Last updated: January 12, 2026
An honest security analysis of PlanetScale for developers considering it for their projects.
PlanetScale is enterprise-grade safe, built on Vitess (the technology scaling YouTube's databases). No direct database exposure - all access through their proxy. Branch-based workflows prevent accidental production changes. SOC 2 Type II certified.
PlanetScale is one of the most secure managed MySQL options available. Vitess proxy architecture means no direct database exposure. The branch workflow is like git for databases - test changes safely before production. Main limitation: no RLS, so implement access control in your application.
Understanding PlanetScale security in the context of broader industry trends and research.
of Lovable applications (170 out of 1,645) had exposed user data in the CVE-2025-48757 incident
Source: CVE-2025-48757 security advisory
average cost of a data breach in 2023
Source: IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2023
developers using vibe coding platforms like Lovable, Bolt, and Replit
Source: Combined platform statistics 2024-2025
“Vibe coding your way to a production codebase is clearly risky. Most of the work we do as software engineers involves evolving existing systems, where the quality and understandability of the underlying code is crucial.”
“The problem with AI-generated code isn't that it doesn't work - it's that it works just well enough to ship, but contains subtle security flaws that are hard to spot.”
Yes. PlanetScale is SOC 2 Type II certified and built on Vitess, which powers YouTube and Slack. All database access goes through their secure proxy - there's no direct database connection to attack. Used by major companies in production.
PlanetScale treats database schemas like git branches. Create a branch, make schema changes, test them, then create a Deploy Request to merge to production. This prevents accidental production changes and allows schema review before deployment.
No. PlanetScale uses MySQL/Vitess which doesn't have PostgreSQL-style RLS. You must implement access control in your application layer. This is different from Supabase/Neon which offer RLS. Use application middleware for row-level filtering.
PlanetScale is MySQL-based with Vitess; Supabase is PostgreSQL-based. PlanetScale has no RLS (application-level auth); Supabase has RLS. PlanetScale has branch workflows; Supabase has real-time subscriptions. Choose PlanetScale for MySQL compatibility and scale.
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