# Percona

> Percona develops database software and tools and sells support, consulting and managed operations for organizations running MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MariaDB, Valkey and Redis. Its services work across on-premises, cloud and hybrid infrastructure, including upstream databases and third-party cloud services.

- **Founded:** 2006
- **Headquarters:** Durham, United States
- **Founders:** Peter Zaitsev (Co-founder; former CEO; Founder), Vadim Tkachenko (Co-founder and Technology Fellow; former CTO)
- **Products:** Percona Server for MySQL, Percona XtraDB Cluster, Percona XtraBackup, Percona Distribution for PostgreSQL, pg_tde
- **Notable:** Company reports 4.2 million-plus software downloads per month., Customer-reported bigbasket AWS cost reduction of approximately 33% per month., PriceShape migrated approximately 6.6 TB of logical data from Atlas to an EKS deployment.

## Products & services

- **Percona Server for MySQL** — MySQL-compatible server with performance, security and observability enhancements.
- **Percona XtraDB Cluster** — MySQL high availability clustering integrating Percona Server, XtraBackup and Galera.
- **Percona XtraBackup** — Open source physical hot-backup utility for supported MySQL-based servers; compatibility depends on version.
- **Percona Distribution for PostgreSQL** — Curated PostgreSQL software and supporting components for production deployments.
- **pg_tde** — Transparent data encryption extension for PostgreSQL data at rest; production use requires the supported Percona server and version configuration.
- **Percona Server for MongoDB** — MongoDB-compatible server with additional enterprise capabilities; source-available licensing.
- **Percona Backup for MongoDB** — Backup and recovery tooling for MongoDB deployments.
- **Percona ClusterSync for MongoDB** — Synchronization tooling for migrations between MongoDB-compatible environments.
- **Percona Monitoring and Management** — Open source multi-database monitoring and query analytics.
- **Percona Toolkit** — Command-line tools for database administration and troubleshooting.
- **Percona Kubernetes Operators** — Automated deployment and lifecycle management for MySQL, PostgreSQL and MongoDB on Kubernetes.
- **Expert Support** — Paid technical support for supported database products and environments.
- **ExpertOps** — Proactive managed database operations, monitoring and maintenance.
- **Expert Consulting and Services** — Database migrations, architecture, tuning, security assessments and training.

## Achievements

- Company reports 4.2 million-plus software downloads per month.
- Customer-reported bigbasket AWS cost reduction of approximately 33% per month.
- PriceShape migrated approximately 6.6 TB of logical data from Atlas to an EKS deployment.
- pg_tde reached general availability in June 2025, with the launch announced July 1.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — XtraBackup 8.4.0-7 released September 17, according to the documentation index.
- **2026-06** — Announced collaboration with HexaCluster for migrations from proprietary databases.
- **2026-04** — Published OpenEverest independence announcement, with wholly owned subsidiary Solanica supporting development.
- **2026-04** — Published partnership announcement covering Chainguard database builds; announcement text carries a March 25 dateline.

## Links

- Website: https://www.percona.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/percona
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/percona
- GitHub: https://github.com/percona
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/percona
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Percona/

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Last updated: 2026-10-02