MySQL
The world's most popular open source database

MySQL is a widely-used relational database management system offering a range of products from the open-source community edition to enterprise-grade solutions with advanced security, scalability, and high availability features. It also provides MySQL HeatWave, a cloud service that integrates generative AI and machine learning with transactional and analytics workloads. MySQL is used by thousands of ISVs, OEMs, and enterprises to power applications across cloud and on-premises environments.
MySQL provides a relational database engine accessible via SQL, with editions ranging from open-source community builds to enterprise and cloud-hosted HeatWave services that add AI and analytics capabilities.
Software developers, database administrators, enterprises, and ISVs/OEMs building data-driven applications
Background.
- Status
- launched
- Business model
- freemium
- Company
- Oracle Corporation
- Launched
- 1995
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