Comparison

MySQL vs Vitess

On the evidence we track, Vitess leads this comparison with a composite score of 62/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

MySQL full profile →Vitess full profile →

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MySQL56

★Vitess62

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	MySQL	VitessLeader
Vioscale score	56 / 100medium · 51%	62 / 100low · 49%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	-
Modelpricing.model	commercial	-
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	-
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	4.6	8
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=homebrew&package_name=mysql&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 5 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=vitess.io%2Fvitess&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 2 · Max severity: CRITICAL
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	664	235
Github starsadoption.github_stars	12,407	21,259
Stackoverflow questionsadoption.stackoverflow_questions	230,000	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	2	62
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	90	6
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	GPL-2.0	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	C++	Go
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	-
Content
Faqcontent.faq	8 items	-

Score

Vioscale score

MySQL56 / 100medium · 51%

Vitess62 / 100low · 49%

Pricing

Free tier

MySQL✓

Vitess–

Model

MySQLcommercial

Vitess–

Price level

MySQLlow

Vitess–

Transparent

MySQL✗

Vitess–

Security

Scorecard

MySQL4.6

Vitess8

Vulnerabilities

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

VitessCount: 5 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=vitess.io%2Fvitess&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 2 · Max severity: CRITICAL

Adoption

Dependent repos

MySQL664

Vitess235

Github stars

MySQL12,407

Vitess21,259

Stackoverflow questions

MySQL230,000

Vitess–

Activity

Commits last 30d

MySQL2

Vitess62

Release

Cadence days

MySQL90

Vitess6

History

MySQL–

Vitess20 items

License

Spdx

MySQLGPL-2.0

VitessApache-2.0

Language

Primary

MySQLC++

VitessGo

Market

Availability

MySQLAvailable worldwide

Vitess–

Content

Faq

MySQL8 items

Vitess–

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Relational Databases
Capability	MySQL	Vitess
Core
SQL model	Full SQL	Full SQL
Transactions
ACID transactions	Full	-
Highest isolation level	Serializable	-
Consistency
Consistency	Strong	-
Scale
Horizontal scale	Natively distributed	Sharded
Replication
Replication	Async	-
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	-
Data types
JSON / document support	✓	-
Geo / spatial	-	-

Core

SQL model

MySQLFull SQL

VitessFull SQL

Transactions

ACID transactions

MySQLFull

Vitess-

Highest isolation level

MySQLSerializable

Vitess-

Consistency

MySQLStrong

Vitess-

Scale

Horizontal scale

MySQLNatively distributed

VitessSharded

Replication

MySQLAsync

Vitess-

Availability

Automatic failover / HA

MySQL✓

Vitess✓

Deployment

MySQLSelf-hosted

VitessSelf-hosted

Serverless / scale-to-zero

MySQL✓

Vitess-

Compatibility

Wire compatibility

MySQLMySQL protocol

VitessMySQL protocol

Extensibility

Extensions / plugins / UDFs

MySQL✓

Vitess-

Licensing

Licence class

MySQLCopyleft

Vitess-

Data types

JSON / document support

MySQL✓

Vitess-

Geo / spatial

MySQL-

Vitess-

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

Vitess

Leader

Vitess is a MySQL-compatible database that extends scalability through built-in sharding and improves performance via query rewriting, caching, and connection pooling. It provides automatic failure detection and repair for high availability.

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 ↗

Vitess

Leader

Pricing not documented yet.

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	Vitess
WebPlatforms	✓	-
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

MySQL✓

Vitess–

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

MySQL✓

Vitess✗

Self-hosted

MySQL✓

Vitess✓

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