| 1 | import type { Metadata } from "next"; |
| 2 | import Link from "next/link"; |
| 3 | import { StructuredData } from "@/components/structured-data"; |
| 4 | import { absoluteUrl, genPageMetadata } from "../seo"; |
| 5 | |
| 6 | const comparisonRows = [ |
| 7 | { |
| 8 | label: "What it is", |
| 9 | smbcloud: |
| 10 | "A data layer service managed inside your smbCloud project, alongside Deploy, Auth, and Mail.", |
| 11 | planetscale: |
| 12 | "A MySQL-compatible serverless database platform with a Git-like schema branching workflow.", |
| 13 | }, |
| 14 | { |
| 15 | label: "Best fit", |
| 16 | smbcloud: |
| 17 | "Teams that want database management without a separate platform or schema branch workflow.", |
| 18 | planetscale: |
| 19 | "Teams that need a highly scalable MySQL-compatible database with developer-friendly schema migrations.", |
| 20 | }, |
| 21 | { |
| 22 | label: "Schema workflow", |
| 23 | smbcloud: |
| 24 | "Standard migration tooling that comes with your app framework. No separate branching required.", |
| 25 | planetscale: |
| 26 | "Branch-based schema changes with non-blocking migrations as a core feature.", |
| 27 | }, |
| 28 | { |
| 29 | label: "Platform scope", |
| 30 | smbcloud: |
| 31 | "Narrow. The data layer is one service in a broader stack, not a standalone product.", |
| 32 | planetscale: |
| 33 | "Database-first. Deep investment in schema management, analytics, and scaling features.", |
| 34 | }, |
| 35 | { |
| 36 | label: "Why teams pick it", |
| 37 | smbcloud: |
| 38 | "Because they want less tooling to learn and a database that fits naturally into one platform.", |
| 39 | planetscale: |
| 40 | "Because they want best-in-class MySQL scalability and a thoughtful schema branching story.", |
| 41 | }, |
| 42 | ]; |
| 43 | |
| 44 | const smbcloudFits = [ |
| 45 | "You want database management inside the same platform you use for deploys and auth.", |
| 46 | "You do not need MySQL-specific features or PlanetScale's branching workflow.", |
| 47 | "You prefer fewer specialised tools and a smaller operational footprint.", |
| 48 | "Your app uses PostgreSQL or a standard relational setup.", |
| 49 | ]; |
| 50 | |
| 51 | const planetscaleStillFits = [ |
| 52 | "You need MySQL-compatible databases at serious scale.", |
| 53 | "Your team relies on schema branching and non-blocking migrations.", |
| 54 | "You want a database-first platform with deep analytics and insight tooling.", |
| 55 | "You are already using PlanetScale's SDK or Serverless Driver for edge deployments.", |
| 56 | ]; |
| 57 | |
| 58 | const faqs = [ |
| 59 | { |
| 60 | question: "Is smbCloud GresIQ a PlanetScale replacement?", |
| 61 | answer: |
| 62 | "For teams that want a simpler data layer without MySQL or schema branching, it can be. If you only used PlanetScale as a managed relational database and never leaned on its branching model, GresIQ is worth evaluating.", |
| 63 | }, |
| 64 | { |
| 65 | question: "Does GresIQ support MySQL?", |
| 66 | answer: |
| 67 | "GresIQ is focused on relational database management and is built to work alongside the smbCloud stack. It is not a MySQL-specific platform the way PlanetScale is.", |
| 68 | }, |
| 69 | { |
| 70 | question: "What happens to my schema migrations with GresIQ?", |
| 71 | answer: |
