Compare various solutions to deploy MySQL in Kubernetes

There are multiple ways to deploy and manage MySQL in Kubernetes. Here we will focus on comparing the following open source solutions:

• KubeDB
• Bitpoke MySQL Operator (former Presslabs)
• Oracle MySQL Operator
• Moco by Cybozu
• Vitess Operator by PlanetScale
• Percona Operator for MySQL
  • based on Percona XtraDB Cluster
  • based on Percona Server for MySQL

Generic

The review of generic features, such as supported MySQL versions, open source models and more.

Feature/Product	Percona Operator for MySQL (based on PXC)	Percona Operator for MySQL (based on PS)	Bitpoke MySQL Operator	Moco	Oracle MySQL Operator	Vitess
Open source model	Apache 2.0	Apache 2.0	Apache 2.0	Apache 2.0	Apache 2.0	Apache 2.0
MySQL versions	5.7, 8.0	8.0	5.7	8.0	8.0	5.7, 8.0
Kubernetes conformance	Various versions are tested	Various versions are tested	Not guaranteed	Not guaranteed	Not guaranteed	Not guaranteed
Paid support

MySQL Topologies

Focus on replication capabilities and proxies integrations.

Feature/Product	Percona Operator for MySQL (based on PXC)	Percona Operator for MySQL (based on PS)	Bitpoke MySQL Operator	Moco	Oracle MySQL Operator	Vitess
Replication	Sync with Galera	Async and Group Replication	Async	Semi-sync	Group Replication	Async
Proxy	HAProxy and ProxySQL	HAProxy and MySQL Router	None	None	MySQL Router	VTGate
Multi-cluster deployment
Sharding

Backups

Here are the backup and restore capabilities of each solution.

Feature/Product	Percona Operator for MySQL (based on PXC)	Percona Operator for MySQL (based on PS)	Bitpoke MySQL Operator	Moco	Oracle MySQL Operator	Vitess
Scheduled backups
Incremental backups
PITR
PVCs for backups

Monitoring

Monitoring is crucial for any operations team.

Feature/Product	Percona Operator for MySQL (based on PXC)	Percona Operator for MySQL (based on PS)	Bitpoke MySQL Operator	Moco	Oracle MySQL Operator	Vitess
Custom exporters	Through sidecars	Through sidecars	mysqld_exporter	mysqld_exporter
PMM

Miscellaneous

Compare various features that are not a good fit for other categories.

Feature/Product	Percona Operator for MySQL (based on PXC)	Percona Operator for MySQL (based on PS)	Bitpoke MySQL Operator	Moco	Oracle MySQL Operator	Vitess
Customize MySQL	ConfigMaps and Secrets	ConfigMaps and Secrets	ConfigMaps	ConfigMaps	ConfigMaps
Helm
Transport encryption
Encryption-at-rest

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Last update: 2023-02-09