Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Xata
Xata clearly comes out ahead of PlanetScale on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Neither lists a free tier. PlanetScale's paid plans start at $5/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | hybrid |
| Company | - | Xata |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | moderate | - |
| Integration | low | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | DevelopmentSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentData & AnalyticsSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | developer-toolsdatabase | database |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Xata
usage based
custom
usage based
custom
| Feature | planetscale | xata |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture Consultation | ||
| Advanced Observability | ||
| Business Support Included | ||
| Data Anonymization / Masking | ||
| Database Expertise | ||
| Dedicated Solution Architect | ||
| Development And Low-Traffic Production Workloads | ||
| Deploy In Your Own Cloud Account (Byoc) | ||
| High-Performance Local Nvme Storage | ||
| Flexible Pricing Model To Fit Your Needs | ||
| Migration Assistance | ||
| For Platform Providers: White-Label Xata | ||
| Multi-Tenant, Single-Tenant, Or In Your Own Aws / Gcp Account | ||
| Instant Copy-On-Write Branches | ||
| Slack-Based Support | ||
| Priority Support | ||
| Scale-To-Zero Compute | ||
| Standard Support |
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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, Xata comes out ahead overall, though PlanetScale can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Xata scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