| 72 | "You use your framework's standard migration tooling. GresIQ handles connection and service management. It does not add a new migration layer on top of your existing workflow.", |
| 73 | }, |
| 74 | { |
| 75 | question: "Who should consider switching from PlanetScale to GresIQ?", |
| 76 | answer: |
| 77 | "Teams using PlanetScale mainly as a hosted relational database who do not depend on its branching model and would prefer to consolidate tooling under one platform.", |
| 78 | }, |
| 79 | ]; |
| 80 | |
| 81 | export const metadata: Metadata = { |
| 82 | ...genPageMetadata({ |
| 83 | title: "PlanetScale alternative for teams that want less tooling", |
| 84 | description: |
| 85 | "Looking for a PlanetScale alternative? smbCloud GresIQ manages the data layer inside the same platform as your app, auth, and mail, with no schema branching workflow required.", |
| 86 | path: "/planetscale-alternative", |
| 87 | keywords: [ |
| 88 | "PlanetScale alternative", |
| 89 | "PlanetScale replacement", |
| 90 | "managed database service", |
| 91 | "GresIQ database", |
| 92 | "smbCloud GresIQ", |
| 93 | "database without branching", |
| 94 | "relational database platform", |
| 95 | ], |
| 96 | }), |
| 97 | }; |
| 98 | |
| 99 | const structuredData = { |
| 100 | "@context": "https://schema.org", |
| 101 | "@graph": [ |
| 102 | { |
| 103 | "@type": "WebPage", |
| 104 | "@id": absoluteUrl("/planetscale-alternative#webpage"), |
| 105 | url: absoluteUrl("/planetscale-alternative"), |
| 106 | name: "PlanetScale alternative for teams that want less tooling", |
| 107 | description: |
| 108 | "Compare smbCloud GresIQ and PlanetScale for teams that want a simpler data layer without branch-based schema management.", |
| 109 | isPartOf: { |
| 110 | "@id": absoluteUrl("/#website"), |
| 111 | }, |
| 112 | }, |
| 113 | { |
| 114 | "@type": "BreadcrumbList", |
| 115 | itemListElement: [ |
| 116 | { |
| 117 | "@type": "ListItem", |
| 118 | position: 1, |
| 119 | name: "Home", |
| 120 | item: absoluteUrl("/"), |
| 121 | }, |
| 122 | { |
| 123 | "@type": "ListItem", |
| 124 | position: 2, |
| 125 | name: "PlanetScale alternative", |
| 126 | item: absoluteUrl("/planetscale-alternative"), |
| 127 | }, |
| 128 | ], |
| 129 | }, |
| 130 | { |
| 131 | "@type": "FAQPage", |
| 132 | mainEntity: faqs.map((faq) => ({ |
| 133 | "@type": "Question", |
| 134 | name: faq.question, |
| 135 | acceptedAnswer: { |
| 136 | "@type": "Answer", |
| 137 | text: faq.answer, |
| 138 | }, |
| 139 | })), |
| 140 | }, |
| 141 | ], |
| 142 | }; |
| 143 | |
| 144 | export default function PlanetScaleAlternativePage() { |
| 145 | return ( |
| 146 | <div> |
| 147 | <StructuredData data={structuredData} /> |
| 148 | |
| 149 | <section className="relative overflow-hidden px-6 pt-24 pb-16 sm:pt-32 sm:pb-20 lg:px-8"> |
| 150 | <div className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-x-0 top-0 -z-10 h-[520px] bg-[radial-gradient(ellipse_75%_50%_at_50%_0%,rgba(99,102,241,0.18),transparent)] dark:bg-[radial-gradient(ellipse_75%_50%_at_50%_0%,rgba(99,102,241,0.12),transparent)]" /> |
| 151 | |
| 152 | <div className="mx-auto max-w-4xl"> |
| 153 | <div className="mb-6 inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-full border border-indigo-200 bg-indigo-50 px-4 py-1.5 dark:border-indigo-500/30 dark:bg-indigo-500/10"> |
| 154 | <span className="h-1.5 w-1.5 rounded-full bg-indigo-500" /> |
| 155 | <span className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-widest text-indigo-700 dark:text-indigo-400"> |
