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What to use instead of Prisma Postgres

PlanetScale is the cheapest verified alternative to Prisma Postgres: PlanetScale Postgres Single Node costs $60 a year against the $120 Prisma Postgres Starter costs, so $60 stays in your account. 7 options below, ranked by yearly cost, each with its own verified cancellation guide.

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Prisma Postgres Prisma Postgres Starter
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$120 a year
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Verified alternatives to Prisma Postgres

7 verified · checked 6 Aug 2026

Ranked by yearly cost, cheapest first. Each one links to our own verified guide, so you can see how hard it is to leave later.

Biggest saving planetscale.com
Ps PlanetScale PlanetScale Postgres Single Node plan From $5 / month
$60 stays with you
every year
$120 $60 a year
$60 you pay $60 you keep

Why this one - Managed relational databases from $5

Lower fixed entry price Managed Postgres option Production-oriented database platform Feature model differs from Prisma's data tooling
Switch to PlanetScale Or read our PlanetScale guide
Cheaper than Prisma Postgres aiven.io
Aiven Aiven Developer plan $5 / month
$60 stays with you
every year
$120 $60 a year
$60 you pay $60 you keep
Cancels in about 5 minutes Free plan to fall back on
Switch to Aiven Or read our Aiven guide
Cheaper than Prisma Postgres redis.io
Redis Cloud Redis Cloud Essentials plan $5 / month
$60 stays with you
every year
$120 $60 a year
$60 you pay $60 you keep
Cancels in about 5 minutes
Switch to Redis Cloud Or read our Redis Cloud guide
Cheaper than Prisma Postgres turso.tech
Turso Turso Developer plan $5.99 / month
$48.12 stays with you
every year
$120 $71.88 a year
$71.88 you pay $48.12 you keep
Cancels in about 3 minutes
Switch to Turso Or read our Turso guide
Cheaper than Prisma Postgres mongodb.com
MongoDB Atlas MongoDB Atlas Flex plan From $8 / month
$24 stays with you
every year
$120 $96 a year
$96 you pay $24 you keep
Cancels in about 5 minutes
Switch to MongoDB Atlas Or read our MongoDB Atlas guide
Same price upstash.com
Upstash Redis Upstash Redis Fixed 250 MB plan $10 / month
Same listed entry price
Cancels in about 5 minutes after export
Switch to Upstash Redis Or read our Upstash Redis guide
Free plan neon.com
Neon Neon Launch plan Usage-based
Different pricing model

Why this one - Serverless Postgres with usage pricing

Postgres compatible Scales compute to usage No fixed entry fee on usage pricing Does not include Prisma's ORM and Console workflow
Switch to Neon Or read our Neon guide

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