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8 Best Open Source PlanetScale Alternatives

A curated collection of the 8 best open source and self-hosted alternatives to PlanetScale in 2026.

Looking for a free, privacy-friendly, or self-hosted replacement for PlanetScale in 2026? The top open-source alternative is Supabase — Provides a full backend stack built on Postgres: authentication, auto-generated APIs, edge functions, realtime subscriptions, file storage, and vector search..

Other highly rated open-source PlanetScale alternatives include TiDB, Neon Postgres and Turso.

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Provides a full backend stack built on Postgres: authentication, auto-generated APIs, edge functions, realtime subscriptions, file storage, and vector search.

Supabase preview

Provides a full backend stack built on Postgres: authentication, auto-generated APIs, edge functions, realtime subscriptions, file storage, and vector search.

40,475

Distributed SQL database combining OLTP and OLAP capabilities, offering horizontal scalability, high availability, and real-time analytics.

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Distributed SQL database combining OLTP and OLAP capabilities, offering horizontal scalability, high availability, and real-time analytics.

22,969

Cloud-native, auto-scaling Postgres with instant branching, bottomless storage, and pay-per-use pricing

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Cloud-native, auto-scaling Postgres with instant branching, bottomless storage, and pay-per-use pricing

17,171

Turso provides a simple developer experience with SQLite compatibility, allowing you to build and scale multi-tenant applications with unlimited databases.

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Turso provides a simple developer experience with SQLite compatibility, allowing you to build and scale multi-tenant applications with unlimited databases.

10,493

Instant is a database solution for building real-time and offline-enabled applications, simplifying the development of collaborative products.

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Instant is a database solution for building real-time and offline-enabled applications, simplifying the development of collaborative products.

10,256

Scalable, high-availability database system supporting OLTP, OLAP, and hybrid transactional/analytical processing workloads.

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Scalable, high-availability database system supporting OLTP, OLAP, and hybrid transactional/analytical processing workloads.

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Distributed SQL database designed for high-speed ingestion and complex queries on massive datasets, ideal for IoT and time-series data.

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Distributed SQL database designed for high-speed ingestion and complex queries on massive datasets, ideal for IoT and time-series data.

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SlateDB is an embedded storage engine that leverages object storage for durability, scalability, and simplified replication without the need for disk management.

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SlateDB is an embedded storage engine that leverages object storage for durability, scalability, and simplified replication without the need for disk management.

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