Cloudflare Hyperdrive vs MySQL

Cloudflare Hyperdrive plans

• FreePriced on request
• PaidPriced on request

MySQL plans

• Community EditionPriced on request
• Community Edition—
• Standard Edition—
• Standard EditionPriced on request
• Enterprise EditionPriced on request
• Enterprise Edition—

Pick Cloudflare Hyperdrive if…

It suits teams using PostgreSQL- or MySQL-compatible databases that want managed connections, pooling, and failover. The free plan may fit users whose usage stays within its daily query and configuration limits.

Pick MySQL if…

It suits developers and organisations building relational SQL or NoSQL applications, including web, e-commerce, SaaS, and transaction-processing systems. Teams needing commercial security features or support can consider the paid editions.