PlanetScale for Postgres is Now Generally Available Date: September 22, 2025 Author: Sam Lambert --- Overview PlanetScale for Postgres is officially out of private preview and generally available (GA). Users can now create Postgres databases on PlanetScale by signing up or logging in, creating a new database, and selecting Postgres. Migration guides are available for those moving from other Postgres providers. For large or complex migrations, assistance is available through PlanetScale’s sales team at postgres@planetscale.com. What is PlanetScale for Postgres? PlanetScale aims to provide the fastest, most reliable databases with an excellent developer experience. The company has 5 years of experience with managed Vitess for MySQL, supporting companies like Cursor, Intercom, and Block at scale. PlanetScale for Postgres combines PlanetScale’s maturity and performance with Postgres’s ecosystem. The product is supported by a proprietary operator delivering high performance with PlanetScale’s infrastructure. Customers Using PlanetScale for Postgres Hundreds of companies already rely on PlanetScale for Postgres for production workloads. Customer stories highlight successful migrations and performance improvements: Convex Supermemory Migration Layers’ Migration Story OpenSecret’s Migration from Neon Vitess for Postgres: Neki Neki is the Postgres sharding solution developed by the Vitess team, aiming to combine the best of Vitess and Postgres. Unlike a fork of Vitess, Neki is architected from first principles specifically for Postgres. The project is currently being developed alongside design partners at scale. When ready, Neki will be released as an open-source project for demanding Postgres workloads. Interested users can join the Neki waitlist at neki.dev. --- Additional Resources Explore migration guides: Postgres Imports Talk to Solutions team for help with large migrations: Contact RSS Feed for updates: Feed --- PlanetScale Website Links Company About Blog Changelog Careers Events Product Case Studies Enterprise Pricing Resources Documentation Support Status Trust Center Courses Database Scaling Learn Vitess MySQL for Developers Open Source Vitess Vitess Community Slack GitHub --- Social Media GitHub X (formerly Twitter) LinkedIn YouTube Facebook --- Legal Privacy -