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What is Percona Server for MySQL?

Percona Server serves as a fully-compatible and enhanced open-source alternative to MySQL, designed for seamless integration. With its remarkable performance, scalability, and advanced instrumentation, the software has garnered over 5.3 million downloads, demonstrating its widespread acceptance. The support for high-performance hardware ensures that users experience outstanding reliability in their database operations.

In addition to these features, Percona Server MySQL provides enterprise-level capabilities, increased uptime, and numerous advantages that significantly boost database performance and operational efficiency. As users find themselves spending less time on tuning and administration tasks, they can redirect their focus toward more critical aspects of their projects and businesses.

Recognized as a leader in the market, Percona offers a range of enterprise-class software solutions and support options. Their services encompass consulting, managed solutions, and training for both on-premise and cloud-based open-source databases. Established with a vision that everyone deserves access to scalable, secure, and efficient database solutions without the burdens of vendor lock-in or exorbitant costs, Percona remains committed to empowering its users with the tools and knowledge they need.

Pricing

Price Starts At:
Free
Price Overview:
Free and open-source
Free Version:
Free Version available.

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Company Facts

Company Name:
Percona
Date Founded:
2006
Company Location:
United States
Company Website:
www.percona.com
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Product Details

Deployment
Windows
Mac
Linux
On-Prem
Training Options
Documentation Hub
Online Training
Webinars
Support
24 Hour Support
Web-Based Support

Product Details

Target Company Sizes
Individual
1-10
11-50
51-200
201-500
501-1000
1001-5000
5001-10000
10001+
Target Organization Types
Mid Size Business
Small Business
Enterprise
Freelance
Nonprofit
Government
Startup
Supported Languages
English

Percona Server for MySQL Categories and Features

Relational Database

ACID Compliance
Data Failure Recovery
Multi-Platform
Referential Integrity
SQL DDL Support
SQL DML Support
System Catalog
Unicode Support

Database Software

Backup and Recovery
Creation / Development
Data Migration
Data Replication
Data Search
Data Security
Database Conversion
Mobile Access
Monitoring
NOSQL
Performance Analysis
Queries
Relational Interface
Virtualization
  • Reviewer Name: Enru W.
    Position: Backend Developer
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    best features of Percona Server for MySQL is its scalability

    Date: Feb 16 2024
    Summary

    Another feature that I appreciate about Percona Server for MySQL is its security. It comes with built-in data encryption and advanced security measures that ensure the safety of our sensitive data. This is particularly important for enterprises that deal with customer data and need to comply with strict data privacy regulations.

    Positive

    The first thing that caught my attention was its high performance. Percona Server for MySQL is built on top of the open-source MySQL, but with added features and a better performance. I noticed a significant improvement in query execution time compared to other databases I have worked with. This has greatly enhanced the overall performance and speed of our backend processes.

    Negative

    One of the best features of Percona Server for MySQL is its scalability. As a backend developer, I understand the importance of a database that can handle a growing amount of data without compromising on performance. With Percona, I was able to effortlessly scale up as our data grew, without any downtimes or performance issues. This has been a major advantage for our team, as we no longer have to worry about database limitations.

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  • Reviewer Name: SelvaKumar K.
    Position: Data Architect
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 26 - 99
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Excellent Product for Load Balancing Scenarios

    Updated: Mar 19 2022
    Summary

    Awesome! Best friendly product for DBA like me! Even is in big disaster have managed customer critical site is up and running!

    Positive

    1. Excellent Connections redirect to all the nodes in MySQL Cluster
    2. No Data loss even big disaster
    3. Managing cluster is very easy
    4. Configuring cluster is very easy and quick

    Negative

    If we get common static to connect all the nodes , which is more helpful.

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  • Reviewer Name: Mohiuddin R.
    Position: Assistant Head of Research and Development
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
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    Best Application for any kind of help in MySQL

    Date: Aug 23 2022
    Summary

    Overall, everyone who works with SQL should give this a try; I promise you'll enjoy it.
    The server provided round-the-clock assistance, was online, and I never had a downtime, so I'd say it was successful.

    Positive

    After using their service for five months, I can say with certainty that it was well worth the effort. This server is excellent for any SQL queries. Although slightly more expensive than the competition, the cost is still fair and the server support is excellent. Additionally, its user interface is excellent.

