Does PlanetScale have a startup program?
No. PlanetScale offers no startup credits on its own site: its startups page shows standard pricing.
planetscale.com/startups is a marketing page with standard pricing and no credits, discount or application, and PlanetScale's pricing page never mentions startups, credits or a free tier. Only aggregator lists describe startup credits, none citing a PlanetScale page.
Source: PlanetScale (planetscale.com), read September 27, 2026
PlanetScale for Startups
Other startup lists describe database credits through partner channels. PlanetScale's own site does not offer them.
We removed it from the catalog because PlanetScale's own site does not offer it.
What PlanetScale offers now
Standard plans, with clusters from $5 a month.
Open Databases & Data programs
Compared side by side in Best Database & Data Credits for Startups.
Common questions
Does PlanetScale have a startup program?
No. PlanetScale offers no startup credits on its own site: its startups page shows standard pricing. We read PlanetScale's site on September 27, 2026.
What can I use instead of PlanetScale for Startups?
PlanetScale today: Standard plans, with clusters from $5 a month. Open programs in the same category include Databricks Startup Program, Pinecone for Startups, Neon Startup Program.