| 156 | GresIQ comparison |
| 157 | </span> |
| 158 | </div> |
| 159 | |
| 160 | <h1 className="max-w-3xl text-4xl font-bold tracking-tight text-slate-900 dark:text-white sm:text-6xl leading-[1.05]"> |
| 161 | Looking for a PlanetScale alternative? |
| 162 | </h1> |
| 163 | |
| 164 | <p className="mt-6 max-w-3xl text-lg leading-8 text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-400"> |
| 165 | PlanetScale is a serious platform for teams that need MySQL at |
| 166 | scale. But most teams do not need branch-based schema management. |
| 167 | smbCloud GresIQ manages the data layer inside the same platform as |
| 168 | your app, auth, and mail, with your normal migration workflow and |
| 169 | nothing extra to learn. |
| 170 | </p> |
| 171 | |
| 172 | <div className="mt-8 flex flex-col gap-4 sm:flex-row"> |
| 173 | <Link |
| 174 | href="https://console.smbcloud.xyz" |
| 175 | target="_blank" |
| 176 | rel="noopener noreferrer" |
| 177 | className="inline-flex items-center justify-center rounded-lg bg-indigo-600 px-8 py-3.5 text-sm font-semibold text-white shadow-lg shadow-indigo-500/20 transition-all hover:bg-indigo-500 hover:shadow-indigo-500/30 active:scale-[0.98]" |
| 178 | > |
| 179 | Try smbCloud GresIQ |
| 180 | </Link> |
| 181 | <Link |
| 182 | href="/services" |
| 183 | className="inline-flex items-center justify-center rounded-lg border border-slate-300 px-8 py-3.5 text-sm font-semibold text-slate-700 transition-colors hover:bg-slate-50 dark:border-white/[0.12] dark:text-slate-200 dark:hover:bg-white/[0.04]" |
| 184 | > |
| 185 | See all services |
| 186 | </Link> |
| 187 | </div> |
| 188 | </div> |
| 189 | </section> |
| 190 | |
| 191 | <section className="px-6 pb-24 lg:px-8"> |
| 192 | <div className="mx-auto max-w-5xl grid gap-8 lg:grid-cols-[0.95fr_1.05fr]"> |
| 193 | <div> |
| 194 | <p className="text-xs font-bold uppercase tracking-[0.2em] text-slate-400 dark:text-slate-600"> |
| 195 | Why teams look beyond PlanetScale |
| 196 | </p> |
| 197 | <h2 className="mt-4 text-3xl font-bold tracking-tight text-slate-900 dark:text-white"> |
| 198 | Usually they needed a managed database. The branching came along |
| 199 | for the ride. |
| 200 | </h2> |
| 201 | <p className="mt-5 text-base leading-8 text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-400"> |
| 202 | PlanetScale built something genuinely impressive around schema |
| 203 | branching. But for most small teams shipping Rails, Node.js, or |
| 204 | Vapor apps, standard migrations already work fine. GresIQ skips |
| 205 | the extra model and keeps the database close to the rest of your |
| 206 | stack. |
| 207 | </p> |
| 208 | </div> |
| 209 | |
| 210 | <div className="rounded-2xl border border-slate-200 bg-slate-50 p-8 dark:border-white/[0.06] dark:bg-white/[0.02]"> |
| 211 | <p className="text-sm font-semibold text-slate-900 dark:text-white"> |
| 212 | What GresIQ does well |
| 213 | </p> |
| 214 | <ul className="mt-5 space-y-4 text-sm leading-7 text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-400"> |
| 215 | <li className="flex gap-3"> |
| 216 | <span className="mt-2 h-1.5 w-1.5 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-indigo-500" /> |
| 217 | <span>Database service management inside the same platform as your app and auth.</span> |
| 218 | </li> |
