About Oracle MySQL HeatWave
Oracle MySQL HeatWave is a managed MySQL service from Oracle. It combines the MySQL database with the HeatWave engine, which adds in-database analytics and machine learning so that a single service can handle both transactions and analytic queries.
The aim is to avoid copying data into a separate analytics system. Because it is MySQL-based, existing MySQL applications and tools can generally be used, while Oracle runs the infrastructure. It is available as a cloud service, and details of availability, features and pricing are provided by Oracle.
Key features
- Managed MySQL database service
- Built-in analytics through HeatWave
- In-database machine learning
- Transactions and analytics in one service
Good fit for
- →Running analytics on MySQL data without ETL
- →Moving MySQL workloads to a managed service
- Tags
- mysql
- oracle
- heatwave
- managed-database
- analytics
- machine-learning
- cloud
Oracle MySQL HeatWave: questions and answers
- What is Oracle MySQL HeatWave used for?
- Oracle MySQL HeatWave is a managed MySQL database service on Oracle Cloud that adds built-in analytics and machine learning through the HeatWave engine. It is a good fit for running analytics on MySQL data without ETL and moving MySQL workloads to a managed service.
- How much does Oracle MySQL HeatWave cost?
- Oracle MySQL HeatWave is a paid product with no free plan.
- Is Oracle MySQL HeatWave open source?
- No. Oracle MySQL HeatWave is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to Oracle MySQL HeatWave include MySQL, MariaDB and TiDB.
- What are some alternatives to Oracle MySQL HeatWave?
- Oracle MySQL HeatWave competes with Amazon Aurora, Amazon RDS and Google Cloud SQL. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Oracle MySQL HeatWave alternatives.
Open-source alternatives to Oracle MySQL HeatWave
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MySQL Server, the world's most popular open source database, and MySQL Cluster, a real-tim
OSSvs Oracle Database★ 12k
MariaDB
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MariaDB server is a community developed fork of MySQL server. Started by core members of t
GPL-2.0vs Oracle Database★ 8.3k
TiDB
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TiDB is built for agentic workloads that grow unpredictably, with ACID guarantees and nati
Apache-2.0vs Amazon Aurora★ 41k
OceanBase
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Apache-2.0vs Oracle Database★ 10k
ClickHouse
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ClickHouse is a fast open-source column-oriented database management system that allows ge
Apache-2.0vs Snowflake★ 50k
DuckDB
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DuckDB is an analytical in-process SQL database management system
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SaaS alternatives to Oracle MySQL HeatWave
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Amazon Aurora
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AWS cloud-built relational database compatible with MySQL and PostgreSQL
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Amazon RDS
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Managed relational databases on AWS for MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server and Oracle
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Google Cloud SQL
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Managed MySQL, PostgreSQL and SQL Server database service on Google Cloud
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PlanetScale
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Managed MySQL and Postgres with branching workflows and online schema changes
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DigitalOcean Managed Databases
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Managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, Valkey, MongoDB and Kafka clusters on DigitalOcean
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Azure Database for PostgreSQL
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Managed PostgreSQL database service on Microsoft Azure
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