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Bloom vs PlanetScale: 2026 Comparison

Bloom PlanetScale
Overview A CRM and project management tool built specifically for photographers and creative professionals to manage bookings and clients. A serverless MySQL-compatible database platform with branching, deploy requests, and automatic scaling.
Pricing Subscription ($19-$39/month) Freemium (Free-$39/month)
Key Features
  • CRM
  • Booking management
  • Contracts
  • Invoicing
  • Questionnaires
  • Galleries
  • Scheduling
  • Workflow automation
  • MySQL compatible
  • Database branching
  • Deploy requests
  • Auto-scaling
  • Read replicas
  • Insights
  • Connection pooling
  • CLI
Pros
  • Built for photographers
  • Gallery delivery
  • Beautiful interface
  • Easy invoicing
  • Database branching is revolutionary
  • Serverless scaling
  • Great developer experience
  • Vitess-powered
Cons
  • Very niche market
  • Limited CRM depth
  • Basic features
  • Small company
  • Free tier removed
  • MySQL only
  • No foreign keys enforcement
  • Can be expensive at scale