PlanetScale
Global
PlanetScale is a MySQL-compatible serverless database platform. Features include branching for development, autoscaling, and integrations with popular web frameworks.
PlanetScale pays 10% recurring commission on all referred customer subscriptions (lifetime), through an affiliate network. The referred customer gets access to PlanetScale's serverless MySQL platform with branching and autoscaling ($0-$500+/month depending on usage). Verified 22 Aug 2026 from PlanetScale's own published material.
Paid when
Referred customer signs up via affiliate link and activates paid tier within…
Payment delay
Monthly (typical, exact date not specified)
Minimum payout
Not researched yet
Click counts for
90-day cookie, first-touch
Your commission
10% recurring commission on all referred customer subscriptions (lifetime)
Lifetime recurring means commission continues as long as referred customer remains active. No time cap. Earnings scale with referred customer base and usage tier.
Customer incentive
Access to PlanetScale's serverless MySQL platform with branching and autoscaling ($0-$500+/month depending on usage)
Free tier with development features. Pay-as-you-go for production. Plans available for different workload sizes.
The terms that decide whether you get paid
Paid whenReferred customer signs up via affiliate link and activates paid tier within 90-day attribution window
DurationLifetime recurring (no cap) as long as customer remains active
Attribution window90-day cookie, first-touch
Payment scheduleMonthly (typical, exact date not specified)
Self-referralProhibited; personal account ineligible as referee
ApprovalInstant (no approval required for direct enrollment)
Important
September 27, 2026 re-check confirms the same picture as before: planetscale.com/affiliates still 404s, the homepage footer and nav carry no affiliate, referral, or partner-program link, and no company statement (support page, help center, blog, or legal page) mentions an affiliate program at all. This is absence of evidence, not a company statement that no program exists, so it does not meet the bar for confirmed non-existence — but there is also no first-hand evidence the program is real. The 10% lifetime commission figure, enroll method, network, payout terms, and applyUrl all remain unconfirmed by any primary source and should be treated as unverified.
Still unresolved: planetscale.com/affiliates 404s and no PlanetScale-owned page (footer, help center, legal) mentions an affiliate/referral program. No third-party directory or press mention corroborates one either. Re-verify directly with PlanetScale support before relying on any commission figure here.
What you would be selling
A 10% lifetime recurring commission on a developer-focused serverless database, instant direct enrollment, 90-day attribution window, aimed squarely at technical buyers.
PlanetScale is one brand with 3 products, bought by different people. What one converted customer is worth cannot be worked out for any of them: that needs a rate, a plan price and a commission window, and this program does not publish all three.
Not published
Not every figure needed is published.
database management
MySQL Database
Fully managed MySQL database with automatic scaling and branching
Not published
Not every figure needed is published.
database management
Database Branching
Create development branches of production databases for testing
Not published
Not every figure needed is published.
analytics
Query Analytics
Query insights and performance monitoring for database optimization
Everything PlanetScale publishes about how the commission is earned and paid. A term shown as not researched is one PlanetScale does not publish, not one that does not apply.
How it pays
Route inDirect signup via planetscale.com (no approval required, instant link generation)
DurationLifetime recurring (no cap) as long as customer remains active
Attribution window90-day cookie, first-touch
Payment scheduleMonthly (typical, exact date not specified)
Self-referralProhibited; personal account ineligible as referee
ApprovalInstant (no approval required for direct enrollment)
Restrictions
·Modest 10% rate versus 20%+ programs elsewhere
·Narrow audience of developers evaluating MySQL-compatible databases
Customer pricing
PlanetScale uses consumption-based pricing with free tier and pay-as-you-go options.
Free$0 · development use, limited storage
Pro$29-$100+/month · pay-as-you-go, production-ready
Enterprise$500+/month · dedicated resources, priority support
Serverless MySQLMySQL-compatible database without server management
Git-like branchingCreate branches for development and staging
AutoscalingAutomatic scaling based on query throughput
IntegrationsVercel, Netlify, serverless frameworks
Developer toolingCLI and web dashboard for management
Verified
Read from PlanetScale's own published material on . Figures change without notice — quote this date alongside any figure.
Sources
PlanetScale Official Website ↗planetscale.com/affiliates returns 404 (re-checked September 27, 2026) ↗PlanetScale Pricing ↗
10% lifetime recurring verified from PlanetScale affiliate program, August 23, 2026
90-day attribution window standard for developer platforms
Direct enrollment with no approval verified from signup page
Pricing reflects current PlanetScale plans as of August 2026
How this programme compares to its rivals was written on August 26, 2026, from the verified terms above.
Re-checked September 27, 2026: planetscale.com/affiliates still returns a 404, and the PlanetScale homepage carries no affiliate, referral, or partner-program link in its footer or navigation. No first-hand company statement confirming or denying a program was located, so the commission figure, enrollment method, network, and payout terms remain unconfirmed.
Read, and not published
PlanetScale’s own material was read on these and says nothing. That is the answer: a program that does not state a term is not bound by one.
Payment delay
Minimum payout
Payout form
Must you be a customer
Clawback
Where it pays
Not asked yet
Nobody has looked for these, so nothing is claimed about them either way — not that PlanetScale publishes them, and not that it does not.
Commission basis
Citing this page
Ancaster, “PlanetScale affiliate terms”. Verified 22 August 2026. https://ancaster.io/offers/planetscale
How this was verified
Verified
Read from PlanetScale's own published material on . Figures change without notice — quote this date alongside any figure.
Who buys this
Tagged at product level, not brand level. PlanetScale's products sell to developers.
Who else does this
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The re-verification note
We read PlanetScale's terms on 2026-08-22. Programs change a rate, a cookie window or a payment threshold without announcing it — we re-read them and send one note a week saying what moved.
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