Aerospike Database vs MySQL

Aerospike Database9.2Visit MySQL8.7Visit

Higher score Aerospike Database #2 in Transaction Data Store Software 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Aerospike

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MySQL #7 in Transaction Data Store Software 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 3 features Visit MySQL

• Aerospike Database fits best

  Low-latency distributed transactional workloads

• MySQL fits best

  Teams needing a widely integrated SQL database

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Side by side

Feature	Aerospike Database 9.2/10 Visit ↗	MySQL 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.7
Ranking	#2 in Transaction Data Store Software	#7 in Transaction Data Store Software
Best for	Low-latency distributed transactional workloads	Teams needing a widely integrated SQL database
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	—
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Support	Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7	Community, Docs · 24/7
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Aerospike Database 0/3 · MySQL 1/3
ACID transactions	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
SQL interface	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
High availability	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Deployment model	Hybrid	Not checked yet
Consistency model	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Maximum storage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Backup retention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Distributed ACID transactions with configurable consistency Automatic rebalancing, self-healing and cross-datacenter replication Storage choices from memory to all-flash and persistent memory	Free GPL Community Edition includes connectors and MySQL Workbench. Replication, read scaling, and automatic failover support availability needs. ODBC, JDBC, .NET, and other connectors fit varied application stacks.
Cons	Community Edition is limited to 8-node clusters and 2.5 TB of data Enterprise Edition pricing is quote-based Enterprise Edition supports clusters up to 256 nodes	Advanced management and security features are in Enterprise Edition. Cluster and high-availability capabilities require Cluster Carrier Grade Edition. Commercial editions involve Oracle licensing and sales engagement.
Our verdict	Aerospike Database is a distributed NoSQL database for enterprise applications that need low-latency data access, high availability and large-scale processing. Its key-value, document and graph models, combined with distributed ACID… Read the review →	MySQL is a relational database management system for developers, applications, and organizations that need SQL data storage alongside options for replication, JSON, and high availability. Its free GPL Community Edition supports SQL and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Aerospike Database — where it wins

  • Distributed ACID transactions with configurable consistency
  • Automatic rebalancing, self-healing and cross-datacenter replication
  • Storage choices from memory to all-flash and persistent memory

  Where it doesn't

  • Community Edition is limited to 8-node clusters and 2.5 TB of data
  • Enterprise Edition pricing is quote-based
  • Enterprise Edition supports clusters up to 256 nodes

• MySQL — where it wins

  • Free GPL Community Edition includes connectors and MySQL Workbench.
  • Replication, read scaling, and automatic failover support availability needs.
  • ODBC, JDBC, .NET, and other connectors fit varied application stacks.

  Where it doesn't

  • Advanced management and security features are in Enterprise Edition.
  • Cluster and high-availability capabilities require Cluster Carrier Grade Edition.
  • Commercial editions involve Oracle licensing and sales engagement.

• Aerospike Database9.2/10 · Free plan

  A distributed NoSQL database with ACID transactions, active-active replication and flexible storage.

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• MySQL8.7/10 · Free plan

  A flexible SQL database with a free edition, replication, and commercial high-availability options.

  Visit MySQLFull verdict →