DB-EnginesExtremeDB: the mission critical dbmsEnglish
Deutsch
Knowledge Base of Relational and NoSQL Database Management Systemsprovided by solid IT

DBMS > mSQL vs. MySQL vs. Percona Server for MySQL

System Properties Comparison mSQL vs. MySQL vs. Percona Server for MySQL

Please select another system to include it in the comparison.

Editorial information provided by DB-Engines
NamemSQL infoMini SQL  Xexclude from comparisonMySQL  Xexclude from comparisonPercona Server for MySQL  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionmSQL (Mini SQL) is a simple and lightweight RDBMSWidely used open source RDBMSEnhanced drop-in replacement for MySQL based on XtraDB or TokuDB storage engines with improved performance and additional diagnostic and management features.
Primary database modelRelational DBMSRelational DBMS infoKey/Value like access via memcached APIRelational DBMS
Secondary database modelsDocument store
Spatial DBMS
DB-Engines Ranking infomeasures the popularity of database management systemsranking trend
Trend Chart
Score1.64
Rank#176  Overall
#85  Relational DBMS
Score1163.94
Rank#2  Overall
#2  Relational DBMS
Score3.38
Rank#108  Overall
#53  Relational DBMS
Websitehughestech.com.au/­products/­msqlwww.mysql.comwww.percona.com/­software/­mysql-database/­percona-server
Technical documentationdev.mysql.com/­docwww.percona.com/­downloads/­Percona-Server-LATEST
DeveloperHughes TechnologiesOracle infosince 2010, originally MySQL AB, then SunPercona
Initial release199419952008
Current release4.4, October 20218.0.33, April 20238.0.32-24, 2023
License infoCommercial or Open Sourcecommercial infofree licenses can be providedOpen Source infoGPL version 2. Commercial licenses with extended functionallity are availableOpen Source infoGPL version 2
Cloud-based only infoOnly available as a cloud servicenonono
DBaaS offerings (sponsored links) infoDatabase as a Service

Providers of DBaaS offerings, please contact us to be listed.
  • ScaleGrid for MySQL: Fully managed MySQL hosting On-Premises and on a wide variety of cloud providers. Easily deploy, monitor, provision, and scale your deployments in the cloud.
  • PlanetScale: Deploy a fully managed database with the reliability of MySQL and the scale of open source Vitess with PlanetScale today. Predictably scale, increase workflow velocity, and deploy features with zero downtime.
Implementation languageCC and C++C and C++
Server operating systemsAIX
HP-UX
Linux
OS X
Solaris SPARC/x86
Windows
FreeBSD
Linux
OS X
Solaris
Windows
Linux
Data schemeyesyesyes
Typing infopredefined data types such as float or dateyesyesyes
XML support infoSome form of processing data in XML format, e.g. support for XML data structures, and/or support for XPath, XQuery or XSLT.noyesyes
Secondary indexesyesyesyes
SQL infoSupport of SQLA subset of ANSI SQL is implemented infono subqueries, aggregate functions, views, foreign keys, triggersyes infowith proprietary extensionsyes
APIs and other access methodsJDBC
ODBC
ADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
Proprietary native API
ADO.NET
JDBC
ODBC
Supported programming languagesC
C++
Delphi
Java
Perl
PHP
Tcl
Ada
C
C#
C++
D
Delphi
Eiffel
Erlang
Haskell
Java
JavaScript (Node.js)
Objective-C
OCaml
Perl
PHP
Python
Ruby
Scheme
Tcl
Ada
C
C#
C++
D
Eiffel
Erlang
Haskell
Java
Objective-C
OCaml
Perl
PHP
Python
Ruby
Scheme
Tcl
Server-side scripts infoStored proceduresnoyes infoproprietary syntaxyes
Triggersnoyesyes
Partitioning methods infoMethods for storing different data on different nodesnonehorizontal partitioning, sharding with MySQL Cluster or MySQL Fabric
Replication methods infoMethods for redundantly storing data on multiple nodesnoneMulti-source replication
Source-replica replication
Multi-source replication
Source-replica replication
XtraDB Cluster
MapReduce infoOffers an API for user-defined Map/Reduce methodsnonono
Consistency concepts infoMethods to ensure consistency in a distributed systemnoneImmediate ConsistencyImmediate Consistency
Foreign keys infoReferential integritynoyes infonot for MyISAM storage engineyes
Transaction concepts infoSupport to ensure data integrity after non-atomic manipulations of datanoACID infonot for MyISAM storage engineACID
Concurrency infoSupport for concurrent manipulation of datanoyes infotable locks or row locks depending on storage engineyes
Durability infoSupport for making data persistentyesyesyes
In-memory capabilities infoIs there an option to define some or all structures to be held in-memory only.noyesyes
User concepts infoAccess controlnoUsers with fine-grained authorization concept infono user groups or rolesUsers with fine-grained authorization concept infono user groups or roles

More information provided by the system vendor

We invite representatives of system vendors to contact us for updating and extending the system information,
and for displaying vendor-provided information such as key customers, competitive advantages and market metrics.

