Amplitude or PlanetScale?
Which saas & b2b tool brand is right for you?
PlanetScalewins 4 of 7 categories
Amplitude
Build better products with Amplitude
4.5/5
|18,000 reviews3
Wins
2012
Founded
premium
Price
WINNER
PlanetScale
The database for developers
4.6/5
|8,000 reviews4
Wins
2018
Founded
mid
Price
Head-to-Head Comparison
92
Features & Functionality
Amplitude wins
85
75
Ease of Use
PlanetScale wins
90
88
Integrations
Amplitude wins
80
65
Pricing & Value
PlanetScale wins
78
78
Customer Support
PlanetScale wins
80
92
Scalability
PlanetScale wins
95
90
Security & Compliance
Amplitude wins
88
Amplitude excels at
Features & FunctionalityIntegrationsSecurity & Compliance
PlanetScale excels at
Ease of UsePricing & ValueCustomer SupportScalability
Pros & Cons
Amplitude
Powerful behavioral analytics
Great experimentation tools
Cross-platform tracking
CDP capabilities
Expensive
Complex setup
PlanetScale
Database branching (like Git)
Non-blocking schema changes
Incredible scale (Vitess)
Developer workflow focus
MySQL only
Newer platform
The Bottom Line
Choose Amplitude if you want...
- Enterprise product teams
- Behavioral analytics
- Experimentation
- Cross-platform tracking
Choose PlanetScale if you want...
- Developers
- MySQL users
- Scaling startups
- CI/CD workflows
Our pick: PlanetScale — Better overall scores and stronger performance across key categories. However, Amplitude is the better choice if you prioritize features & functionality or integrations.
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