Aiven for MySQL vs Cloud SQL for MySQL

Aiven for MySQL9.4Visit Cloud SQL for MySQL9.0Visit

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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Cloud SQL for MySQL #4 in MySQL Hosting 9.0/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Google Cloud

• Aiven for MySQL fits best

  Managed MySQL value seekers

• Cloud SQL for MySQL fits best

  Google Cloud application backends

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Side by side

Feature	Aiven for MySQL 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Cloud SQL for MySQL 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	9.0
Ranking	#1 in MySQL Hosting	#4 in MySQL Hosting
Best for	Managed MySQL value seekers	Google Cloud application backends
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$5/mo	30-day trial
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	30 days	30 days
Free trial length	30 days	30 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7	Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML	ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS
Integrations	5 integrations	6 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Aiven for MySQL 4/4 · Cloud SQL for MySQL 4/4
Automated backups	✓	✓
Point-in-time restore	✓	✓
High availability	✓	✓
Private networking	✓	✓
Specs
Scaling mode	Both	Both
Included storage	8 GB	Not checked yet
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	Point-in-time recovery and automated daily backups Automatic failover across zones with replica support Private connectivity and broad Google Cloud integrations
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	Paid service with no free plan Usage-based pricing varies by region and resources Not an open-source database service
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 →	Cloud SQL for MySQL is a fully managed relational database service for running MySQL Community Edition databases on Google Cloud. It is designed for application teams and organizations running production MySQL workloads, including backends… 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

• Cloud SQL for MySQL — where it wins

  • Point-in-time recovery and automated daily backups
  • Automatic failover across zones with replica support
  • Private connectivity and broad Google Cloud integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid service with no free plan
  • Usage-based pricing varies by region and resources
  • Not an open-source database service

• 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 →
• Cloud SQL for MySQL9.0/10 · 30-day trial

  Managed MySQL with recovery, failover, replicas, and Google Cloud integrations.

  Visit Google CloudFull verdict →