Cloud SQL for MySQL vs Akamai Managed Databases for MySQL

Cloud SQL for MySQL7.4Visit Akamai Managed Databases for MySQL7.0Visit

Higher score Cloud SQL for MySQL #4 in MySQL Hosting 7.4/10 30-day trial ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Google Cloud

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Akamai Managed Databases for MySQL #7 in MySQL Hosting 7.0/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Akamai

• Cloud SQL for MySQL fits best

  Google Cloud application backends

• Akamai Managed Databases for MySQL fits best

  HA MySQL with flexible scaling

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Side by side

Feature	Cloud SQL for MySQL 7.4/10 Visit ↗	Akamai Managed Databases for MySQL 7.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.4	7.0
Ranking	#4 in MySQL Hosting	#7 in MySQL Hosting
Best for	Google Cloud application backends	HA MySQL with flexible scaling
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web, Linux
Support	Docs	Docs · 24/7
Integrations	6 integrations	5 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Cloud SQL 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	Not published	25 GB
Our review
Pros	Point-in-time recovery and automated daily backups Automatic failover across zones with replica support Private connectivity and broad Google Cloud 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	Paid service with no free plan Usage-based pricing varies by region and resources Not an open-source database service	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	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 →	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

• 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

• 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

• Cloud SQL for MySQL7.4/10 · 30-day trial

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

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• Akamai Managed Databases for MySQL7.0/10 · Paid

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

  Visit AkamaiFull verdict →