    Negative

    Similar to other MySQL database servers, Percona Server is not a well-liked option, making it occasionally challenging to persuade businesses to choose it rather than the alternatives.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Data Scientist
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    The best way to use MyRocks

    Date: Mar 24 2022
    Summary

    MyRocks is a great storage engine and Percona offers comprehensive support and documentation for it.

    Positive

    Easy to install, good documentation, and supporting blog posts. It's currently the only way to use MyRocks on MySQL 8.

    Negative

    Fewer users than stock MySQL server, so it can be slightly harder to get community support for some edge cases.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Software Engineer
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
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    I like Percona Server for MySQL

    Date: Aug 15 2021
    Summary

    Our company is making use of Percona Server for the administration of some databases and we have had a good experience and an excellent user experience, the response times have been satisfactory and the services show a lot of stability.

    Positive

    Very good product, I think the pros are:
    - Free software
    - Freedom to implement it in the CLOUD
    - Stable
    - Easy

    Negative

    I think that maybe they could have more documentation for the end user, however it has a growing community which could improve the documentation in the near future.

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  • Reviewer Name: Jay L.
    Position: CTO
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    Been using Percona for over a decade

    Date: Aug 13 2021
    Summary

    Percona Server for MSQL is the only DBMS I use for all my projects and clients. It's robust, reliable, and easy to set up and maintain.

    Positive

    I really enjoy the tools that are provided FREE with Percona. It makes backups, resource tuning, and performance analytics easy and saves me so much time. It's also very reliable and I've never had an issue, even in the event of a crash.

    Negative

    I haven't revisited XtraDB Cluster, but it was a little cumbersome when I first started. But setting up a slave and falling back to it was pretty easy and straight forward.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Software Engineer
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Monthly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    MySQL isn't complete without Percona

    Date: Aug 13 2021
    Summary

    Well documented, high quality solution. I wouldn't think of using a stock MySQL distribution. To me MySQL means Percona MySQL. When I've needed it the Percona support engineers have been subject matter experts and quickly identified our problems and provided solutions.

    Positive

    Required enhancements to MySQL. Even without the improvements made to MySQL distribution, the tooling around backups, replication etc is worth using over the standard distribution alone.

    Negative

    None that I can think of. Using Percona Server for MySQL makes it basically MySQL++.

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  • Reviewer Name: Jim B.
    Position: System Administrator
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 26 - 99
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    Amazing product

    Date: Aug 13 2021
    Summary

    Documentation is crystal clear.

    Positive

    Amazing product, stability, documentation and the performance is very nice.

    Negative

    Nothing , seriously is the best engine currently on the market.

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  • Reviewer Name: Hector P.
    Position: Systems Administrator
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    My experience with Percona Server

    Date: Aug 27 2021
    Summary

    My first experience with Percona was using the set of tools they offered for MySQL servers, after that good experience it was a no brainer to try the Percona Server. Its reliability has been unmatchable during all these years working as system administrator.

    Positive

    Percona Server for MySQL is very reliable, has a great set of tools that complement the database server.

    Negative

    Percona Server is not a popular choice like other MySQL database servers, and sometimes is difficult to convince companies to use it instead of the others.

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  • Reviewer Name: Aleksandar K.
    Position: DBA
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
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    Best MySQL distro

    Date: Aug 14 2021
    Summary

    I recommend Percona to all which are interested in MySQL as RDBMS.
    I have learned a lot from Percona resources.

    Positive

    Everything works as expected.
    Has very good and useful resources, documents, blogs and webinars.
    Bug database is very useful.

    Negative

    Percona tools needs updates as they not works as expected with new versions or specifics.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Staff Software Engineer
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    Best server for MySQL

    Date: Apr 26 2021
    Summary

    Overall, I enjoyed working with the Percona. it is amazing software and much recommended for all of my clients

    Positive

    Percona Server for MySQL is really awesome because it is SAAS deployable, works on premises and in the cloud and also it is enterprise ready and the workload consideration is superb.
    Also it has great documentation to follow

    Negative

    There is nothing that I dislike about the product but I hope more new features will be added soon.

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  • Reviewer Name: shristi B.
    Position: Developer
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 5,000 - 9,999
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    Best server for MySQL

    Date: Sep 08 2021
    Summary

    This application is the best for MySQL server, you can easily manage performance and database. I recommend Percona server for MySQL.

    Positive

    Very fast and easy to use.
    Can be easily learned by anyone.
    Great user interface and can be easily setup.

