G2

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/27/2020

"Percona XTRADB cluster should be the gold standard"

5/5

What do you like best about Percona XtraDB Cluster (PXC)?

Percona has an ability to be powerful in configuration options. This database and the company behind it outperforms the industry but is somewhat the unsung hero while doing it. I recommend entirely this database for a small startup that has incredibly intense data workloads. This database if setup correctly is a 5 9's environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Percona XtraDB Cluster (PXC)?

The complexity is the major drawback to this service. I recommend being very careful about what flags you introduce. It's worth it to learn the database, but when it starts having technical difficulty due to usually the software that works with it, it can be a challenge to understand exactly what is wrong with it. A strong DBA on your team is a requirement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Percona XtraDB Cluster (PXC) solving and how is that benefiting you?

Huge optimizations in throughput and multi user environments accessing the same data. We witnessed massive cost savings when we changed from MySQL GA back in 2015. We further scaled with it to a MVP buyout candidate that got purchased by fortune 500. This database when configured correctly while be able to handle extremely intense workloads. The traffic scaled to multiple millions of hits per hour and this database was handling it on a R4.xlarge x3 at the time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.