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Should I Use Percona?

percona.com·Analyzed 1 hour ago·Based on 12 sources

Enterprise-class open source database software, support and services for MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis and MariaDB.

Depends

Buy if you run MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB at serious scale and need expert support without vendor lock-in.

World-class open-source database support — essential at scale, overkill if managed cloud or vanilla MySQL works for you.

Confidence: Medium

Quote-based

Pricing model

One listed price starts at $70

Yes

Free software

Percona Server for MySQL is free, open source

$37.3M

Estimated ARR

GetLatka estimate

CVEs tracked

OpenCVE vendor database

Value for money

Free core software; paid support is quote-based

Ease of use

PMM UI praised, but DBA skill still required

Feature depth

Five databases, monitoring, operators, managed services

Support quality

Support is the core product; positive references

Security posture

Prompt advisories, but 22 tracked CVEs

Pros

Free open-source database software across MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MariaDB, Redis^²
Highly regarded in the DBA community for expertise^⁹
Broad portfolio: servers, PMM monitoring, operators, managed services^¹
20 years operating a services-led open source model¹²
PMM's UI praised for making databases understandable^³

Cons

Quote-based pricing; no transparent self-serve tiers^⁴
Critical PMM privilege-escalation vulnerability (CVE-2025-26701)^⁶
22 CVEs tracked across Percona products^⁸
Urgent 'Mongobleed' CVE required patching Percona's MongoDB server^⁷
Some users wouldn't choose it over vanilla MySQL¹⁰

Gotchas

highEverything beyond free software is quote-based; expect sales calls and opaque renewal costs.^⁴
highPMM, your monitoring layer, had a critical privilege-escalation CVE; patch promptly.^⁶
mediumSelf-managing Percona servers means your team owns emergency patching for upstream CVEs.^⁷
lowPercona has offered Amazon gift cards for reviews; weigh public ratings skeptically.

Best for

Teams running MySQL/Postgres/MongoDB at scale
Shops avoiding proprietary database lock-in
Orgs needing expert DBAs without full-time hires
Kubernetes shops using Percona operators

Not for

Small apps on managed cloud databases (RDS, Atlas)
Projects fine with default MySQL or Postgres
Buyers wanting published, self-serve pricing
Teams with no DBA staff to act on expert advice

Companies that use it

Wattpad¹¹

Pricing

Open source software

Free

Percona Server, PMM, operators, toolkit
Community support via forums

Support subscriptions & services

Quote-based

Comparison page cites pricing from $70
Tiered support subscriptions per Gartner listing

Security

Actively publishes advisories; 22 CVEs on record, including a critical PMM privilege escalation.

CVE-2025-26701: PMM Server Privilege EscalationCritical vulnerability in Percona Monitoring and Management server allowing privilege escalation.^⁶
Mongobleed (CVE-2025-14847)Urgent patch issued for Percona Server for MongoDB following upstream MongoDB vulnerability.^⁷
CVE-2026-9740 and CVE-2026-11933Security advisories affecting Percona Server for MongoDB.