Coding

PlanetScale Boost

Query caching layer for MySQL

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★4.3ratingPricing · PaidStable
The FalcoScan Intel PanelPlanetScale Boost · Coding
Data updated 1 November 2026
Opportunity
Moderate
Band
Saturation
Open
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Stable
Market trend
Rating
4.3
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What PlanetScale Boost does

Add a caching layer to PlanetScale databases with zero config — speeds up read-heavy queries by 1000x.

How PlanetScale Boost compares with its closest alternatives

All 5 closest alternatives have a free plan; PlanetScale Boost does not. All 5 offer an API, as PlanetScale Boost does. PlanetScale Boost offers a web app. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app. PlanetScale Boost was founded in 2018; the alternatives were founded between 2020 and 2022. PlanetScale Boost is based in San Francisco, United States; 2 of the 3 alternatives with a known headquarters are in the United States too, and the others in France.

Market position · Coding

How PlanetScale Boost compares in Coding

PlanetScale Boost has moderate opportunity and sits in the bottom third of 499 live Coding tools on FalcoScan. Across Coding, the average opportunity score is 60.4 and the average saturation score 44.4. FalcoScan rates PlanetScale Boost's own market position as open. 154 of the 499 operating Coding tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 16 shutdowns in the category.

PlanetScale Boost compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
PlanetScale BoostFounded 2018 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateOpenPaid—NoYesWeb, APIStable
Supabase AuthFounded 2020 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateContestedFreemium—YesYesWeb, APIHot
Clerk AuthFounded 2020 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateOpenFreemium—YesYesWeb, APIRising
CoolifyFounded 2021ModerateOpenFree—YesYesWeb, CLIHot
Turso DBFounded 2022 · Remote-firstModerateOpenFreemium—YesYesWeb, APIHot
Windmill DevFounded 2022 · Paris, FranceModerateOpenFreemium—YesYesWeb, CLIStable

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities PlanetScale Boost exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Automation
Industry Verticals
Technology
Tagged

PlanetScale Boost shows up when builders search for these

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Supabase Auth

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Coolify

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Turso DB

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Windmill Dev

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Hanko Auth

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Questions

PlanetScale Boost: common questions

Is PlanetScale Boost free?

No. PlanetScale Boost is a paid product.

What are the best alternatives to PlanetScale Boost?

The closest alternatives to PlanetScale Boost that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Supabase Auth, Clerk Auth, Coolify, Turso DB, and Windmill Dev.

Is PlanetScale Boost still running?

Yes. As of 1 November 2026, FalcoScan lists PlanetScale Boost as operating at planetscale.com.

Where is PlanetScale Boost based?

PlanetScale Boost is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

Does PlanetScale Boost have an API?

Yes. PlanetScale Boost offers an API.

Who is PlanetScale Boost for?

PlanetScale Boost is built for developers, startups, and engineers.

How do I sign in to PlanetScale Boost?

Sign in on PlanetScale Boost's own website, planetscale.com. FalcoScan reviews PlanetScale Boost but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by PlanetScale Boost directly.

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