Why We Migrated from Neon to PlanetScale
12 days ago
- #confidential-computing
- #reliability
- #database-migration
- OpenSecret migrated from Neon to PlanetScale due to frequent database outages and reliability issues.
- Neon's scale-to-zero architecture caused cold starts and spin-up delays, problematic for an always-on AI chat application.
- During Neon's acquisition week, databases were down four times for hours, leading to the decision to switch.
- OpenSecret's Maple AI ensures user data privacy through client-side encryption and AWS Nitro Enclaves.
- PlanetScale offered better reliability, performance, and cost efficiency compared to Neon.
- Migration to PlanetScale was smooth with zero downtime, improved latency, and better observability tools.
- PlanetScale's pricing is more predictable and cost-effective, offering 38% savings with 3x the infrastructure.
- PlanetScale's observability tools provide crucial insights for optimizing encrypted workloads without accessing data.
- OpenSecret now focuses on product development with confidence in PlanetScale's reliability and performance.