Percona Software For MySQL
Your software alternative to enterprise MySQL
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Downloading Percona software for MySQL depends on your environment.
If you are running any Unix-based system...
Percona Distribution for MySQL
A bundling of open source MySQL software enhanced with carefully curated and designed enterprise-grade features. Download all packages at once. Upgrade and apply changes to a single distribution.
There are two ways to download Percona Distribution for MySQL depending on your high availability needs:
- Percona Server for MySQL
A drop-in replacement for MySQL Community that provides better performance, more scalability, and enhanced security features. Ideal for those that need a synchronous replication like Group Replication.
- Percona XtraDB Cluster (PXC)
A high availability clustering solution for MySQL. Download if you need a multi-master set-up based on Galera
Percona Distribution for MySQL components include:
- Percona XtraBackup - an open source backup solution for all versions of Percona Server for MySQL and MySQL that performs online non-blocking, tightly compressed, highly secure full backups on transactional systems so that applications remain fully available during planned maintenance windows.
- Percona Toolkit for MySQL - a collection of advanced open source command-line tools engineered to perform a variety of tasks too difficult or complex to perform manually.
- Percona MyRocks - an alternative to InnoDB for deployments where data storage resource limitations play a crucial role.
- ProxySQL, HA Proxy, MySQL Router, MySQL Shell, Orchestrator - proxies, replication topology manager, client and code editor for MySQL that are additional components of the Distribution.
If you’re running MySQL in cloud-native environments...
- Percona Operator for MySQL
Automate deployments, scaling, and backup and restore operations of MySQL on Kubernetes. Based on Percona XtraDB Cluster.
Percona Monitoring and Management (PMM)
An open source database observability, monitoring, and management tool. Connect your MySQL nodes to monitor, receive alerts, manage backups, and diagnose problems user-impacting incidents rooted in database configuration.
See how Percona software and services for MySQL stack up
We call ourselves an alternative to enterprise MySQL for a reason. View our feature matrix to see how Percona software and services for MySQL compare to MySQL Community Edition and Enterprise Edition.
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Why Percona Software for MySQL?
High performance. Zero lock-in.
Operate production environments requiring high-performance, highly available, and secure databases without licensing cost and vendor lock-in.
Ensure data durability and high availability
Build highly available and scalable database infrastructures that keep your critical applications running. Perform seamless backups without interruption or performance degradation.
Monitor the health of your MySQL database
Monitor, receive alerts, manage backups and diagnose user-impacting incidents rooted in database configuration.
Support your cloud-native strategy
Manage database workloads on any supported Kubernetes cluster running in private, public, hybrid, or multi-cloud environments.
Improve your bottom line
Stop paying for features you don’t need. Say goodbye to licensing fees and arbitrary price hikes.
Address critical business needs
Unlock exclusive, auto-configured security, compliance, and backup features with Percona Server for MySQL Pro. Benefit from Enterprise Edition capabilities like FIPS mode support while retaining full control over your data’s access and availability.
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