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Tungsten Cluster Competitive Comparison: MySQL InnoDB Cluster
Find out why Tungsten Cluster is a better and more cost-effective overall MySQL HA /DR /Geo-Scale solution compared to MySQL InnoDB Cluster.
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Tungsten Cluster In a Nutshell
The Tungsten Clustering family of products is the only complete, fully-integrated, fully-tested MySQL HA, DR and geo-clustering solution running on-premises and in the cloud combined with industry-best and fastest, 24/7 support for business-critical MySQL, MariaDB, & Percona Server applications.
Continuous Operations
High Availability
Disaster Recovery
Global Scaling
Tungsten Clustering vs MySQL InnoDB Cluster
Why Choose Tungsten Cluster over MySQL InnoDB Cluster?
Features & Benefits
Tungsten Cluster
MySQL InnoDB Cluster
Continuous Operations
4.67
2.67
Zero Downtime Maintenance
Both database, operating system and hardware changes & upgrades
Both database, operating system, and hardware changes & upgrades
High Availability
Automatic failover of primary
Multi-master in use
DR with Active/Passive Cluster
Automated site level switch with one failover command
Must mix replication technologies, involves DIY
DR with Active/Active Cluster
Only requires repointing the apps
Active/Active not supported
DR Failback
Single command, fast
Manual rebuild needed
Backup & Data Recovery
Flexible backups using existing external tools
Flexible backups using existing tools
Scalability/Read replicas
4.40
3.80
Scalability/Read replicas
Supported
Supported (all active)
Scalability/Physical location
Deploy anywhere, on-prem and in the cloud (also hybrid- and multi-cloud)
Deploy anywhere but single site only
Scalability/Instance size
Choose the instance size, minimal requirements
Choose the instance size, minimal requirements
DB Node Auto-Scale
No auto-scale. Requires manual steps
No auto-scale. Requires manual steps
DB Cluster Scaling
Ideal for the SaaS apps (Pod Architecture)
Pod Architecture
Geographic Scaling
5.00
0.67
Scalability/Read replicas
Across regions, availability zones, and clouds
Mix replication technologies, no management
Active/Active Geo-Clusters
Multi-site active/active supported and widely deployed
Not supported
Active/Passive Geo-Clusters
Supported and widely deployed in cross-regions and cross-clouds, also on-premises
Complicated due to mixing of replication technologies and no management layer
Performance
4.75
2.50
Smart-Scale
Tungsten Proxy with automatic read/write split, no application changes
mysqlrouter is a very basic proxy
Load Balancing
Highly configurable with automatic read/write splitting
mysqlrouter only does port-based routing
Up to Date Read Replicas
Using asynchronous replication
Using semi-sync replication
Robust Database Performance
Tune your favorite database, asynchronous replication adds almost no performance penalty
But semi-sync can cause performance issue with datbase writes
Transparency
5.00
2.67
No Application Changes
Works out of box without app changes
Some features require application changes, certain SQL constructs not supported
All MySQL Versions
Native MySQL: Community, MySQL Enterprise, MariaDB, Percona Server, all versions
MySQL 5.7+ (though MySQL 8.0 adds critical features)
Compatibility With All Database Engines
All MySQL engines
InnoDB only
Security
4.33
4.33
Security/Encryption at rest
Can leverage existing cloud or filesystem encryption technologies
Can leverage existing cloud or filesystem encryption technologies
Security/Encryption in flight
Supported for all traffic
Supported for all traffic
Compliance (PCI, HIPAA)
Can be used in security/privacy standards
Can be used in security/privacy standards
Management and Monitoring
4.80
3.20
Deployment
Easy to deploy
Easy to deploy, if using mysql shell
Cluster Management
Easy management via web-based GUI
Command line tools, custom shell
Monitoring - GUI
Full GUI based cluster monitoring. Performance monitoring with Prometheus
No GUI included
Alerts / Notifications
Integration with notifications systems
Using scripts, API
OS/DB Patching
Assistance with scripts, no downtime
Assistance with scripts, no downtime
Real-time Data (Analytics, Data Lake, Reporting)
5.00
3.00
Replication Into Analytics
Real-time to the data analytics engines (AWS Redshift, Hadoop, Vertica, many others)
Using native replication, 3rd party or DIY tools
Filtering
Complex filtering at schema and data level
Basic filters, not useful in multi-master
Cluster Aware
Replication stream not interupted by loss of a single cluster node
Replication stream not interrupted by loss of a single cluster node
Support Services
Tungsten Cluster
MySQL InnoDB Cluster
24/7 Support
5.00
3.67
24/7 Support
24/7 support with high, near 100% customer satisfaction
24/7 support available, quite expensive at 10k/year per 5+ socket server
Fast Support Reponse Time
The fastest in the industry, averaging less than 3 minutes for Urgent support request.
Goal of 5 minute response for Enterprise support
Support Team Experience
Each member has 20+ years experience on DBA and Site Reliability
Unknown, but must work first with first-line support before being elevate to next tier
Intangibles
Tungsten Cluster
MySQL InnoDB Cluster
MySQL Version Support
5.00
3.00
MySQL Community
Fully supported, all versions up to 8.0
5.7+ (8.0 recommended)
MySQL Enterprise
Fully supported, all versions up to 8.0
5.7+ (8.0 recommended)
MariaDB
Fully supported, all versions up to 10.5
Not documented
Percona Server
Fully supported
5.7+ (8.0 recommended)
Infrastructure and Platform
5.00
3.00
On-premises Deployment
Fully supported
Fully supported
Cloud Deployment
All cloud environments (AWS, Google Cloud, MS Azure) are supported
All cloud environments (AWS, Google Cloud, MS Azure) are supported
Multi-Cloud
Fully supported
Except for complicated DIY deployments
Hybrid-Cloud
Fully supported
Except for complicated DIY deployments
Product Maturity
5.00
3.67
Complete
One solution for HA, DR & Geo-Scale
Simple proxy, no multi-site
Integrated
Comes with Manager, Proxy & Replicator
But simple proxy
Fully Tested
Proven in business-critical customer environments
But not as widely deployed as other technologies
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
4.33
3.67
Low Subscription Cost, High Value
Instance size does not matter, non-linear pricing (additional clusters are at increasingly lower cost), no cost TrueUps
Either free with no support, or expensive with support
24/7 Support
Included
With high price
Few DBA Resource Needed
Large number of clusters can be managed with small number of DBAs
Large number of clusters can be managed with small number of DBAs
Use Cases Supported
Tungsten Cluster
MySQL InnoDB Cluster
MySQL Multi-Primary
Supported
Supported
Read the Comparison Blog
Oracle's MySQL InnoDB Cluster versus
Tungsten Clustering for MySQL
We regularly receive requests from MySQL users wanting to understand how MySQL InnoDB Cluster compares to Tungsten Clustering. In response we have come up with this comparative outline, looking at some of the key features of each.
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