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Performance Benchmark

See how ScaleGrid improves throughput across balanced workload scenarios

ScaleGrid performs up to 300% better.
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ScaleGrid performs up to 200% better.
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ScaleGrid performs up to 46% better.
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Bring Your Own Cloud (AWS and Azure)

Deploy deployments of all sizes in your own AWS and Azure account

Azure only

AWS only

DigitalOcean only

MySQL Super User Access

Keep full super user administrative control over your MySQL deployments

SSH Access To The Underlying Machine

Keep root access to the underlying machines, and install custom software agents

Plugin Extension Support for MySQL

Install custom plugins to accommodate your needs with no restrictions

Local SSD Disk Support on AWS or DigitalOcean

Use local SSD disks for high disk read/write performance

On-Premise DBaaS Support

Manage databases on-premise or in a private cloud

Single Console Management for Multiple Databases

Support for MongoDB^®Database, Redis^™, MySQL, and PostgreSQL

Redis^™, MySQL, PostgreSQL

MySQL, PostgreSQL

MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis^™

Fully Customizable RAM, Disk Size & Instance Type

Customize RAM, disk size, IOPS and instance type at any size for free

Custom Azure instance types and premium disks not supported

Custom Read Replica Set Configurations

Customize your replica set size as per your needs

With dynamic read replica creations

MySQL Replication Technology

Replication model for MySQL

Asynchronous

Asynchronous & Custom Synchronous

Asynchronous

Extra Cost for Backups

Pay an additional per GB monthly fee for each backup

Free up to the limit of provisioned storage

Free up to the limit of provisioned storage

Custom Schedule For Backups

Set a custom schedule to automatically backup your data

In-Place Restores

Restore your data to the server from which it was backed up

Continuous Backup/Point-In-Time Recovery

Restore data to any point in time in the recovery window

Control Access With Security Groups

Lock down access without having to deal with IP whitelists

Encryption at Rest

Disk encryption to protect your stored data against potential attacks

24x7 Support, 1 Hour Response SLA

24x7 support from database experts included free in your MySQL hosting plan

Only basic support included free

Performance Debugging Support & Proactive Monitoring

Get help debugging performance issues stay proactive with customizable monitoring alerts

Limited

Access to MySQL Server Logs

Access up-to-date server logs

Once in 24 hours

Limited

Monitoring Console with OS & MySQL Metrics

Access a detailed dashboard of all your OS MySQL metrics to monitor deployment performance

Limited, mainly at the OS level

Limited, mainly at the OS level through Cloud-Watch

Limited

On-Demand Slow Query Analysis

Generate heatmaps of your slow queries and analyze problem queries across different time ranges

MySQL & InnoDB Performance Insights

See how well your MySQL deployments are performing and your InnoDB storage engine

MySQL Configuration Management & Tuning

Customize your MySQL configurations to automate your repetitive tasks