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Which Should I Use: MySQL Enterprise or MySQL Community Server?
When it comes to using MySQL, you have choices. It is important to understand the differences.
- MySQL Enterprise
- MySQL Community Server
- What is the Difference?
- Recommended Solution for Business Requirements
MySQL Enterprise is a proven and trusted platform that combines MySQL database software, monitoring & advisory services, and support to ensure your business achieves the highest levels of reliability, security, and uptime. MySQL Enterprise subscriptions include:
- MySQL Enterprise Server which is the most reliable, secure and up-to-date version of the world's most popular open source database
- The MySQL Enterprise Monitor provides monitoring and automated Advisors to help you eliminate security vulnerabilities, improve replication, optimize performance, and more
- MySQL Technical Support enables you to get your toughest technical questions answered quickly.
- MySQL Consultative Support, available with MySQL Enterprise Platinum gives you tailored advise from the MySQL Support team on how to properly design and tune your MySQL servers, schema, queries, and replication set-up for better performance.
What is MySQL Community Server?
MySQL AB remains focused on delivering MySQL Community Server, the world's most popular open source database to the open source community.
- Freely available under the open source GPL license
What is the Difference between MySQL Network, MySQL Enterprise and MySQL Community Server?
At the end of 2006, MySQL launched MySQL Enterprise, an offering with a robust set of services that improved the reliability, security and performance of MySQL servers. MySQL Network customers were up-lifted to the MySQL Enterprise offering, and became eligible for the full range of MySQL Enterprise services.
To better understand the differences between MySQL Enterprise, MySQL Network or MySQL Community Server, use this grid and the information below:
| Subscription Feature/Benefit | MySQL Community Server | MySQL Enterprise |
| Software | ||
| Open Source MySQL Server | Yes | Yes |
| Benefits from testing by worldwide Community | Yes | Yes |
| Extensive internal/external (Coverity, KLOCwork) testing | Yes | |
| Automated Software Update Alerts | Yes | |
| Technical Alerts | Yes | |
| Monthly Rapid Update Service Pack Program | Yes | |
| Quarterly Service Pack Program | Yes | |
| Benchmarked with 2,000+ connections | Yes | |
| Hot Fix Program | Yes (Gold|Platinum) | |
| Bug Escalation Privilege | Yes (Gold|Platinum) | |
| Support | ||
| Online Knowledge Base | Yes | |
| 24x7 Production Support | Yes | |
| Consultative Support | Yes | |
| Extended End-of-Life Policy | Yes | |
| MySQL Enterprise Monitor | ||
| Monitoring and Advisory Service | Yes | |
| Enterprise Dashboard | Yes | |
| Administration Advisor | Yes (Silver) | |
| Security Advisor | Yes (Silver) | |
| Custom Advisor | Yes (Silver) | |
| Replication Monitor | Yes (Gold) | |
| Replication Advisor | Yes (Gold) | |
| Memory Usage Advisor | Yes (Gold) | |
| Schema Advisor | Yes (Platinum) | |
| Performance Advisor | Yes (Platinum) | |
MySQL Enterprise is the recommended solution if you meet *any* of the following business requirements:
| Business Type | I am a Large Enterprise, Small-Medium Business, Online Web Property, Education or Government entity |
| Database Software | I want the most reliable, secure and up-to-date version of MySQL |
| Application Type | I have a Business Critical application |
| Cost of Downtime | Downtime results in lost revenue, unhappy customers or interrupts my business process |
| Problem Resolution | I need fast resolution, and committed response times for problems that impact my business. |
| Automated Advisors, Alerts and Best Practices |
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| Database Expertise | I want a MySQL expert to recommend code correctness best practices, opportunities to improve replication and performance and more. |
| Risk Tolerance | I want to reduce risk to maximize uptime |
Additional Resources
Service Levels
White Papers
- Overview of MySQL Enterprise
- Technical Overview of the MySQL Enterprise Monitor
- Business Overview of the MySQL Enterprise Monitor
- MySQL High Availability Solutions
- A Look at MySQL 5.0 Performance Benchmarks
Demos
- Demo: Monitor Your MySQL Servers
- Demo: Get Your "Virtual MySQL DBA Assistant"
- Demo: Customize Your MySQL Advisors
Webinars
- Maximizing the Value of your MySQL Subscription: Eliminate security vulnerabilities, improve replication and optimize performance with the Monitoring and Advisory Services
- MySQL Performance Tuning Best Practices
- Best Practices for Securing MySQL 5.0
- Next Version of MySQL Network for the Enterprise: New services to make DBAs' more productive