GitHub or PlanetScale?
Which saas & b2b tool brand is right for you?
GitHubwins 5 of 7 categories
WINNER
GitHub
Where the world builds software
4.7/5
|120,000 reviews5
Wins
2008
Founded
mid
Price
PlanetScale
The database for developers
4.6/5
|8,000 reviews2
Wins
2018
Founded
mid
Price
Head-to-Head Comparison
95
Features & Functionality
GitHub wins
85
85
Ease of Use
PlanetScale wins
90
98
Integrations
GitHub wins
80
90
Pricing & Value
GitHub wins
78
78
Customer Support
PlanetScale wins
80
98
Scalability
GitHub wins
95
92
Security & Compliance
GitHub wins
88
GitHub excels at
Features & FunctionalityIntegrationsPricing & ValueScalabilitySecurity & Compliance
PlanetScale excels at
Ease of UseCustomer Support
Pros & Cons
GitHub
Industry standard—everyone uses it
Unlimited free private repos
GitHub Copilot AI pair programmer
GitHub Actions CI/CD (free minutes)
Microsoft ownership concerns for some OSS devs
Complex for Git beginners
PlanetScale
Database branching (like Git)
Non-blocking schema changes
Incredible scale (Vitess)
Developer workflow focus
MySQL only
Newer platform
The Bottom Line
Choose GitHub if you want...
- Software development teams of all sizes
- Open source projects and communities
- CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions
- Code collaboration and review
Choose PlanetScale if you want...
- Developers
- MySQL users
- Scaling startups
- CI/CD workflows
Our pick: GitHub — Better overall scores and stronger performance across key categories. However, PlanetScale is the better choice if you prioritize ease of use or customer support.
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