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MySQL vs. Percona Server for MySQL

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    MySQL

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AMySQL is a popular open-source relational and embedded database, now owned by Oracle.N/A

    Percona Server for MySQL

    Score9.7 out of 10
    N/APercona Server for MySQL is a free, 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…N/A
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    MySQLPercona Server for MySQL
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—Free and open-source
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    MySQLPercona Server for MySQL
    Considered Both Products
    Oracle
    Chose MySQL
    MongoDB is an application oriented solution with unstructured data. Percona Server for MySQL is a good solution when looking for performance peaks and the amount of data grows continuously over time. MySQL is the ideal solution when we have a data schema defined and we do not …
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    Percona
    Chose Percona Server for MySQL
    Percona Server for MySQL Stacks up against all of these competitors. We choose Percona server for MySQL due to these reasons: open source, community support, scalability, and vendor locking. We were looking for an open-source database that is scalable and supported by the …
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    User Ratings
    MySQLPercona Server for MySQL
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (135 ratings)
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    6.7
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
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