Related products and services
3rd partiesDbVisualizer is equipping database professionals with the tools they need to build, manage and maintain state-of-the-art database technologies. It has sky-high user satisfaction and is the preferred tool for database professionals around the world. Customers include Tesla, Apple, Facebook, Deutsche Bank, NASA, and 25,000 others in 145 countries.
» more

SQLFlow: Provides a visual representation of the overall flow of data. Automated SQL data lineage analysis across Databases, ETL, Business Intelligence, Cloud and Hadoop environments by parsing SQL Script and stored procedure.
» more

Navicat for MySQL is the ideal solution for MySQL/MariaDB administration and development.
» more

PlanetScale: Deploy a fully managed serverless database with the reliability of MySQL and the tested scalability of Vitess. Predictably scale, increase workflow velocity, and deploy features with zero downtime.
Get started with a PlanetScale database today for free.
» more

CData: Connect to Big Data & NoSQL through standard Drivers.
» more

We invite representatives of vendors of related products to contact us for presenting information about their offerings here.

More resources
mSQL infoMini SQLMySQLPercona Server for MySQL
DB-Engines blog posts

MySQL is the DBMS of the Year 2019
3 January 2020, Matthias Gelbmann, Paul Andlinger

MariaDB strengthens its position in the open source RDBMS market
5 April 2018, Matthias Gelbmann

The struggle for the hegemony in Oracle's database empire
2 May 2017, Paul Andlinger

show all

Recent citations in the news

Make Your MySQL Server More Secure With These 7 Steps - MUO
1 December 2022, MakeUseOf

Solved: MSQL database
5 June 2023, community.fabric.microsoft.com

SQL query to get unused custom fields is not working
14 November 2022, community.atlassian.com

MySQL Database Deleted, How to restore?
8 September 2022, digitalocean.com

Rajnikanth Reddy(RK) - Azure Engineer - GAVS Technologies
27 June 2022, in.linkedin.com

provided by Google News

Oracle Support for MySQL 5.7 Ends Soon, Key Upgrades in 8.0
30 May 2023, The New Stack

Meta Switches to MySQL Raft to Improve Reliability and Operational ...
20 May 2023, InfoQ.com

If you don't brush and floss, you're gonna get an abscess – same with MySQL updates
11 May 2023, The Register

Are you planning ahead for the MySQL 5.7 end of life? [Q&A]
22 May 2023, BetaNews

The right MySQL persistence.xml example file for JPA 3 and ...
1 May 2023, TheServerSide.com

provided by Google News

If you don't brush and floss, you're gonna get an abscess – same with MySQL updates
11 May 2023, The Register

Oracle Support for MySQL 5.7 Ends Soon, Key Upgrades in 8.0
30 May 2023, The New Stack

The Percona 2023 State of Open Source Database Survey Reveals ...
23 May 2023, Business Wire

MySQL Database Optimisation in Simple but Effective Way
11 May 2023, link.medium.com

FerretDB goes GA: Gives you MongoDB, without the MongoDB...
15 May 2023, The Stack

provided by Google News

Job opportunities

Mid-Level PHP/MySQL Programmer/Developer
ApplicantPro, Remote

PHP/MySQL Developers
Webmasters.com, Tampa, FL

Junior Developer
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Grand Rapids, MI

Junior Developer
Silverback Strategies, Remote

FRONT END DEVELOPER
Coalition Technologies, Culver City, CA

SQL Server Database Administrator
Scientific Games, Remote

Senior SQL Server Database Administrator
Scientific Games, Remote

Database Reliability Engineer
Viant, Remote

Senior Database Administrator - MySQL
Datavail, United States

MySQL Database Administrator
Impact, Columbus, OH

jobs by Indeed



Share this page

Featured Products

Vertica logo

Vertica Accelerator. The fastest analytics and machine learning, delivered as SaaS, with automated setup, administration, and management. Free trial.

Redis logo

The world’s most loved real‑time data platform.
Try free

MariaDB logo

SkySQL, the ultimate
MariaDB cloud, is here.

Get started with SkySQL today!

Neo4j logo

See for yourself how a graph database can make your life easier.
Use Neo4j online for free.

Cassandra Forward online event

Want to level up your Cassandra game?
If you missed the event or would like to re-watch a session, replays are available now. Watch now!

Present your product here