MySQL Ecosystem Showcase
Explore tools and projects built with, for, or on MySQL.
Inspired by Shlomi Noach's Awesome MySQL and the fork by Alkin Tezuysal.
OpenTelemetry Collector — MySQL Receiver
OpenTelemetry
A MySQL monitoring component for the OpenTelemetry Collector that collects server and InnoDB metrics and sends them through configurable telemetry pipelines. It supports integrating MySQL monitoring with application and infrastructure observability.
Orchestrator
Shlomi Noach
A MySQL replication topology manager and failover/orchestration system that became one of the best-known tools for automated MySQL topology management. The repository was archived by its owner in February 2025, so it is now historical rather than an actively maintained choice.
Percona Monitoring and Management
Percona
Percona's open-source monitoring and management platform for databases, with deep support for MySQL and related systems. It combines metrics, dashboards, query analytics, alerts, and database-management visibility in a centralized web UI.
Percona Operator for MySQL based on Percona Server for MySQL
Percona
A Kubernetes operator that automates deployment and management of Percona Server for MySQL. It provides Kubernetes-based configuration and lifecycle management, including backup and recovery workflows, helping teams operate MySQL infrastructure through declarative resources.
Percona Operator for MySQL based on Percona XtraDB Cluster
Percona
A Kubernetes operator for deploying and managing Percona XtraDB Cluster, a highly available MySQL clustering solution. It automates cluster operations and provides backup, recovery, and scaling capabilities, helping teams manage clustered MySQL deployments through Kubernetes resources.
Percona Replication Manager
Percona
A replication manager agent that integrates MySQL asynchronous replication with Pacemaker. It supports GTID and file-position replication and geographically distributed cluster scenarios.
Percona Server
Percona
An enhanced, drop-in-compatible MySQL distribution maintained by Percona. It adds operational, performance, observability, and enterprise-oriented capabilities while remaining compatible with the MySQL ecosystem.
Percona Toolkit
Percona
Comprehensive toolkit of command-line utilities for diagnostics, replication, schema changes, and maintenance. A standard utility collection for MySQL DBAs.
Percona XtraBackup
Percona
A hot-backup utility for MySQL-compatible servers that can take physical backups without locking the database for the duration of the operation. It is a long-standing Percona production backup product.
PHP mysqlnd
PHP project
MySQL Native Driver is PHP's native MySQL client implementation used underneath the modern PHP MySQL extensions. It is a platform component rather than a standalone application-level MySQL product.