Aiven for MySQL vs Akamai Managed Databases for MySQL

Aiven for MySQL9.4Visit Akamai Managed Databases for MySQL8.6Visit

Higher score Aiven for MySQL #1 in MySQL Hosting 9.4/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Aiven

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Akamai Managed Databases for MySQL #8 in MySQL Hosting 8.6/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Akamai

• Aiven for MySQL fits best

  Managed MySQL value seekers

• Akamai Managed Databases for MySQL fits best

  HA MySQL with flexible scaling

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Side by side

Feature	Aiven for MySQL 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Akamai Managed Databases for MySQL 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.6
Ranking	#1 in MySQL Hosting	#8 in MySQL Hosting
Best for	Managed MySQL value seekers	HA MySQL with flexible scaling
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$5/mo	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web, Linux
Support	Email, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7	Docs · 24/7
Integrations	5 integrations	5 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Aiven for MySQL 4/4 · Akamai Managed Databases for MySQL 4/4
Automated backups	✓	✓
Point-in-time restore	✓	✓
High availability	✓	✓
Private networking	✓	✓
Specs
Scaling mode	Both	Both
Included storage	8 GB	25 GB (best)
Our review
Pros	Free plan plus $5/month Developer entry tier Point-in-time recovery, backups, and cross-region read replicas Private connectivity, high availability, and broad integrations	Three-node high availability with replication and automatic failover Point-in-time recovery and automated daily backups Vertical and horizontal scaling with API, CLI, and Grafana support
Cons	Free and Developer plans exclude integrations and connection pooling The Free plan includes only 1 GB of total storage Production-oriented high availability starts with the Business plan	No free plan for evaluating the service Shared plans use shared CPU rather than dedicated CPU Pricing varies by region and cluster node count
Our verdict	Aiven for MySQL is a fully managed relational database service for developers and organizations running web applications, e-commerce systems, microservices, and other workloads. Aiven handles provisioning, patching, backups, security,… Read the review →	Akamai Managed Databases for MySQL provides fully managed MySQL clusters on Akamai Cloud, powered by Aiven. It handles deployment, configuration, updates, backups, replication, availability, and scaling for production applications,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Aiven for MySQL — where it wins

  • Free plan plus $5/month Developer entry tier
  • Point-in-time recovery, backups, and cross-region read replicas
  • Private connectivity, high availability, and broad integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Free and Developer plans exclude integrations and connection pooling
  • The Free plan includes only 1 GB of total storage
  • Production-oriented high availability starts with the Business plan

• Akamai Managed Databases for MySQL — where it wins

  • Three-node high availability with replication and automatic failover
  • Point-in-time recovery and automated daily backups
  • Vertical and horizontal scaling with API, CLI, and Grafana support

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan for evaluating the service
  • Shared plans use shared CPU rather than dedicated CPU
  • Pricing varies by region and cluster node count

• Aiven for MySQL9.4/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  Flexible managed MySQL with a free tier, low entry price, and production features.

  Visit AivenFull verdict →
• Akamai Managed Databases for MySQL8.6/10 · Paid

  Managed MySQL with three-node HA, recovery, and flexible scaling.

  Visit AkamaiFull verdict →