Comprehensive MySQL™ hosting comparisons. See how we stack up against the rest.
| wdt_ID | Overview | ScaleGrid | Azure Database | Amazon RDS | DigitalOcean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Performance Benchmark See how ScaleGrid improves throughput across balanced workload scenarios | - | ScaleGrid performs up to 300% better. See results | ScaleGrid performs up to 200% better. See results | ScaleGrid performs up to 46% better. See results |
| 16 | Bring Your Own Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI) Deploy deployments of all sizes in your own AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI account | AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI | Azure only | AWS only | DigitalOcean only |
| 17 | MySQL™ Super User Access Keep full super user administrative control over your MySQL™ deployments | Yes | No | No | No |
| 18 | SSH Access To The Underlying Machine Keep root access to the underlying machines, and install custom software agents | Yes | No | No | No |
| 19 | Plugin Extension Support for MySQL™ Install custom plugins to accommodate your needs with no restrictions | Yes | No | No | No |
| 20 | Local SSD Disk Support on AWS or DigitalOcean Use local SSD disks for high disk read/write performance | Yes | No | No | No |
| 21 | On-Premise DBaaS Support Manage databases on-premise or in a private cloud | Yes Enterprise On-Premise plans | No | No | No |
| 22 | Single Console Management for Multiple Databases Support for MySQL™, PostgreSQL®, MongoDB®, and Redis® | Yes MySQL™, PostgreSQL®, MongoDB®, Redis® | Yes MySQL™, PostgreSQL®, Redis® | Yes MySQL™, PostgreSQL® | Yes MySQL™, PostgreSQL®, Redis® |
| 23 | Fully Customizable RAM, Disk Size & Instance Type Customize RAM, disk size, IOPS and instance type at any size for free | Yes | No Custom Azure instance types and premium disks not supported | Yes | No |
| 24 | Custom Read Replica Set Configurations Customize your replica set size as per your needs | Coming soon | No | Yes With dynamic read replica creations | Yes |
| 25 | MySQL™ Replication Technology Replication model for MySQL™ | MySQL Asynchronous and Semi-synchronous | Asynchronous | Asynchronous & Custom Synchronous | Asynchronous |
| wdt_ID | Backup | ScaleGrid | Azure Database | Amazon RDS | DigitalOcean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Extra Cost for Backups Pay an additional per GB monthly fee for each backup | No | Free up to the limit of provisioned storage | Free up to the limit of provisioned storage | No |
| 28 | Custom Schedule For Backups Set a custom schedule to automatically backup your data | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| 29 | In-Place Restores Restore your data to the server from which it was backed up | Yes | No | No | No |
| 30 | Continuous Backup/Point-In-Time Recovery Restore data to any point in time in the recovery window | Coming soon | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| wdt_ID | Security | ScaleGrid | Azure Database | Amazon RDS | DigitalOcean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Control Access With Security Groups Lock down access without having to deal with IP whitelists | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| 33 | Encryption at Rest Disk encryption to protect your stored data against potential attacks | AWS & Azure | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| wdt_ID | Support | ScaleGrid | Azure Database | Amazon RDS | DigitalOcean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 24x7 Support, 1 Hour Response SLA 24x7 support from database experts included free in your MySQL™ hosting plan | Yes | No | Only basic support included free | No |
| 36 | Performance Debugging Support & Proactive Monitoring Get help debugging performance issues stay proactive with customizable monitoring alerts | Yes | No | No | Limited |
| wdt_ID | Monitoring & Management | ScaleGrid | Azure Database | Amazon RDS | DigitalOcean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Access to MySQL™ Server Logs Access up-to-date server logs | Yes | Once in 24 hours | Yes | Limited |
| 39 | Monitoring Console with OS & MySQL™ Metrics Access a detailed dashboard of all your OS MySQL™ metrics to monitor deployment performance | Yes | Limited, mainly at the OS level | Limited, mainly at the OS level through Cloud-Watch | Limited |
| 40 | On-Demand Slow Query Analysis Generate heatmaps of your slow queries and analyze problem queries across different time ranges | Yes | No | No | No |
| 41 | MySQL™ & InnoDB Performance Insights See how well your MySQL™ deployments are performing and your InnoDB storage engine | Yes | No | No | No |
| 42 | MySQL™ Configuration Management & Tuning Customize your MySQL™ configurations to automate your repetitive tasks | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