| 219 | <li className="flex gap-3"> |
| 220 | <span className="mt-2 h-1.5 w-1.5 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-indigo-500" /> |
| 221 | <span>No new migration model. Use the tooling that ships with your framework.</span> |
| 222 | </li> |
| 223 | <li className="flex gap-3"> |
| 224 | <span className="mt-2 h-1.5 w-1.5 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-indigo-500" /> |
| 225 | <span>Smaller surface area and fewer accounts to manage.</span> |
| 226 | </li> |
| 227 | </ul> |
| 228 | </div> |
| 229 | </div> |
| 230 | </section> |
| 231 | |
| 232 | <section className="border-t border-slate-200 px-6 py-24 dark:border-white/[0.06] lg:px-8"> |
| 233 | <div className="mx-auto max-w-5xl"> |
| 234 | <div className="mb-12 max-w-3xl"> |
| 235 | <p className="text-xs font-bold uppercase tracking-[0.2em] text-slate-400 dark:text-slate-600"> |
| 236 | smbCloud GresIQ vs PlanetScale |
| 237 | </p> |
| 238 | <h2 className="mt-4 text-3xl font-bold tracking-tight text-slate-900 dark:text-white"> |
| 239 | Here is the trade, without the usual sales fog. |
| 240 | </h2> |
| 241 | </div> |
| 242 | |
| 243 | <div className="overflow-hidden rounded-2xl border border-slate-200 dark:border-white/[0.06]"> |
| 244 | <div className="grid grid-cols-[0.8fr_1fr_1fr] bg-slate-50 text-sm font-semibold text-slate-900 dark:bg-white/[0.03] dark:text-white"> |
| 245 | <div className="border-b border-slate-200 px-5 py-4 dark:border-white/[0.06]"> |
| 246 | Area |
| 247 | </div> |
| 248 | <div className="border-b border-l border-slate-200 px-5 py-4 dark:border-white/[0.06]"> |
| 249 | smbCloud GresIQ |
| 250 | </div> |
| 251 | <div className="border-b border-l border-slate-200 px-5 py-4 dark:border-white/[0.06]"> |
| 252 | PlanetScale |
| 253 | </div> |
| 254 | </div> |
| 255 | {comparisonRows.map((row) => ( |
| 256 | <div |
| 257 | key={row.label} |
| 258 | className="grid grid-cols-[0.8fr_1fr_1fr] text-sm leading-7 text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-400" |
| 259 | > |
| 260 | <div className="border-b border-slate-200 bg-white px-5 py-5 font-semibold text-slate-900 dark:border-white/[0.06] dark:bg-white/[0.02] dark:text-white"> |
| 261 | {row.label} |
| 262 | </div> |
| 263 | <div className="border-b border-l border-slate-200 bg-white px-5 py-5 dark:border-white/[0.06] dark:bg-white/[0.02]"> |
| 264 | {row.smbcloud} |
| 265 | </div> |
| 266 | <div className="border-b border-l border-slate-200 bg-white px-5 py-5 dark:border-white/[0.06] dark:bg-white/[0.02]"> |
| 267 | {row.planetscale} |
| 268 | </div> |
| 269 | </div> |
| 270 | ))} |
| 271 | </div> |
| 272 | </div> |
| 273 | </section> |
| 274 | |
| 275 | <section className="px-6 py-24 lg:px-8"> |
| 276 | <div className="mx-auto grid max-w-5xl gap-6 lg:grid-cols-2"> |
| 277 | <div className="rounded-2xl border border-slate-200 bg-white p-8 dark:border-white/[0.06] dark:bg-white/[0.02]"> |
| 278 | <p className="text-xs font-bold uppercase tracking-[0.2em] text-slate-400 dark:text-slate-600"> |
| 279 | Pick smbCloud GresIQ if |
| 280 | </p> |
| 281 | <ul className="mt-6 space-y-4 text-sm leading-7 text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-400"> |
| 282 | {smbcloudFits.map((item) => ( |
| 283 | <li key={item} className="flex gap-3"> |
| 284 | <span className="mt-2 h-1.5 w-1.5 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-indigo-500" /> |
