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OceanBase Database vs PolarDB-X

OceanBase Database

8.2#1 in database proxy software$2.38 usage-based

Free planWebAPILinuxmacOS

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PolarDB-X

4.8#21 in distributed sql databases

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OceanBase Database plans

Community EditionFree
OceanBase Community EditionFree
OceanBase Cloud Alibaba Cloud pay-as-you-go example$2.38 a month
EnterprisePriced on request
OceanBase EnterprisePriced on request

PolarDB-X plans

Subscription (prepaid)Priced on request
Pay-as-you-go (postpaid)Priced on request

Pick OceanBase Database if…

OceanBase Database may suit teams building transactional, analytical, or AI workloads that need Oracle or MySQL compatibility. Its Community, self-hosted Enterprise, and managed Cloud options address different deployment preferences.

Pick PolarDB-X if…

PolarDB-X suits teams needing MySQL-compatible databases with horizontal scaling, multi-region deployment or HTAP workloads.

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Distributed SQL Databases