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Open source alternatives to PlanetScale[005]
PlanetScale is a managed MySQL platform built on Vitess, offering horizontal sharding and branch-and-merge workflows for schema changes. Below are 5 self-hostable open source alternatives, ranked by GitHub popularity.
TiDB
TiDB is an open-source, cloud-native, distributed, MySQL-compatible database
★ STARS
40.1k
⑂ FORKS
6.2k
Turso
The Open Contribution Fork of SQLite
★ STARS
16.7k
⑂ FORKS
486
Instant
Instant is the best backend for AI-coded apps. You get auth, permissions, storage, presence, and streams — everything you need to ship apps your users will love.
★ STARS
10.2k
⑂ FORKS
351
CrateDB
CrateDB is a distributed and scalable SQL database for storing and analyzing massive amounts of data in near real-time, even with complex queries. It is PostgreSQL-compatible, and based on Lucene.
★ STARS
4.4k
⑂ FORKS
594
SlateDB
A cloud native embedded storage engine built on object storage.
★ STARS
3.0k
⑂ FORKS
228
// EDITOR'S TAKE
TiDB is the closest technically, a MySQL-compatible database that shards horizontally without application changes, though nothing in it resembles PlanetScale's branching schema workflow. Turso fits a different shape of problem well, thousands of small per-tenant SQLite databases rather than one large cluster, and CrateDB leans analytical rather than serving as an OLTP replacement.
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What is the best open source PlanetScale alternative?
TiDB is the most popular open source PlanetScale alternative by GitHub stars (40,064 stars). The other 4 options are ranked above.
Are these PlanetScale alternatives self-hostable?
Yes — every project listed here is open source and runs on your own infrastructure. Click into a project to see its license, stars, language, and current health status.
Are they free?
All projects shown are free and open source. Check each project's license page for the terms — most are MIT, Apache 2.0, or AGPL.
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