    Negative

    No cons its just the documentation can be extended.

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  • Reviewer Name: Angel N.
    Position: Technology Administrator
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 26 - 99
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    Excellent product for Mysql administration

    Updated: Aug 18 2021
    Summary

    Despite being a free and open source software, it has helped us with the implementation of some business software that we previously used with proprietary software, which has helped us to save money, in addition, Percona Server can be fully implemented in the cloud, which has been very useful for the migration of some products.

    Positive

    Installation and use are very easy, it is open source and I can know its development internally. The learning curve is short. Percona XtraDB cluster migrations become easy thanks to this software. It is equipped with security functions and can be used through the cloud.
    We were able to achieve better performance with Percona Server, best of all, it is free.

    Negative

    I could only add as a disadvantage, the need to expand the documentation, and the support for large-scale applications.

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  • Reviewer Name: Vinayak M.
    Position: Developer
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 26 - 99
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    Product Review

    Date: Aug 27 2021
    Summary

    It is basically amazing and I basically promote my friends and other people that I know to use this Percona server. Because I like its overall features.

    Positive

    I like its UI design and also like the speed of processing of database. It is server is much faster than other servers.

    Negative

    I don't like its customer support feature. I would like to have more improvements on it.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Beta tester
    Has used product for: Free Trial
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    Beta tester

    Updated: Apr 26 2021
    Summary

    My experience with this is very good throughout and i would recommend everyone to use it. Though it's different from oracle mysql tools but it's also easy to use.

    Positive

    1. Good blogs
    2. Free enterprise level
    3. Easy to use
    4. Design is good
    5. Pricing is also good

    Negative

    I have nothing in my hand to dislike it.
    It's different from oracle mysql enterprise tool but i will recommend it 100%.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: MD
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 5,000 - 9,999
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    Percona did a good job for MySQL

    Date: Aug 13 2021
    Summary

    It was very smooth. Didn’t face any challenges installing it. The support structure was awesome. Overall, good product.

    Positive

    Its ease of use. Support is very handy. Pricing is reasonable. We use this for lot of transactional workloads. It is scaling well for our needs.

    Negative

    There isn’t any thing I didn’t like. I am sure Percona will continue to improve the pricing.

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  • Reviewer Name: Kevin M.
    Position: DevOps
    Has used product for: Less than 6 months
    Uses the product: Monthly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1,000 - 4,999
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    Perfect Server for MySQL

    Date: Apr 23 2021
    Summary

    Overall, It is perfect server for MySQL because of its features, GUI, scalability & availability and high security.

    Positive

    Percona MySQL Server's Pros:

    * Good GUI and very interactive
    * Easy to use
    * Provides high security.
    * Greater scalability and availability
    * Open Source

    Negative

    More features can be added and slightly upgrade GUI and all is fine there in no cons.

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  • Reviewer Name: Sneha S.
    Position: Web developer, react developer
    Has used product for: Less than 6 months
    Uses the product: Monthly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    Best sql server

    Date: Aug 16 2021
    Summary

    I migrated to Percona Server for MySQL from another database solution, oracle db. Percona Server for MySQL is used for my social media app. And Percona Server for MySQL is used to store, analyze, and work with user information. My aim is fast querying, easy deployment, and good support.

    Positive

    It can work on cloud like google cloud, in my app deployment, the queries were run very fast decreasing the runtime and increasing performance, better than oracle one in my opinion.

    Negative

    I did not like high pricing, maybe ui and ux improvements can be made and also this needs better docs.

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  • Reviewer Name: Sayooj K.
    Position: .
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    One of the best servers you can get.

    Date: Aug 16 2021
    Summary

    Best performance with best service guaranteed in every aspects. Having a very good user interface help a lot.

    Positive

    In my opinion, it has very good performance with maximum efficiency available. Recommended.

    Negative

    Nothing to say about cons. I haven't came across any of the technical glitches or outages till now.

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  • Reviewer Name: Mark S.
    Position: Software Engineer
    Has used product for: Free Trial
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 20,000 or More
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Percona is amazing!

    Updated: Aug 19 2021
    Summary

    I used it for its free trial and I think it's an incredibly simple product to get started with. If you're learning or just finding a drop-in replacement, this is what you want.

    Positive

    Percona's service is incredibly intuitive and easy to work with. I have not had any downtime. Sharding is never a problem.

    Negative

    There is a price that is more expensive than setting up your own server....but that is a headache.

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