# percona/percona-server

Percona Server

Repository: https://github.com/percona/percona-server
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/percona-server
Homepage: https://www.percona.com/software/mysql-database/percona-server
Language: C++
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: ps
Last push: 2026-08-20T10:02:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4219, "days_push": 13, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1271, forks 521 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:11.966955+00:00)

## What it is
Percona Server for MySQL is a free, open source, drop-in replacement for MySQL that adds enhanced performance, scalability, instrumentation, and enterprise-grade features. It is built on MySQL Community Edition and maintained by Percona with active releases and long-term production support.

## Use cases
- replace MySQL with a free open source server without changing application code
- get enterprise MySQL features like enhanced backup and security without licensing fees
- run high-concurrency production MySQL workloads with better performance
- gain deeper visibility and instrumentation into MySQL server behavior
- self-host a relational SQL database for web applications
- migrate off MySQL Enterprise Edition with near-zero downtime

## When to choose
- you need MySQL compatibility with extra performance and monitoring features at no license cost
- you want enterprise capabilities such as advanced backup and security without vendor lock-in
- you run demanding production workloads and want an actively maintained MySQL fork

## When to avoid
- you need a managed cloud database service rather than self-hosted software
- you prefer MariaDB or PostgreSQL ecosystems
- you only need a lightweight embedded database

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: database, self-hosted
- domain: databases, backend, self-hosted
- platform: cross-platform, self-hosted
- tags: mysql, drop-in-replacement, relational-database, sql, database-server, linux

## Member repositories
- percona/percona-server (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:11.966955+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T05:03:23.341330+00:00, confidence not recorded.
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  - homepage: https://www.percona.com/software/mysql-database/percona-server (fetched 2026-08-29T12:14:54.069013+00:00, sha 79182bc5177a)
  - site_page: https://www.percona.com/services/database-monitoring-quickstart (fetched 2026-08-29T12:14:54.074506+00:00, sha 2564d28f4bc1)
  - site_page: https://docs.percona.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:14:54.076709+00:00, sha 8e56afa36a44)
  - site_page: https://www.percona.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T12:14:54.078277+00:00, sha 5f21b7e93ac8)
  - site_page: https://www.percona.com/mysql/support (fetched 2026-08-29T12:14:54.083450+00:00, sha 7964cd852c48)
  - site_page: https://www.percona.com/press (fetched 2026-08-29T12:14:54.080014+00:00, sha eb8179f2849d)
  - site_page: https://www.percona.com/mysql/software (fetched 2026-08-29T12:14:54.081689+00:00, sha eb4b1b8ba2de)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.