| 285 | <span>{item}</span> |
| 286 | </li> |
| 287 | ))} |
| 288 | </ul> |
| 289 | </div> |
| 290 | |
| 291 | <div className="rounded-2xl border border-slate-200 bg-slate-50 p-8 dark:border-white/[0.06] dark:bg-white/[0.02]"> |
| 292 | <p className="text-xs font-bold uppercase tracking-[0.2em] text-slate-400 dark:text-slate-600"> |
| 293 | Stay on PlanetScale if |
| 294 | </p> |
| 295 | <ul className="mt-6 space-y-4 text-sm leading-7 text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-400"> |
| 296 | {planetscaleStillFits.map((item) => ( |
| 297 | <li key={item} className="flex gap-3"> |
| 298 | <span className="mt-2 h-1.5 w-1.5 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-slate-400" /> |
| 299 | <span>{item}</span> |
| 300 | </li> |
| 301 | ))} |
| 302 | </ul> |
| 303 | </div> |
| 304 | </div> |
| 305 | </section> |
| 306 | |
| 307 | <section className="px-6 pb-24 lg:px-8"> |
| 308 | <div className="mx-auto max-w-3xl"> |
| 309 | <div className="mb-10"> |
| 310 | <p className="text-xs font-bold uppercase tracking-[0.2em] text-slate-400 dark:text-slate-600"> |
| 311 | FAQ |
| 312 | </p> |
| 313 | <h2 className="mt-4 text-3xl font-bold tracking-tight text-slate-900 dark:text-white"> |
| 314 | Common questions |
| 315 | </h2> |
| 316 | </div> |
| 317 | <div className="space-y-4"> |
| 318 | {faqs.map((faq) => ( |
| 319 | <div |
| 320 | key={faq.question} |
| 321 | className="rounded-2xl border border-slate-200 bg-white p-6 dark:border-white/[0.06] dark:bg-white/[0.02]" |
| 322 | > |
| 323 | <h3 className="text-lg font-semibold text-slate-900 dark:text-white"> |
| 324 | {faq.question} |
| 325 | </h3> |
| 326 | <p className="mt-3 text-sm leading-7 text-slate-600 dark:text-slate-400"> |
| 327 | {faq.answer} |
| 328 | </p> |
| 329 | </div> |
| 330 | ))} |
| 331 | </div> |
| 332 | </div> |
| 333 | </section> |
| 334 | |
| 335 | <section className="px-6 pb-20 lg:px-8"> |
| 336 | <div className="mx-auto max-w-3xl"> |
| 337 | <div className="relative overflow-hidden rounded-2xl bg-indigo-600 px-8 py-14 text-center shadow-2xl shadow-indigo-500/20"> |
| 338 | <div className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 bg-[radial-gradient(ellipse_at_top,rgba(255,255,255,0.1),transparent)]" /> |
| 339 | <h2 className="relative text-3xl font-bold tracking-tight text-white"> |
| 340 | If PlanetScale feels like more than you need, try GresIQ. |
| 341 | </h2> |
| 342 | <p className="relative mt-4 text-indigo-200"> |
| 343 | Run it on one project. That is usually enough to know. |
| 344 | </p> |
| 345 | <div className="relative mt-8 flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-3 sm:flex-row"> |
| 346 | <Link |
| 347 | href="https://console.smbcloud.xyz" |
| 348 | target="_blank" |
| 349 | rel="noopener noreferrer" |
| 350 | className="inline-flex rounded-lg bg-white px-8 py-3.5 text-sm font-semibold text-indigo-700 shadow-sm transition-colors hover:bg-indigo-50" |
| 351 | > |
| 352 | Start with smbCloud |
| 353 | </Link> |
| 354 | <Link |
| 355 | href="/neon-alternative" |
| 356 | className="inline-flex rounded-lg border border-white/20 px-8 py-3.5 text-sm font-semibold text-white transition-colors hover:bg-white/10" |
| 357 | > |
| 358 | Compare Neon alternative |
| 359 | </Link> |
| 360 | </div> |
| 361 | </div> |
| 362 | </div> |
| 363 | </section> |
| 364 | </div> |
| 365 | ); |
| 366 | } |