# ScaleGrid Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra

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 ScaleGrid Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on March 13, 2026

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ScaleGrid

## What is ScaleGrid?

ScaleGrid provides a fully managed Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) solution used by thousands of developers, startups, and enterprise customers, including UPS, Dell, and Adobe. The ScaleGrid platform supports MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, and RabbitMQ hosting in public and private clouds, including Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, DigitalOcean, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Linode, and Zadara. ScaleGrid handles all your database operations at any scale so that you can focus on your product instead of operations.

## What is ScaleGrid used for?

[Database](https://www.capterra.com/database-management-software/)

Top alternative

Featured

Overall rating

Based on 68 user reviews

Reviews sentiment

Positive

90%

Neutral

6%

Negative

4%

Starting price

$10

Flat Rate, Per Month

Free trial  
available

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## Compare with a popular alternative

Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status.

### ScaleGrid

4.6 (68)

VS.

[4.6 (2,222)](https://www.capterra.com/p/146652/Airtable/reviews/)

Starting Price

$10

Flat Rate, Per Month

Starting Price

$20

Per User, Per Month

Free Trial

Free Version

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

Ease Of Use

4.6 (68)

Ease Of Use

4.4 (1,974)

Value For Money

4.4 (66)

Value For Money

4.5 (1,505)

Customer Service

4.7 (63)

Customer Service

4.4 (1,431)

## ScaleGrid alternatives

[Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.capterra.com/p/1417/SQL-Server/)

[4.6 (1,974)](https://www.capterra.com/p/1417/SQL-Server/reviews/)

Starting price

$13748.00

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

97%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/1417/SQL-Server/)

[MySQL](https://www.capterra.com/p/11482/MySQL/)

[4.6 (2,094)](https://www.capterra.com/p/11482/MySQL/reviews/)

Starting price

$2000.00

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

96%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/11482/MySQL/)

[Microsoft Access](https://www.capterra.com/p/233275/Microsoft-Access/)

[4.4 (205)](https://www.capterra.com/p/233275/Microsoft-Access/reviews/)

Starting price

Contact vendor for pricing

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

91%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/233275/Microsoft-Access/)

Highest Rated

[Google Cloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/268690/Google-Cloud-Platform/)

[4.7 (2,259)](https://www.capterra.com/p/268690/Google-Cloud-Platform/reviews/)

Starting price

Contact vendor for pricing

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

96%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/268690/Google-Cloud-Platform/)

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## Features

Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically.

Access Controls/Permissions

4.5 (11)

63.64% of 11 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems

Backup and Recovery

4.3 (11)

81.82% of 11 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Create backups and provide methods to recover deleted/lost data

Data Replication

4.6 (9)

66.67% of 9 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Process of copying and storing data in more than one site or node

Data Storage Management

4.7 (7)

42.86% of 7 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Manage and store data in a database

Performance Analysis

3.9 (7)

71.43% of 7 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Monitor and analyze the performance and status of a server or system/application

Data Dictionary Management

4.4 (5)

20.00% of 5 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Stores definitions of the data elements and their relationships (metadata) and how they are retrieved for the user

ScaleGrid 21 features

Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems

One-off queries made on an as-needed basis

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

Data is backed up automatically to prevent data loss

Create backups and provide methods to recover deleted/lost data

Connect to big data sources

Stores definitions of the data elements and their relationships (metadata) and how they are retrieved for the user

Import and export data to and from software applications

Move from one database to another, or upgrade the version of database software being used

Process of copying and storing data in more than one site or node

Manage and store data in a database

Retrieve and use data without requiring technical details about the data

Graphical representation of data

Transformation of data from one format to another

Run stored procedures and queries in multiple programming languages, such as JSON, Java, Python, Ruby, Perl, and SQL

Database management based on customization, fluidity, and document relations

Monitor and analyze the performance and status of a server or system/application

Active monitoring of systems, applications, or networks

Database management based on relationships between data

Security protocol that ensures secure, encrypted communication over the internet, safeguarding sensitive data from unauthorized access

Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes

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Features

4.4 (68)

4.4

Based on 68 reviews

## Pricing

Value for money

4.4 (66)

Free Trial

Basic

$10.00

Flat Rate,Per Month

Value for money

4.4 (66)

4.4

Based on 66 reviews

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## Support, customer service and training options

Customer Service

4.7 (63)

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

Deployment

-   Web
-   Android
-   iPhone/iPad

Typical users

-   Freelancers
-   Small businesses
-   Mid size businesses
-   Enterprises

Customer Service

4.7 (63)

4.7

Based on 63 reviews

## User reviews

Overall rating

4.6

Based on 68 reviews

Filter by rating

5(51)

4(10)

3(4)

2(3)

1(0)

Mentioned topic

Sorted by most recent

JC

Jeryl C.

Software engineer

Computer Software

### "Great product for my SaaS company "

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

May 24, 2022

Pros

It is extremely reliable. We serve a few million API a month and guarantee 99% uptime to our clients. Scalegrid makes this statistic attainable.

Cons

Few more performances metrics would be helpfulness.

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Giuseppe N.

Software engineer manager

Information Technology and Services

### "Easy way to implement a managed DB"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

April 29, 2022

Pros

I went from a great service from a famous competitor, but too expensive compared to using it for a project and decided to give this software a try. It allows the creation of many database versions on different cloud services and I must admit that at a low price you have an excellent result.

Cons

I use the DB on linode instance and it would be nice to have pointing in time backup.

Switched from

[Amazon RDS](https://www.capterra.com/p/192201/Amazon-RDS/)

it cost too much for the project

Review source

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HV

Hugo v.

