MySQL and MariaDB Clustering Solutions Comparison
Tungsten Clustering vs. Alternative Solutions
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):
free software does not equate to a cost-free solution
free software does not equate to a cost-free solution
MySQL and MariaDB Clustering Solutions Comparison
Tungsten Clustering vs. Alternative Solutions
Use Cases Supported
Features & Benefits
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
24/7 Support
5.00
2.00
1.67
2.00
0.67
3.00
3.67
Intangibles
MySQL Support
All MySQL, MariaDB and Percona Servers version
'MySQL Compatible', 5.6 and 5.7 (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)
(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
Experience Our Industry-Best Continuent MySQL Support
Highly qualified 24/7 MySQL support
Our support engineers have 15 or more years of MySQL DBA and Site Reliability experience
24/7 support comes with 1-hour SLA, with response times for urgent requests averaging less than 3 minutes
MySQL uptime measured in months or years
Why Continuent?
Our customers are leading SaaS, e-commerce, financial services, gaming and telco companies who rely on MySQL and Continuent to cost-effectively safeguard billions of dollars annual revenue.