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
- MariaDB Operator
- Moco by Cybozu
- Vitess Operator by PlanetScale
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Percona Operator 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 |
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| 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 |
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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 | MariaDB Operator | Vitess |
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| Replication | Sync with Galera | Group Replication; async (tech preview) | Async | Semi-sync | Group Replication | Sync with Galera; async and semi-sync | Async |
| Proxy | HAProxy and ProxySQL | HAProxy and MySQL Router | None | None | MySQL Router | MaxScale | VTGate |
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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 | MariaDB Operator | Vitess |
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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 | MariaDB Operator | Vitess |
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| Custom exporters | Through sidecars | Through sidecars | mysqld_exporter | mysqld_exporter | Exporter sidecar | Exporters | |
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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 | MariaDB Operator | Vitess |
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| Customize MySQL | ConfigMaps and Secrets | ConfigMaps and Secrets | ConfigMaps | ConfigMaps | ConfigMaps | ConfigMaps | |
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| Encryption-at-rest | |
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Last update:
October 29, 2026
Created: November 3, 2022
Created: November 3, 2022