Plenty of help in the community forums and bug tracking, so it is easy to follow the progress of a bug or find solutions to the problem. Percona Server for MySQL releases are frequent and well documented and improves with each release.

November 11, 2020

Easy scalability and deployment

Dushyant Pathak

Software Engineer

AndroLeda (Education Management, 1-10 employees)

Score 10 out of 10

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Support Rating

Keeping in mind the easy scalability and deployment, it deserved this rating.

October 23, 2020

Percona MySQL Server

Anil Yadav

Senior Engineering Manager (Site Reliability Engineering)

Ola (ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd) (Information Technology & Services, 1001-5000 employees)

Score 10 out of 10

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Support Rating

We are using opensource so we have not used customer support.

November 28, 2020

One of the best MySQL servers I have used

Verified User

Team Lead in Engineering

Construction Company, 51-200 employees

Score 10 out of 10

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One needs to pay for support.

Percona Server for MySQL Scorecard Summary

Likelihood to Recommend (5): 90%
9.0
Likelihood to Renew (1): 90%
9.0
Usability (4): 88%
8.8
Support Rating (3): 71%
7.1

What is Percona Server for MySQL?

Percona Server for MySQL is a free, fully-compatible, enhanced, open source drop-in replacement for MySQL. Percona states it provides superior performance, scalability, and instrumentation. Boasting over 5,300,000 downloads, Percona Server’s self-tuning algorithms and support for high-performance hardware delivers excellent performance and reliability

Percona Server for MySQL delivers enterprise-grade features and higher uptime, along with a number of key benefits that improve database performance and efficiency. It provides more time to focus on key priorities, as users need to spend less time on tuning and administering.

Percona Server for MySQL Features

Supported: Enterprise ready
Supported: SaaS deployable
Supported: Vertical scalability
Supported: Deep visibility into database performance
Supported: ThreadPool
Supported: PAM (Plugin Authentication Modules)
Supported: Vault keyring plug-in
Supported: Audit Plugin
Supported: Backup Locks

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Percona Server for MySQL Integrations

MySQL
Percona XtraBackup
Percona XtraDB Cluster
Percona Monitoring and Management (PMM)

Percona Server for MySQL Competitors

Percona Server for MySQL Pricing

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Percona Server for MySQL Technical Details

Deployment Types	On-premise
Operating Systems	Windows, Linux
Mobile Application	No

Frequently Asked Questions

What are Percona Server for MySQL's top competitors?

MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MariaDB Platform are common alternatives for Percona Server for MySQL.

What is Percona Server for MySQL's best feature?

Reviewers rate Usability highest, with a score of 8.8.

Who uses Percona Server for MySQL?

The most common users of Percona Server for MySQL are from Mid-size Companies and the Computer Software industry.