# PlanetScale MCP Server vs Snowflake-managed MCP server (slim)

> PlanetScale scores 66.4 (B) to Snowflake-managed's 56.4 (C) for sql databases. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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PlanetScale MCP Server scores 66.4 (B) on agent readiness against Snowflake-managed MCP server's 56.4 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Snowflake-managed MCP server leads on payments & pricing and transparency & trust. Both do sql databases.

- PlanetScale MCP Server: B 66.4, rank #292 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/planetscale-mcp.min.md
- Snowflake-managed MCP server: C 56.4, rank #633 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/snowflake-managed.min.md
- PlanetScale MCP Server, good for Agents that inspect and tune an existing PlanetScale database, using Insights, schema recommendations, error patterns and logs, with SQL when granted. Ahead on Reliability, 63 against 55; Schema & documentation, 82 against 61; Agent ergonomics, 74 against 46; Maintenance & community, 80 against 55. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install.
- Snowflake-managed MCP server, good for A company that already keeps its data in Snowflake and wants outside MCP clients to query it under existing roles, best through one Cortex Agent tool. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 35 against 15; Transparency & trust, 84 against 70.

| Category | PlanetScale MCP Server | Snowflake-managed MCP server |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 63 | 55 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 82 | 61 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 74 | 46 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 77 | 77 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 15 | 35 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 80 | 55 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 70 | 84 |

| Fact (where they differ) | PlanetScale MCP Server | Snowflake-managed MCP server |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | PlanetScale | Snowflake Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://mcp.pscale.dev/mcp/planetscale` | no (local only) |
| Pricing | Paid | Pay per use |
| Licence | Proprietary hosted service under PlanetScale's Terms of Service. The 13 tools in planetscale/mcp-server are Apache-2.0 | Proprietary service under Snowflake's terms of service |
| Tools exposed | 25 | none |
| MCP registry | `io.github.planetscale/mcp-server` | not listed |
| Last release | 2026-10-08 | 2026-08-20 |
| Terms last updated | no date given | 2026-04-16 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2026-07-01 |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | yes |