{
  "slug": "planetscale",
  "name": "PlanetScale",
  "domain": "planetscale.com",
  "category": "databases-backends",
  "categoryName": "Databases & backends",
  "description": "Managed MySQL and Postgres database platform with usage-based resources and branching workflows.",
  "directAnswer": "Cancel PlanetScale by deleting the database: open the database in the app, go to Settings, choose Delete database and confirm the database name. It takes about 3 minutes and takes effect when the database is deleted, permanently removing its branches, data and backups. No general refund window is documented; deleting a database prorates its plan fee on the current invoice.",
  "price": "From $5 / month",
  "priceMonthlyUsd": 5,
  "planName": "Postgres Single Node",
  "subscriptionPlans": [
    {
      "id": "postgres-single-node",
      "name": "Postgres Single Node",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 5
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "From $5 per month, usage and configuration-dependent",
      "sourceUrl": "https://planetscale.com/docs/planetscale-plans"
    }
  ],
  "difficulty": "Medium",
  "difficultyScore": 5.5,
  "billingMethods": [
    "web"
  ],
  "accountTypes": [
    "personal",
    "team",
    "enterprise"
  ],
  "cancellationUrl": "https://app.planetscale.com/",
  "cancellationTime": "~3 minutes",
  "cancellationTimeSeconds": 180,
  "steps": {
    "web": [
      {
        "title": "Open the database",
        "body": "Sign in to PlanetScale and select the Postgres database you want to stop."
      },
      {
        "title": "Open Settings",
        "body": "Use the database navigation to open Settings."
      },
      {
        "title": "Choose Delete database",
        "body": "Select Delete database in the settings page."
      },
      {
        "title": "Confirm the database name",
        "body": "Enter the database name and confirm Delete database. Deleting the database ends its plan."
      }
    ],
    "ios": [],
    "android": [],
    "team": []
  },
  "platformNotes": {
    "web": {
      "note": "Follow the official web flow and check every billable resource before finishing.",
      "warning": "Deleting a Postgres database permanently removes the database, its branches, data and backups. Final usage through deletion is still billed."
    }
  },
  "refundInfo": "PlanetScale does not document a general refund window. Deleting a database prorates its plan fee on the current invoice.",
  "pauseInfo": "No subscription pause option is documented.",
  "downgradeInfo": "Database resources can be resized, and usage is prorated. Deleting a database ends its plan and stops future plan charges.",
  "dataRetentionInfo": "Deleting a Postgres database permanently removes the database, its branches, data and backups. Final usage through deletion is still billed.",
  "factRows": [
    {
      "k": "Cancellation fee",
      "v": "None documented"
    },
    {
      "k": "Refund window",
      "v": "No general policy documented"
    },
    {
      "k": "Effective",
      "v": "When the database is deleted"
    },
    {
      "k": "Free plan after",
      "v": "No"
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "When does PlanetScale cancellation take effect?",
      "answer": "When the database is deleted."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I get a refund from PlanetScale?",
      "answer": "PlanetScale does not document a general refund window. Deleting a database prorates its plan fee on the current invoice."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I pause PlanetScale instead?",
      "answer": "No subscription pause option is documented."
    },
    {
      "question": "What happens to my data?",
      "answer": "Deleting a Postgres database permanently removes the database, its branches, data and backups. Final usage through deletion is still billed."
    }
  ],
  "officialSources": [
    {
      "title": "PlanetScale billing",
      "url": "https://planetscale.com/docs/billing",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-07"
    },
    {
      "title": "PlanetScale plans",
      "url": "https://planetscale.com/docs/planetscale-plans",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-07"
    },
    {
      "title": "PlanetScale Postgres settings",
      "url": "https://planetscale.com/docs/postgres/settings",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-07"
    }
  ],
  "verified": true,
  "manuallyVerifiedAt": "2026-08-07",
  "nextReviewAt": "2026-10-06",
  "urls": {
    "guide": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/planetscale",
    "json": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/planetscale.json",
    "markdown": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/planetscale.md"
  }
}