Slack or PlanetScale?
Which saas & b2b tool brand is right for you?
PlanetScale
The database for developers
4.6/5
|8,000 reviews3
Wins
2018
Founded
mid
Price
Head-to-Head Comparison
90
Features & Functionality
Slack wins
85
92
Ease of Use
Slack wins
90
98
Integrations
Slack wins
80
70
Pricing & Value
PlanetScale wins
78
78
Customer Support
PlanetScale wins
80
88
Scalability
PlanetScale wins
95
88
Security & Compliance
88
Slack excels at
Features & FunctionalityEase of UseIntegrations
PlanetScale excels at
Pricing & ValueCustomer SupportScalability
Pros & Cons
Slack
Best-in-class integration ecosystem (2,600+ apps)
Excellent search across messages and files
Great mobile and desktop apps
Huddles for quick audio/video calls
Can become overwhelming and noisy
Expensive at scale ($15/user/mo for Business+)
PlanetScale
Database branching (like Git)
Non-blocking schema changes
Incredible scale (Vitess)
Developer workflow focus
MySQL only
Newer platform
The Bottom Line
Choose Slack if you want...
- Remote and distributed teams
- Tech companies and startups
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Integration-heavy workflows (DevOps, marketing)
Choose PlanetScale if you want...
- Developers
- MySQL users
- Scaling startups
- CI/CD workflows
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