MySQL Hosting
Fully managed MySQL hosting with high availability, dedicated servers, and superuser control on the #1 Multi-Cloud RDS alternative.
The Only MySQL Service You Can Customize & Control
Easily deploy, monitor, provision, and scale your MySQL clusters in the cloud with one easy-to-use management console. See why ScaleGrid is the #1 database hosting and management provider:
Multi-Cloud Support
Improve your cloud reliability with multi-cloud support for MySQL on Azure and AWS.
Superuser Database Access
The only DBaaS that lets you keep full superuser administrative control over your MySQL deployments.
SSH Access To The Machine
Keep full SSH root access to the underlying machines, and install custom software agents.
No Vendor Lock-In
Easily migrate your data at any time with fully accessible and compatible database management.
Plugin Support
Install custom plugins to accommodate your needs with no restrictions.
Use Any Instance Type
Use any instance type to match your workload, and use with Local SSD: EC2: I3.x, C5d.x, Azure: L4.x
Automate Your Time-Consuming MySQL Operations
See how easy it is to automate your time-consuming database operations with fully managed MySQL hosting:
Automate Your Time-Consuming MySQL Operations
See how easy it is to automate your time-consuming database operations with fully managed MySQL hosting:
Host & Manage In The Cloud
Manage MySQL On-Premise
Access the Best MySQL Database Management Features
Use Reserved Instances
Save up to 75% on long-term MySQL hosting costs with Azure or AWS Reserved Instances on our Bring Your Own Cloud plan.
Virtual Private Clouds
Deploy MySQL in private clouds, Azure VNET or AWS VPC, and link to your on-premise IT infrastructure for hybrid cloud deployments.
High Performance Deployments
Use special high performance SSD-based deployments on Azure or AWS for high read and write MySQL deployment throughput.
Disk Encryption & Backup
Encrypt MySQL "data at rest" using volume encryption, and enable the encryption of your backups.
Free 24/7 Support
Get round-the-clock support from our SQL expert team of MySQL database engineers with 1-hour SLA response.
Security Groups
Lock down access with Azure or AWS Security Groups at the protocol and port access level to protect your database from the internet.
Slow Query Analysis
Generate heat maps of your MySQL slow queries on-demand or through a custom schedule to identify queries that need indexes.
MySQL Monitoring Console
Monitor all of your MySQL and operating system (OS) metrics, and define custom alerts on any metric.
No Downtime Dynamic Scaling
Dynamically scale the CPU, memory, and disk size (IOPS) of your MySQL Azure or AWS servers with zero downtime.
Zero Operations Cost
All of your maintenance operations are automatically handled for you, including log rotations, OS patching, and MySQL upgrades.
Free Backups
Get free backups in our Dedicated MySQL hosting plan, and automate through a backup schedule or perform anytime on-demand.
High Availability
Automate failovers to slave servers using industry standard high availability (HA) frameworks for MySQL on Azure or AWS.
Query Analysis
Version Upgrade Time
Time To Scale
Optimize Your DBA's Time While Reducing Costs
All MySQL hosting plans include 100% free maintenance operations, such as OS patching, log rotations, MySQL version upgrades, performance reports, and custom alerts. We're also the only DBaaS that lets you maintain full MySQL admin and SSH access to the underlying machines, so you can keep control over your databases while leveraging a fully managed hosting solution.
Compare With CompetitorsThree Different MySQL DBaaS Plans For Every Scenario
Bring Your Own Cloud
The only DBaaS that lets you host and manage MySQL in your own cloud account, with advanced features to customize, secure, and automate your operations.
Bring your Azure or AWS accounts
Use your Azure or AWS credits
Azure VNET and AWS VPC support
Buy Reserved Instances
Lock down access using Security Groups
Host with us through Azure or AWS
All-inclusive machine, disk, and network costs
Dedicated Hosting
Fully automate your MySQL hosting, management, and monitoring in the cloud in one all-inclusive platform to optimize your database management operations.
Bring your Azure or AWS accounts
Use your Azure or AWS credits
Azure VNET and AWS VPC support
Buy Reserved Instances
Lock down access using IP whitelists
Host with us through Azure or AWS
All-inclusive machine, disk, and network costs
On-Premise Software
Automate your time-consuming MySQL operational tasks in your own on-premise or private cloud environment so your DBA team can focus on application.
Host MySQL on-premise
Database management software installed on your servers
Private solution control
Leverage hybrid clouds
Lock down access using IP whitelists
Host with us through Azure or AWS
All inclusive machine, disk and network costs
MySQL Cloud Pricing
Deploy MySQL Dedicated Hosting on Azure, or in your own cloud account:
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- Disk (GB):
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MySQL Frequently Asked Questions
What is MySQL?
MySQL is a relational database management system, and the world's most popular open source database. With its proven performance, reliability and ease-of-use, MySQL has become the leading database choice for web-based applications, used by high profile web properties including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Yahoo! and many more.
What are the popular use cases for MySQL?
MySQL is well known for it's exceptional specialization of OLTP (online transaction processing) transactions, and is also commonly used in social network, ecommerce websites, SaaS (software-as-a-service) applications, and government applications. Most website servers in the world today are run on MySQL.
What are the advantages of MySQL?
As an open source technology, MySQL is free to use with no licensing costs. It is commonly known for being the most secure and reliable database management system, along with flexible, on-demand scalability, high performance, high availability, and transactional support ideal for production environments.
How does ScaleGrid help me manage MySQL?
We handle your time-consuming MySQL management, monitoring, and maintenance operations with free 24/7 support so you can focus on your application. Easily automate your backups, customize your cluster configurations, and analyze slow queries along with these great advantages on our Compare MySQL Providers page.
How is ScaleGrid's MySQL solution different?
We are the only multi-cloud MySQL DBaaS that gives you the option to host in your own cloud account through our Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC) plans. You can use any instance type, keep full MySQL super user access, and SSH access to your underlying machines so you maintain complete control over your deployments.
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Learn More About Optimizing Your MySQL Deployments
Check out these resources created by our MySQL database experts:
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