Tungsten Cluster

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)

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
High Availability
Disaster Recovery
Zero Downtime Maintenance
Continuous Operations
Multi-Primary
Geo-Scale
Active/Active
Active/Passive

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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