Project manager

Financial Services

### "Promising, but it did not work for us"

2.0

Overall Rating

2.0

2.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

1.0

1.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

1/10

July 12, 2021

It did not do what we hoped for

Pros

The software is quite easy to deploy, and the support team did respond quickly. All the best, Hugo van der Zee

Cons

We tested scalegrid because we hoped it would improve the performance of our software. The test we ran did not show any significant improvement. Because this we did not decide to go further with scalegrid.

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JC

Jorge C.

Software Architect

Program Development

### "A very nice place to start"

3.0

Overall Rating

3.0

3.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

3.0

3.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

7/10

July 1, 2021

Was really good in general but some feature I expect to be more user friendly and are not. Users/Teams admin, VPC to Digital Ocean, Mongo 4.2 only, Query analysis not so good, not able to resize down my tier.

Pros

So easy to use connect and deploy a database with many different cloud providers.

Cons

Mongodb Version limited. Does not allow VPC (private network) with Digital Ocean. Query analysis tools look ugly and are not responsive at all. They does not help so much. Should check what other companies offer, like MongoAtlas. You are not allowed to "Downgrade" a mongodb replica, you need to start another one (u will be billed by that) and migrate from A to B, instead of ScaleGrid downgrade it and resize.

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HS

Hendi S.

IT Managet

Broadcast Media

### "It is very good PaaS"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

March 28, 2021

It is very good

Pros

Easy to use i like this PaaS most. I hope I can cheaper again.

Cons

Take time to create provitioning. Easy to use i like this PaaS most. I hope I can cheaper again.

Switched from

[DigitalOcean](https://www.capterra.com/p/205055/DigitalOcean/)

It's very reliable

Reasons for choosing ScaleGrid

MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL & Redis

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AU

Anonymous User

CEO

Marketing and Advertising

### "When you're a growing startup, ScaleGrid is a solid alternative to the other clouds"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

February 10, 2021

We were looking for a dedicated cloud hosting provider for our databases. Because AWS/Google/Digital Ocean lock you in via egress costs, it was imperative we found a solid, cost-friendly solution. ScaleGrid was an awesome choice. Haven't looked back since.

Pros

Getting instances up, keeping them running, and having a steady/solid cloud platform is what ScaleGrid is all about.

Cons

One thing I wish ScaleGrid had for their Mongo DB product was an admin UI similar to Mongo Compass, where you can make edits via a web interface.

Switched from

[Google Cloud Storage](https://www.capterra.com/p/253631/Google-Cloud-Storage/)

Review source

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DT

Dave T.

DevOps

Internet

### "Too expensive."

3.0

Overall Rating

3.0

3.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

3/10

January 25, 2021

A basic droplet on DigitalOcean/Linode cost $5, while ScaleGrid is at $10, which is fine because they provide Dbaas. However scaling upwards becomes increasingly expensive. DO Droplet Original Price. / ScaleGrid Price $5 | $10 $10 | $35 $20 | $80 With the price difference, you are better off using MongoDB Cloud Manager, at $35/server agent. Spoke to ScaleGrid support, and they said they price this way because that's how DigitalOcean Managed Databases are priced, which I find it quite a laugh. DigitalOcean, as the service provider, also provides the SLA, and automatic failover, while ScaleGrid is basically just... a web interface. Conclusion: Just overly expensive for the service it's providing.

Pros

I'm using MongoDB and it's easy to spin up a database, though it takes about 20 minutes to complete the set up. Backup services etc seems ideal, with different frequency settings. Automatic replica and sharded cluster set ups (though I've never tried).

Cons

Expensive, just expensive. Slow - Spinning up server takes a long time (20-30 minutes). Updating takes a long time. Migration also takes a long time. They claimed they use encryption at rest, while that is only available in MongoDB Enterprise version. They are not using enterprise version.

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Response from Vendor

February 8, 2021

Thanks for sharing your experience! Regarding setup, it takes 15-20 mins to spin up a cluster as we create dedicated machines from scratch, saving users 3x the time through automation. Updates/migrations do take time, as these are performed so there is no downtime. We perform encryption at rest using OS encryption based on LUKS - so you don't need MongoDB enterprise for it. DigitalOcean as a service provider does not provide the services you need for a production database - high availability, backup/restore, monitoring, upgrade, support, etc. A better comparison is against DigitalOcean managed databases where we average 30% more storage for the same price. ScaleGrid is the actual management platform, DigitalOcean is simply the cloud resources offered through our service. If you compare our DBaaS vs. DigitalOcean, you'll see we offer 40% higher throughput and 30% lower latency: https://scalegrid.io/blog/best-mysql-digitalocean-performance-scalegrid-vs-digitalocean-managed-databases/

Emad A.

Founder

Utilities

### "The Best Database Managed Soultion"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

December 3, 2020

It's so advance, stable and fast, we sleep in the night without worries about downtime, it's the most thing we are happy with so far in our company.

Pros

Host in known cloud services, you choose Slow Query Analysis Index Usage Reports Data transfer included Auto-backup included

Cons

live chat support isn't available, but they reply to ticket so fast like in ~5 mins

Review source

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NH

Nathan H.

CEO

Computer Software

### "Highly Recommended"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

December 1, 2020

Pros

The startup promotional pricing made it easy for me to get started. Clusters are very easy to configure and deploy, and there are a lot of options when setting up. The console is very nice to use.

Cons

Only thing I wish they had was Elasticsearch support, however I was told that is being worked on.

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CB

CHRISTIAN B.

CTO

E-Learning

### "Very good support"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

November 5, 2020

Pros

Scalegrid is simple to use and to migrate. We could get very good analytics using them.

Cons

It's missing a way to resize the cluster and change the configurations without creating a new deploy.

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