Most database pricing hides the real costs of scaling—connection poolers, cache layers, and "unlimited" usage that quickly adds up. See how MTPDB compares to the industry standard.
| Plan Tier | MTPDB | PlanetScale | Neon | AWS Aurora | DigitalOcean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter 25GB Storage / 50K Conn |
$49/mo
Includes Cache & Pooler
|
$79 | $120 | $180 | $90 |
| Growth 250GB Storage / 500K Conn |
$499/mo
Save ~60% vs. Aurora
|
$850 | $1,200 | $1,600 | $1,100 |
| Scale 1TB Storage / 1M Conn |
$1,499/mo
Highest Density/Dollar
|
$2,800 | $3,500 | $4,500 | $3,200 |
| Enterprise Unlimited Nodes / 99.99% SLA |
$4,999/mo
Predictable Scaling
|
$10,000+ | $12,000+ | $15,000+ | $11,000+ |
MTPDB replaces Redis ($500-2k/mo) and PgBouncer/ProxySQL, which are usually billed as additional compute nodes on other platforms.
Competitors charge for "Active Connections" or scaling compute based on connection count. MTPDB handles 500k connections on a single node by default.
No surprise bills from "IOPS overages" or "Data Transfer" between your cache and database—it's all in one binary.
On AWS Aurora or Neon, you're not just paying for the database. You're paying for the ElastiCache (Redis) nodes to keep latency down, the NAT Gateways to move data between them, and the engineering hours spent managing cache invalidation. MTPDB collapses these costs into one.
Scaling traditional SQL databases to 1M concurrent connections requires a Platform Team or a specialized DBA. MTPDB is designed to be managed by your existing product engineers, saving you $300k+ per year in specialized headcount.
For a Series A/B company, the difference between a $12k/mo infrastructure bill and a $4k/mo bill isn't just $8k—it's 2-3 months of additional runway over a two-year period. That's time you use to find product-market fit or close your next round.