# Vitess

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/vitess
- **Category:** Relational Databases
- **Homepage:** https://vitess.io
- **Also known as:** vitess
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-26T19:02:26.430Z

## Vioscale score

**62.2 / 100**, confidence 49% (low). Computed 2026-09-01. _(updating — computed under an earlier model version or past its freshness window.)_

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| capabilities | 28.9 | 0.08033333333333335 | 2.3 | ✓ |
| repo_stars | 81.6 | 0.047 | 3.8 | ✓ |
| integrations | 0 | 0.054 | 0 | - |
| dependent_projects | 39.5 | 0.054 | 2.1 | ✓ |
| dev_activity | 56.6 | 0.135 | 7.6 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 96.7 | 0.081 | 7.8 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 0 | 0.122 | 0 | - |
| package_downloads | 0 | 0.041 | 0 | - |
| security_score | 80 | 0.054 | 4.3 | ✓ |
| community_qa_activity | 0 | 0.135 | 0 | - |

## About

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._

## Platform & deployment
- **Deployment:** Self-hosted

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for Relational Databases. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Core** | |
| SQL model | Full SQL |
| **Transactions** | |
| ACID transactions | - |
| Highest isolation level | - |
| **Consistency** | |
| Consistency | - |
| **Scale** | |
| Horizontal scale | Sharded |
| **Replication** | |
| Replication | - |
| **Availability** | |
| Automatic failover / HA | ✓ |
| **Deployment** | |
| Deployment | Self-hosted |
| Serverless / scale-to-zero | - |
| **Compatibility** | |
| Wire compatibility | MySQL protocol |
| **Extensibility** | |
| Extensions / plugins / UDFs | - |
| **Licensing** | |
| Licence class | - |
| **Data types** | |
| JSON / document support | - |
| Geo / spatial | - |

## Release history

| Version | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|
| [v24.0.2](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/releases/tag/v24.0.2) | 2026-06-24 | stable |
| [v23.0.5](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/releases/tag/v23.0.5) | 2026-06-24 | stable |
| [v24.0.1](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/releases/tag/v24.0.1) | 2026-05-07 | stable |
| [v23.0.4](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/releases/tag/v23.0.4) | 2026-05-07 | stable |
| [v24.0.0](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/releases/tag/v24.0.0) | 2026-04-30 | stable |
| [v24.0.0-rc1](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/releases/tag/v24.0.0-rc1) | 2026-04-14 | prerelease |
| [v23.0.3](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/releases/tag/v23.0.3) | 2026-02-27 | stable |
| [v22.0.4](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/releases/tag/v22.0.4) | 2026-02-27 | stable |
| [v23.0.2](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/releases/tag/v23.0.2) | 2026-02-10 | stable |
| [v23.0.1](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/releases/tag/v23.0.1) | 2026-02-04 | stable |
| [v22.0.3](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/releases/tag/v22.0.3) | 2026-02-04 | stable |
| [v22.0.2](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/releases/tag/v22.0.2) | 2025-11-05 | stable |
| [v21.0.6](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/releases/tag/v21.0.6) | 2025-11-05 | stable |
| [v23.0.0](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/releases/tag/v23.0.0) | 2025-11-04 | stable |
| [v23.0.0-rc2](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/releases/tag/v23.0.0-rc2) | 2025-10-29 | prerelease |

_… and 5 earlier release(s)._

## Security & compliance


Known vulnerabilities: 5 (2 in the last 12 months), max severity CRITICAL ([source](https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=vitess.io%2Fvitess&per_page=100)). A count reflects scale and disclosure, not quality.

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 21,259 | [link](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 235 | [link](https://packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/packages/lookup?repository_url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fvitessio%2Fvitess) | 2026-08-26 | 85% (high) |

### language

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language.primary | Go | [link](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) |

### license

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | [link](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess) | 2026-08-26 | 95% (high) |

### release

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| release.cadence_days | 6 | [link](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/releases) | 2026-08-26 | 70% (medium) |

### activity

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| activity.commits_last_30d | 62 | [link](https://github.com/vitessio/vitess/pulse) | 2026-08-26 | 65% (medium) |

### security

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| security.scorecard | 8 | [link](https://api.securityscorecards.dev/projects/github.com/vitessio/vitess) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"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"}` | [link](https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=vitess.io%2Fvitess&per_page=100) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) |

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