Percona Server
A free, open-source MySQL alternative offering improved performance and built-in monitoring
- Also known as
- percona-server
What is Percona Server?
An open-source MySQL-compatible database server designed for improved performance, scalability, and visibility. It provides integrated instrumentation for monitoring and advanced backup functionality for enterprise deployments.
Percona Server pricing
We don't have Percona Server's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
Completely free and open source
What Percona Server does
The capabilities that matter for relational databases, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- SQL model
- Full SQL
- ACID transactions
- Full
- Highest isolation level
- Serializable
- Consistency
- Strong
- Horizontal scale
- Read replicas
- Replication
- Sync
- Automatic failover / HA
- ✓
- Deployment
- Self-hosted
- Serverless / scale-to-zero
- ✗
- Wire compatibility
- MySQL protocol
- Extensions / plugins / UDFs
- ✓
- Licence class
- Copyleft
- JSON / document support
- ✓
- Geo / spatial
- Native
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- On-premise
- Self-hosted
Percona Server FAQ
Common questions about Percona Server, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is 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. It is indexed under Relational Databases.
Source: https://www.percona.com/blog/percona-live-europe-discounted-pricing-community-dinner/
Is Percona Server free to use?
Percona Server is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://www.percona.com/blog/percona-live-europe-discounted-pricing-community-dinner/
Can Percona Server be self-hosted?
Yes. Percona Server can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
Source: https://www.percona.com/blog/percona-live-europe-discounted-pricing-community-dinner/
Percona Server alternatives
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Compare Percona Server
Side by side against other relational databases, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Percona Server, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | 58 | 0.08 | 4.6 | ✓ |
| Development activity | 33 | 0.14 | 4.4 | ✓ |
| Security score | 63 | 0.05 | 3.4 | ✓ |
| Stars | 59 | 0.05 | 2.8 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Dependent projects | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Release cadence | 0 | 0.08 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 5 | 0.12 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.04 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.14 | 0.0 | - |
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Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 10 | mediumsource · 2026-09-11 · 65% |
Adoption
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Github stars | 1,269 | highsource · 2026-09-11 · 90% |
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 3 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 60% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Isolation: serializable · Sql model: full_sql · Deployment: self_hosted · Serverless: No · Consistency: strong · Geo spatial: native | mediumsource · 2026-09-14 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | C++ | highsource · 2026-09-11 · 90% |
Pricing
Release
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| History | 2 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-11 · 70% |
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60% |
Security
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