MySQL Community Edition
by MySQL Community Edition · Freely downloadable GPL-licensed edition of the MySQL database
12.5 — BenchRank score out of 100
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Overview
MySQL Community Edition is the freely downloadable version of the MySQL open source database, released under the GPL licence. It supports both SQL and NoSQL access, including MySQL Document Store with X Protocol and MySQL Shell, and uses a pluggable storage engine architecture (InnoDB, NDB, MyISAM). Replication, Group Replication, InnoDB Cluster and MySQL Router are included.
- Best for
- Developers wanting a freely downloadable, GPL-licensed relational database they run themselves.
- Pricing
- No prices are shown; the page describes it only as a freely downloadable edition available under the GPL licence.
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Free to download under the GPL licence
- Replication, Group Replication and InnoDB Cluster included
- Runs on over 20 platforms, including Linux, Unix, Mac and Windows
- Ships with MySQL Workbench and ODBC, JDBC and .NET connectors
Trade-offs
- No vendor support described — the page cites community support only
- GPL licence; a separate OEM/ISV edition is listed for embedding
- Oracle also sells Enterprise, Standard and Classic editions alongside it
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
- MCP support
- 0 out of 100
- Documentation
- 0 out of 100
- Agent friendliness
- 38 out of 100
- Changelog
- 0 out of 100
- Marketing site structure
- 45 out of 100
- Operational trust
- 0 out of 100
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
- Openness
- 30 out of 100
- Maintenance
- 100 out of 100
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