MySQL Pricing Overview

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MySQL Enterprise Edition

$5,000

MySQL Cluster Carrier Grade Edition

$10,000

MySQL Standard Edition

$2,000

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Microsoft SQL Server

4.4/5

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Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)

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MySQL Alternatives Pricing

The following is a quick overview of editions offered by other Relational Databases

IBM Db2 Db2 On Cloud - Lite	Free Trial1 License	A completely free edition of DB2 on Cloud. Enjoy high performance and elastic scaling with Db2’s fully managed database and warehouse solutions in the cloud. Try for free.
Google Cloud SQL Committed Use Discounts	Pay As You GoPer Month	You can lower the cost by purchasing 1-year or 3-year commitment plans. Visit cloud.google.com/sql/pricing to check pricing for your region. CPU and memory Other features are available only through on-demand model
ClickHouse ClickHouse Pricing	Starting at $1.00Per Month	Options for every user, organization, and use case. Up to 1 TB storage 16 GiB total memory Burstable CPU Backups every 24H, retained for 1 day Replicated across 2 AZs Expert support with 1 business day response time S3 Role-based access Show More

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MySQL Pricing Reviews

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Luca P.

Chief Operations Officer DEQUA Studio | Formerly CTO in MarTech

Marketing and Advertising

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

6/10/2025

"Solid RDBMS for web-scale applications"

5/5

What do you like best about MySQL?

I value the InnoDB storage engine for its support for ACID-compliant transactions and its efficient handling of read-heavy operations. The native replication capabilities provide a standard method for scaling out reads and implementing high-availability architectures. The ecosystem includes functional tools like MySQL Workbench, which assists directly with data modeling, server administration, and SQL development. Its cross-platform compatibility ensures a consistent database environment across various operating systems. Finally, the extensive technical documentation and large community make it possible to find solutions to most technical issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about MySQL?

Achieving high performances requires a significant investment in configuration tuning Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is MySQL solving and how is that benefiting you?

Over the years, MySQL has been a foundational component of our technology stack, consistently solving the core challenge of reliable data management as our business has grown. In the beginning, it provided a stable, no-cost entry point for a relational database, allowing our initial application to launch on a proven and secure platform.

As our operations expanded, the problem shifted from simple data storage to managing performance at scale. The primary benefit we've realized is architectural flexibility over the long term. Instead of facing a costly and disruptive migration to a new system, we used MySQL's own features to evolve. By implementing master-slave replication, we were able to offload read-intensive analytics and reporting tasks that were beginning to slow down our main application. This has allowed us to scale our services efficiently, ensuring system responsiveness and stability without needing to re-engineer our entire data layer. In essence, MySQL has provided a continuous and scalable path, supporting our technical requirements year after year. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Daniel C.

IT Manager

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

7/31/2025

"Easy to use and open source with almost endless community support"

4/5

What do you like best about MySQL?

With Endless online community support and easy of use its a global standard and built in to many web applications. The cost is essentially free and if your purpose is for something like an internal intranet or portal page its perfect. I use it every day for our internal holiday and CRM system as well as for business reporting and it just chugs along with little attention needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about MySQL?

Not as robust and business critical as something like MSSQL but also a hell of a lot cheaper and I still run my companies business analytics and internal intranet pages 24/7 on it with no issues Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.