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PlanetScale database backup, without limit

Create automatic database backups for your MySQL Planetscale database.
Select your schedule, your storage and get full control of your backups.

Automate your first BackupNo credit card required.

Helping 3000+ top teams sleep better at night

Backup solution for startup Smartair
Backup solution for startup Trackstone
Backup solution for digital agency SideKick
Backup solution for developer of Gumletapp

Schedule your backups

PlanetScale backups on your own terms

Don't solely rely on fixed daily schedule hosted on PlanetScale.
SimpleBackups, gives you full control of your backups and fully supports PlanetScale MySQL Vitess database.

Managed database backup

Trust your backups

Trust your backups are running securely

Security and privacy are at the core of what we do!
Benefit from the strict European requirements on all your backups, no matter where you’re based.

  • Team & User Authorization
  • Multiple-Factor Auth
  • Security Audited
  • SSL & self-hosted keys
GDPR compliant
ISO 27001
How we treat your data
Backup backups security

Control your backups

Control where you store your PlanetScale database backups

Store PlanetScale database backups on any storage. Gain the flexibility to choose a storage solution that best fits your infrastructure, be it off-site, cloud-based or on-premises.

Connect any storage provider

  • Bring your own storage
  • SimpleStorage
  • S3 Compatible storage
  • 50+ Cloud Storage services
Discover all integrations
Backup PlanetScale database to any storage provider

The alternative to built-in PlanetScale MySQL Backups

Meet the backup solution built for the PlanetScale's users who're looking for higher backup standards.

Flexible schedule

Is 1-backup a day not enough for your needs?
Run your backups at the time you you want, and with the retention policy you need.

Controlled storage

Stop trusting your backups to live where your data is hosted.
Control where your backup is stored and restore them where you want.

Backup monitoring Control

Make sure your backups are safe and not corrupted with built-in Anomaly Detection algorithm.

All you've ever wanted for your PlanetScale backups:

  • Backup all databases at once
  • Select/Exclude tables
  • Advanced database flags
  • SSL Support
  • No-infrastructure required (serveless)
  • Support for (very) large database backups
  • Downloadable backup archives
  • Automated restore

Wait... there's even more...

Backup Anomaly Detection

A backup might hide some missing tables or corrupted files, we'll detect it!

Advanced Notifications

Email, Slack, Discord, PushOver, custom webhook notifications for all your backups.

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Backup Encryption

Secure your file backups using AES-256 encryption and even using your own key.

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Storage SSE-C Support

Implement Server-Side Encryption (SSE-C) when storing your files on your storage.

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Incremental Backup

Back up only what matters, optimize your backup file size and only when you’ve made changes.

Wanna learn more about Database Backups?

Find out more and get started with our PlanetScale Backup guides

Stop worrying about your backups.
Focus on building amazing things!

Give your whole team the visibility, control, and access they need to manage and restore backups with confidence.

No credit card required.

What people say

With over 3000 users served, here's what they say about SimpleBackups

The simplest products are almost always the best, and this epitomises that. I highly recommend the team working on SimpleBackups.

Will

Will

Sidekick Digital

We switched from CloudBack! Better pricing model, and backing up databases AND GitHub Repos let us get rid of separate solutions for each

Matt

Matt

Webmaster

Easy to create backup jobs - easy to restore from backups.

Mikko

Mikko

CEO

It offers exactly what we needed. We need to be able to backup between different cloud storage points and it works perfectly for that. The interface offers just the right level of customization.

Joe O.

Joe O.

Software Engineer

Awesome! Super happy to see how customer-centric you guys are!

Omar Dahroug

Omar Dahroug

Co-Founder @ProperBird

Your service really did a nice job to save data so we dont have to waste time again. Amazing service.

Vladyslav K.

Vladyslav K.

AI Engineer

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a DBaaS backup service?

What does DBaaS stand for?

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Can I download a Backup?

Is PlanetScale's own backup service sufficient for my data protection needs?