MySQL alternatives
On the evidence we track, the strongest alternative to MySQL is Neon at 79/100. MySQL itself ranks #11 of 18 in relational databases. Every product below is scored on the same independent signals, so the ranking is comparable rather than a matter of opinion.
Ranked alternatives to MySQL
- 1vs MySQL →
- 2PlanetScalevs MySQL →medium · 70%updating
- 3Supabasevs MySQL →medium · 70%updating
- 4CockroachDBvs MySQL →medium · 66%updating
- 5Vitessvs MySQL →low · 49%updating
- 6SQLitevs MySQL →medium · 54%updating
- 7Percona Servervs MySQL →low · 41%updating
- 8PostgreSQLvs MySQL →medium · 56%updating
- 9TiDBvs MySQL →medium · 61%updating
- 10YugabyteDBvs MySQL →medium · 71%updating
- 11Amazon Auroravs MySQL →low · 48%updating
- 12MariaDBvs MySQL →low · 43%updating
Why these ones
An alternative here means a product in the same category as MySQL (Relational Databases), ranked by the Vioscale composite: a confidence-weighted blend of independent signals such as adoption, release activity, pricing transparency and security posture. There are no user reviews in it, and no vendor can pay to appear or to rank higher. Where we have not confirmed something, we show that rather than guessing.
Generated . See the method for how the composite is built, and why we are independent.