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Percona builds enterprise-grade open source database software and provides support and services for MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Valkey, and Redis.

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Overview

Percona is a company that builds enterprise-grade open source database software and provides support and services for MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Valkey, and Redis. Founded in 2006 by Peter Zaitsev and Vadim Tkachenko, Percona positions itself around open source freedom from lock-in and licensing fees, offering expert support, managed operations, consulting, and training across major database engines.

History

Percona was started in 2006 by Peter Zaitsev and Vadim Tkachenko with support for MySQL. In 2008, Percona MySQL and the Percona XtraDB Storage Engine launched. In 2009, support for MariaDB was added and Percona XtraBackup for MySQL launched. In 2010, Percona Server for MySQL launched along with 24×7 worldwide support for MySQL. In 2011, Percona Toolkit was released and the first Percona Live was hosted in San Francisco. In 2012, Percona XtraDB Cluster and Percona Monitoring Plugins (a predecessor of PMM) launched. In 2013, Managed Services launched and the first Percona University event was held in Raleigh, NC. In 2015, support for MongoDB was added and Percona Server for MongoDB launched. In 2016, PMM 1.0 launched. In 2018, support for PostgreSQL was added. In 2019, PMM 2.0, Percona Distribution for PostgreSQL, Percona Backup for MongoDB, and Percona Kubernetes Operators launched.

Products and positioning

Open source database software and support free from lock-in, licensing traps, and vendor agendas.

  • Percona Server for MySQL

    Enterprise-grade open source MySQL server

  • Percona XtraDB Storage Engine

    Storage engine for MySQL

  • Percona XtraBackup for MySQL

    Backup tool for MySQL

  • Percona Toolkit

    Toolkit for database administration

  • Percona XtraDB Cluster

    Cluster solution for MySQL

  • Percona Monitoring Plugins

    Monitoring plugins, predecessor of PMM

  • Percona Server for MongoDB

    Enterprise-grade open source MongoDB server

  • PMM

    Percona Monitoring and Management

  • Percona Distribution for PostgreSQL

    Distribution of PostgreSQL

  • Percona Backup for MongoDB

    Backup tool for MongoDB

  • Percona Kubernetes Operators

    Kubernetes operators for databases

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