Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Current- Annual cost
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- Seats assigned
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This catalog view compares public market data and does not include organization spend or usage.

Planetscale is the strongest catalog alternative to evaluate for Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS).

This catalog view compares public market data and does not include organization spend or usage.
See how Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) compares to 4 alternative apps you can switch to.
Planetsca...Best FitSeat-basedAvg. switch cost--Planetscale is a good fit if: your team wants Git-like branching workflows for database schema changes with zero-downtime deploys.
Oracle Cl...Worth ConsideringSeat-basedAvg. switch cost--Oracle Cloud Database is a good fit if: you require Oracle-specific PL/SQL compatibility with autonomous management and high availability.
Digitaloc...Worth ConsideringSeat-basedAvg. switch cost$360/yr
Ibm Db2 O...Worth ConsideringPublic pricingAvg. switch cost--Db2 delivers enterprise-grade AI optimization and hybrid consistency but forces a proprietary migration away from open-source flexibility.Planetscale and Oracle Cloud Database selected for comparison.
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On-Demand DB Instances
Public catalog pricing. Organization spend is not included.
$180
Hobby
Public catalog pricing estimate.
$19,200
Autonomous Serverless
Public catalog pricing estimate.
$0
No migration in the current app baseline.
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After $8,000 estimated migration cost.
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After $30,000 estimated migration cost.
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85/100
Ideal for engineering teams wanting Git-like workflows for databases.
70/100
Ideal for enterprise DBAs, excessive for simple app data needs
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Public adoption signal for the current app.
medium
Planetscale is a high-complexity migration. Estimated 6 weeks and $8,000 one-time cost.
high
Oracle Cloud Database is a high-complexity migration. Estimated 10 weeks and $30,000 one-time cost.
4.5/5.0
2150 reviews
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450 reviews
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850 reviews
No migration needed
6 weeks
High
Planetscale is a high-complexity migration. Estimated 6 weeks and $8,000 one-time cost.
10 weeks
High
Oracle Cloud Database is a high-complexity migration. Estimated 10 weeks and $30,000 one-time cost.
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$8,000
Estimated one-time migration and setup effort.
$30,000
Estimated one-time migration and setup effort.
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Supports 60 native integrations.
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Supports 150 native integrations.
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75%
75%
You already standardize on this app.
Your team wants Git-like branching workflows for database schema changes with zero-downtime deploys.
You require Oracle-specific PL/SQL compatibility with autonomous management and high availability
Public pricing or fit signals no longer match your needs.
You run heavy analytical workloads or require complex multi-region writes without Vitess expertise.
You need simple open-source database compatibility or lack specialized Oracle DBA expertise
