$5 PlanetScale

PlanetScale has introduced a new pricing tier for its Postgres databases, offering a single-node, non-high-availability (HA) mode at $5 per month, aimed at developers and startups who require quality and features like Insights without the cost of a multi-node configuration. This new option, perfect for development, testing, and non-critical workloads, allows customers to vertically scale their single node as needed, maintaining durability without additional replicas. The new PS-5 node type provides an affordable entry point, offering flexibility for businesses to start small and handle rapid growth without complex migrations, ensuring they can eventually scale to larger, more robust configurations without changing their database platform.