Supported Databases

Vitess deploys, scales and manages clusters of open-source SQL database instances. Currently, Vitess supports the MySQL (opens in a new tab) and Percona Server (opens in a new tab) for MySQL databases.

The VTGate proxy server advertises its version as MySQL 8.0.

MySQL versions 5.7 to 8.0

Vitess supports the core features of MySQL versions 5.7 to 8.0, with some limitations. Vitess also supports Percona Server for MySQL (opens in a new tab) versions 5.7 to 8.0.

For new Vitess installations, MySQL or Percona Server for MySQL version 8 are recommended.

See also

• MySQL Compatibility