Tungsten Clustering

vs. Alternative Solutions

MySQL and MariaDB Clustering Solutions Comparison

We evaluated all alternative MySQL Clustering solutions based on the following features and benefits: Continuous Operations, Scaling, Geographic Scaling, Performance, Transparency, Security, Management and Monitoring.

We naturally should not forget about 24/7 Enterprise-grade Support and ‘intangibles’ such as:

Support for any MySQL or MariaDB Version
Multi-Platform OS, Hybrid-Cloud and Multi-Cloud
Completeness and Maturity of a Proven Solution
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
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MySQL and MariaDB Clustering Solutions Comparison

vs. Alternative Solutions

Use Cases Supported

 
Tungsten Cluster
Amazon Aurora
Google Cloud SQL
MS Azure SQL
DIY
Galera
InnoDB Cluster
MySQL HA
MySQL DR
MySQL Zero Downtime Maintenance
MySQL Continuous Operations
MySQL Multi-Primary
MySQL Active/Passive Clusters
MySQL Active/Active Clusters
MySQL Geo-Scale Clusters

Features & Benefits

 
Tungsten Cluster
Amazon Aurora
Google Cloud SQL
MS Azure SQL
DIY
Galera
InnoDB Cluster
Continuous Operations
4.67
3.00
1.67
2.67
3.00
2.50
2.67
Scaling
4.40
4.00
2.80
3.60
3.40
3.80
3.80
Geographic Scaling
5.00
2.67
0.67
0.67
2.00
0.67
0.67
Performance
4.75
3.50
2.25
2.75
2.75
2.75
2.50
Transparency
5.00
3.33
3.67
2.67
3.67
2.67
2.67
Security
4.33
5.00
5.00
5.00
2.67
4.33
4.33
Management and Monitoring
4.80
4.20
4.00
4.00
2.00
3.40
3.20
Real-time Data (Analytics, Data Lake, Reporting)
5.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
2.00
3.00
3.00

Support Services

 
Tungsten Cluster
Amazon Aurora
Google Cloud SQL
MS Azure SQL
DIY
Galera
InnoDB Cluster
24/7 Support
5.00
2.00
1.67
2.00
0.67
3.00
3.67

Intangibles

 
Tungsten Cluster
Amazon Aurora
Google Cloud SQL
MS Azure SQL
DIY
Galera
InnoDB Cluster
MySQL Support
All MySQL, MariaDB and Percona Servers version
'MySQL Compatible', 5.6, 5.7, 8.0 (most) features only
MySQL Community Edition 5.6, 5.7, 8.0
MySQL Community Edition 5.6, 5.7, 8.0 (only 5.7 for flexible server preview)
All MySQL, MariaDB and Percona Servers version
InnoDB-engine only, MySQL, MariaDB, Percona Server
MySQL 5.7+ (but most improvements in MySQL 8.0+), InnoDB engine only
Platform
On-premises, VMs, all Cloud environmnets (hybrid- and multi-cloud)
AWS only
GCP only
Azure only
Any environment but with complexity of doing it by yourself.
Any single platform, no hybrid- or multi-cloud
Any single platform
Product Maturity
10+ years, proven
3 years
4 years
3 years
Depends on deployment
10+ years
4 years
(April 2017 GA)
TCO
Progressively lower for the larger deployments
Linear pricing, very expensive Enterprise 24/7 support
Linear pricing, very expensive Enterprise 24/7 support
Linear pricing, very expensive Enterprise 24/7 support
TCO not predictable, person-hours and/or consulting hours, limited support
TCO not predictable, person-hours and/or consulting hours and support
TCO not predictable, person-hours and/or consulting hours and support

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