MySQL HeatWave vs Akamai Managed Databases for MySQL

MySQL HeatWave9.3Visit Akamai Managed Databases for MySQL8.6Visit

Higher score MySQL HeatWave #2 in MySQL Hosting 9.3/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Oracle

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

• MySQL HeatWave fits best

  Advanced analytics and AI workloads

• Akamai Managed Databases for MySQL fits best

  HA MySQL with flexible scaling

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Side by side

Feature	MySQL HeatWave 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Akamai Managed Databases for MySQL 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.6
Ranking	#2 in MySQL Hosting	#8 in MySQL Hosting
Best for	Advanced analytics and AI workloads	HA MySQL with flexible scaling
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	Free plan · 30-day trial	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web, Linux
Support	Docs, Community	Docs · 24/7
Integrations	3 integrations	5 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features MySQL HeatWave 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 checked yet	25 GB
Our review
Pros	Combines transactional MySQL with in-memory query acceleration and real-time analytics Adds lakehouse queries, generative AI, vector store, and machine learning Automates scaling, patching, backups, recovery, and failover	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	Always Free DB systems exclude high availability and point-in-time recovery Paid usage is priced through components rather than one simple entry plan Its broad analytics and AI scope may exceed basic MySQL hosting needs	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	MySQL HeatWave is Oracle’s fully managed MySQL database service for teams running transactional applications alongside analytics, lakehouse queries, machine learning, or generative AI. It includes MySQL Enterprise Edition and runs on… 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

• MySQL HeatWave — where it wins

  • Combines transactional MySQL with in-memory query acceleration and real-time analytics
  • Adds lakehouse queries, generative AI, vector store, and machine learning
  • Automates scaling, patching, backups, recovery, and failover

  Where it doesn't

  • Always Free DB systems exclude high availability and point-in-time recovery
  • Paid usage is priced through components rather than one simple entry plan
  • Its broad analytics and AI scope may exceed basic MySQL hosting needs

• 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

• MySQL HeatWave9.3/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A broad managed MySQL service for advanced analytics and AI workloads.

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

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

  Visit AkamaiFull verdict →