Vitess
Vitess scales MySQL horizontally with transparent sharding.
Our verdict
Who it's for
Scalable MySQL clustering system
Who should look elsewhere
Complex setup
Pros
- +MySQL sharding
- +YouTube scale
- +Active development
- +CNCF project
- +Good for scale
Cons
- −Complex setup
- −Learning curve
- −Operational overhead
- −MySQL only
- −Resource intensive
Key features
- ✓MySQL scaling
- ✓Sharding
- ✓Kubernetes native
- ✓Connection pooling
- ✓YouTube origin
- ✓Open source
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Source | $0 | month | Full database system; Self-hosted; MySQL horizontal scaling |