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Neon (Postgres) vs. Turso / PlanetScale
Neon vs Turso vs PlanetScale · 2026 serverless DB call
Three serverless DBs, three mental models. Neon for Postgres-native, Turso for edge-first SQLite, PlanetScale for MySQL + heavy branching.
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Neon (Postgres)
Pick this when…
- · Postgres-native stack
- · Need branching + connection pooling
- · pgvector for RAG
Turso / PlanetScale
Pick that when…
- · Turso: edge-first / multi-region reads
- · Turso: per-user / per-tenant DB
- · PlanetScale: MySQL-heavy existing stack
- · PlanetScale: branching-as-workflow team
FACTORS TO WEIGH
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| Factors to weigh | Neon (Postgres) | Turso / PlanetScale |
|---|---|---|
| Database engine | Postgres | Turso SQLite, PlanetScale MySQL (Vitess) |
| Branching | Yes (Neon branches) | Turso yes, PlanetScale yes (flagship) |
| Global read latency | Regional | Turso <10ms global, PlanetScale regional |
| Cold-start | ~200ms | Turso ~5ms, PlanetScale ~200ms |
| Price at 10GB / 5k QPS | ~$70/mo | Turso ~$30, PlanetScale ~$40 |
| Vector support | pgvector native | Turso via extensions, PlanetScale no |
| We recommend | Postgres-native apps | Turso edge-first, PlanetScale MySQL + branching |
LET'S GET STARTED.
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