Audit Log Retention | ||
| Audit Logging | ||
| Database Branching | ||
| Cloud Support With Sla | ||
| Dedicated Technical Account Management | ||
| Community Support | ||
| Everything In Base | ||
| Ddl Synchronization | ||
| High Availability (1 Primary + 2 Replicas) | ||
| Enterprise Support With Sla | ||
| Horizontal Sharding (Vitess) | ||
| High Availability For Links | ||
| Non-Blocking Schema Changes | ||
| Lightweight Deployment And O&M | ||
| Pci Dss Compliance | ||
| More Advanced Features | ||
| Planetscale Cli And Api Access | ||
| Multitenancy | ||
| Planetscale Insights Query Analytics | ||
| No Need For Regular Activation | ||
| Planetscale Managed (Bring Your Own Cloud) | ||
| Real-Time Cdc | ||
| Service Level Agreement (Sla) |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, BladePipe comes out ahead overall, though PlanetScale can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
BladePipe offers a free tier; PlanetScale does not currently list one.
BladePipe scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
