Comparison

EDB Postgres vs MySQL

On the evidence we track, MySQL leads this comparison with a composite score of 56/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

EDB Postgres full profile →MySQL full profile →

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EDB Postgres43

★MySQL56

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	EDB Postgres	MySQLLeader
Vioscale score	43 / 100medium · 61%	56 / 100medium · 51%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	-	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	-	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	15	-
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	2.5	4.6
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=edb-pot&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=homebrew&package_name=mysql&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	99.999	-
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	1	664
Github starsadoption.github_stars	65	12,407
Stackoverflow questionsadoption.stackoverflow_questions	-	230,000
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	0	2
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	20	90
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	GPL-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Python	C++
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	-	8 items

Score

Vioscale score

EDB Postgres43 / 100medium · 61%

MySQL56 / 100medium · 51%

Pricing

Free tier

EDB Postgres–

MySQL✓

Model

EDB Postgrescommercial

MySQLcommercial

Price level

EDB Postgres–

MySQLlow

Transparent

EDB Postgres–

MySQL✗

Integrations

Count

EDB Postgres15

MySQL–

Security

Disclosure policy

EDB Postgres✓

MySQL–

Gdpr

EDB Postgres✓

MySQL–

Scorecard

EDB Postgres2.5

MySQL4.6

Soc2

EDB Postgres✓

MySQL–

Vulnerabilities

EDB PostgresCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=edb-pot&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

MySQLCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=homebrew&package_name=mysql&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Sla pct

EDB Postgres99.999

MySQL–

Status page

EDB Postgres✓

MySQL–

Adoption

Dependent repos

EDB Postgres1

MySQL664

Github stars

EDB Postgres65

MySQL12,407

Stackoverflow questions

EDB Postgres–

MySQL230,000

Activity

Commits last 30d

EDB Postgres0

MySQL2

Release

Cadence days

EDB Postgres20

MySQL90

History

EDB Postgres20 items

MySQL–

License

Spdx

EDB Postgres–

MySQLGPL-2.0

Language

Primary

EDB PostgresPython

MySQLC++

Market

Availability

EDB Postgres–

MySQLAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

EDB Postgres–

MySQL8 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for relational databases. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Relational Databases
Capability	EDB Postgres	MySQL
Core
SQL model	Full SQL	Full SQL
Transactions
ACID transactions	Full	Full
Highest isolation level	Serializable	Serializable
Consistency
Consistency	Strong	Strong
Scale
Horizontal scale	Natively distributed	Natively distributed
Replication
Replication	Async	Async
Availability
Automatic failover / HA	✓	✓
Deployment
Deployment	Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Serverless / scale-to-zero	✗	✓
Compatibility
Wire compatibility	Postgres protocol	MySQL protocol
Extensibility
Extensions / plugins / UDFs	✓	✓
Licensing
Licence class	Permissive OSS	Copyleft
Data types
JSON / document support	✓	✓
Geo / spatial	-	-

Core

SQL model

EDB PostgresFull SQL

MySQLFull SQL

Transactions

ACID transactions

EDB PostgresFull

MySQLFull

Highest isolation level

EDB PostgresSerializable

MySQLSerializable

Consistency

EDB PostgresStrong

MySQLStrong

Scale

Horizontal scale

EDB PostgresNatively distributed

MySQLNatively distributed

Replication

EDB PostgresAsync

MySQLAsync

Availability

Automatic failover / HA

EDB Postgres✓

MySQL✓

Deployment

EDB PostgresSelf-hosted

MySQLSelf-hosted

Serverless / scale-to-zero

EDB Postgres✗

MySQL✓

Compatibility

Wire compatibility

EDB PostgresPostgres protocol

MySQLMySQL protocol

Extensibility

Extensions / plugins / UDFs

EDB Postgres✓

MySQL✓

Licensing

Licence class

EDB PostgresPermissive OSS

MySQLCopyleft

Data types

JSON / document support

EDB Postgres✓

MySQL✓

Geo / spatial

EDB Postgres-

MySQL-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

EDB Postgres

EDB Postgres combines PostgreSQL with AI-ready infrastructure, analytics capabilities without ETL, and high-availability support across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments. The platform provides automatic failover, data migration tools, and enterprise monitoring—designed for mission-critical and data-intensive workloads.

Independently observed

MySQL

Leader

MySQL is an open-source SQL database management system that serves as the foundation for many web-based applications and cloud services. Available in both a free community edition and a commercial enterprise edition with advanced features and professional support.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

EDB Postgres

Pricing not documented yet.

MySQL

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

Community edition free; Enterprise/Standard/Classic editions require contacting sales

MySQL Community ServerFree
MySQL Enterprise EditionContact sales
MySQL Standard EditionContact sales
MySQL Classic EditionContact sales

as of 2026-07-08verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	EDB Postgres	MySQL
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗
HybridDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

EDB Postgres✓

MySQL✓

CLI

EDB Postgres✓

MySQL✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

EDB Postgres✓

MySQL✓

Self-hosted

EDB Postgres✓

MySQL✓

On-premise

EDB Postgres✓

MySQL✗

Hybrid

EDB Postgres✓

MySQL✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

EDB Postgres

15 total

JDBC Connectors
MongoDB
Cassandra
Hadoop
HBASE
MySQL
Amazon S3
Parquet
Apache Spark
PEM (Postgres Enterprise Manager)
xDB Replication Server
EFM (EDB Failover Manager)
Backup and Recovery Tool
HARP
ETCD

Independently observed

MySQL

Leader

Not documented yet.

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.