Comparison

MySQL vs Percona Server

No clear leader: Percona Server (60.0) and MySQL (55.6) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

MySQL full profile →Percona Server full profile →

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MySQL56

Percona Server60

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	MySQL	Percona Server
Vioscale score	56 / 100medium · 51%	60 / 100low · 41%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✓
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	4.6	6.2
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=homebrew&package_name=mysql&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	664	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	12,407	1,271
Stackoverflow questionsadoption.stackoverflow_questions	230,000	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	2	28
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	90	-
Historyrelease.history	-	2 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	GPL-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	C++	C++
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	-
Content
Faqcontent.faq	8 items	-

Score

Vioscale score

MySQL56 / 100medium · 51%

Percona Server60 / 100low · 41%

Pricing

Free tier

MySQL✓

Percona Server✓

Model

MySQLcommercial

Percona Servercommercial

Price level

MySQLlow

Percona Serverfree

Transparent

MySQL✗

Percona Server✓

Security

Disclosure policy

MySQL–

Percona Server✓

Scorecard

MySQL4.6

Percona Server6.2

Vulnerabilities

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

Percona Server–

Reliability

Status page

MySQL–

Percona Server✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

MySQL664

Percona Server–

Github stars

MySQL12,407

Percona Server1,271

Stackoverflow questions

MySQL230,000

Percona Server–

Activity

Commits last 30d

MySQL2

Percona Server28

Release

Cadence days

MySQL90

Percona Server–

History

MySQL–

Percona Server2 items

License

Spdx

MySQLGPL-2.0

Percona Server–

Language

Primary

MySQLC++

Percona ServerC++

Market

Availability

MySQLAvailable worldwide

Percona Server–

Content

Faq

MySQL8 items

Percona Server–

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Relational Databases
Capability	MySQL	Percona Server
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	Read replicas
Replication
Replication	Async	Sync
Availability
Automatic failover / HA	✓	✓
Deployment
Deployment	Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Serverless / scale-to-zero	✓	✗
Compatibility
Wire compatibility	MySQL protocol	MySQL protocol
Extensibility
Extensions / plugins / UDFs	✓	✓
Licensing
Licence class	Copyleft	Copyleft
Data types
JSON / document support	✓	✓
Geo / spatial	-	Native

Core

SQL model

MySQLFull SQL

Percona ServerFull SQL

Transactions

ACID transactions

MySQLFull

Percona ServerFull

Highest isolation level

MySQLSerializable

Percona ServerSerializable

Consistency

MySQLStrong

Percona ServerStrong

Scale

Horizontal scale

MySQLNatively distributed

Percona ServerRead replicas

Replication

MySQLAsync

Percona ServerSync

Availability

Automatic failover / HA

MySQL✓

Percona Server✓

Deployment

MySQLSelf-hosted

Percona ServerSelf-hosted

Serverless / scale-to-zero

MySQL✓

Percona Server✗

Compatibility

Wire compatibility

MySQLMySQL protocol

Percona ServerMySQL protocol

Extensibility

Extensions / plugins / UDFs

MySQL✓

Percona Server✓

Licensing

Licence class

MySQLCopyleft

Percona ServerCopyleft

Data types

JSON / document support

MySQL✓

Percona Server✓

Geo / spatial

MySQL-

Percona ServerNative

What each one is

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

MySQL

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

Percona Server

A free, fully compatible drop-in replacement for MySQL that delivers improved performance and instrumentation. It is built on MySQL foundations and designed for organizations seeking enhanced reliability and monitoring without switching databases.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

MySQL

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 ↗

Percona Server

Open sourceFree tier

Completely free and open source

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	MySQL	Percona Server
WebPlatforms	✓	-
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

MySQL✓

Percona Server–

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

MySQL✓

Percona Server✗

Self-hosted

MySQL✓

Percona Server✓

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