MySQL Enterprise Monitor is EOL — now what? ClusterControl vs. Oracle Enterprise Manager
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MySQL Enterprise Monitor was deprecated January of 2025 in favor of Enterprise Manager for MySQL. Although the latter provides more implementation flexibility and capabilities, you can’t migrate data and the migration process entails reconfiguration and re-learning. There’s a better option — ClusterControl.
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Oracle Enterprise Manager for MySQL is for MySQL and has limited features. ClusterControl? It’s a multi-database, full-suite automation platform that can enable your DevOps teams to efficiently deliver services or dev teams to easily automate database operations for specific applications.
How ClusterControl and Enterprise Manager compare to the other
| Feature | Oracle Enterprise Manager for MySQL | ClusterControl |
|---|---|---|
| Database Support | MySQL only | MySQL, Galera, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and more |
| Deployment Options | On-prem, cloud | On-prem, cloud, hybrid |
| Automation & Failover | Limited automation | Advanced automation & failover |
| Security | Advanced security features | Enhanced (RBAC, LDAP, TLS) |
| Pricing per Node / Server* | Starting at €5,350 p/server | Starting at €3,000 p/node** |
| Term options | Annual | Annual, monthly |
| Additional requirements | Bundled in MySQL Enterprise Edition | No |
*Annual pricing
**USD pricing available
It’s been hard to find a unified, feature-rich database cluster management system in today’s market. With Severalnines’ help we’ve been able to deploy a centralized system across Europe and we’re planning to expand our usage of ClusterControl to other territories.
ClusterControl for MySQL tech highlights
Supported Distributions
Choose from top MySQL distributions and deployment sources to match your performance and scalability needs:
• Oracle MySQL – Official upstream community distribution from Oracle
• Percona Server – A drop-in replacement with enhanced performance and advanced diagnostics
• Percona Server Pro – Percona’s enterprise distribution that supports the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS)
ClusterControl also supports installations using official vendor repositories, operating system package managers (e.g., APT, YUM), or custom repository binaries — giving you ultimate flexibility.
Replication & High Availability
Optimize your MySQL infrastructure with flexible, production-ready replication and HA options:
• Asynchronous Replication – Simple and widely used; ideal for read scaling.
• Semi-Synchronous Replication – Reduces data loss risk with minimal performance tradeoff.
• Group Replication – Native MySQL high availability with built-in auto-failover and conflict handling.
• Galera Cluster – Synchronous multi-primary replication for strong consistency and high availability.
Key MySQL Features
Cluster Management: Deploy, import and scale MySQL clusters by adding, duplicating, removing and decommissioning nodes with just a few clicks.
Automated Failover: Maintain high availability with intelligent failover and integrated load balancers like ProxySQL and HAProxy.
Backup & Restore: Take verified ad hoc or scheduled full, incremental and partial backups locally and in the cloud.
Security & Compliance: Implement role-based access and LDAP, audit logging, reporting and encryption.
Topology Flexibility: Implement standalone, primary-secondary and multi-primary replication schemes.
Seamless Upgrades: Perform rolling updates for minimal service disruption.
Managed MySQL features list
| Licenses | |
| Open Source |  |
| Enterprise | |
| Cluster management | |
| Deploy / import cluster | |
| Add / clone / duplicate / remove / decommission node | |
| High availability | |
| Load balancers | |
| Automated failover | |
| Asynchronous / synchronous replication | |
| Backup / restore | |
| Full / incremental / partial backups | |
| Backup compression / encryption | |
| Point in Time Recovery (PITR) | |
| Local / cloud backups | |
| Observability | |
| Infrastructure / database / query monitoring | |
| Dashboarding / alerting | |
| Security / compliance | |
| Role-based access control | |
| Key management | |
| LDAP integration | |
| TLS encryption | |
| Reporting | |
| Audit log | |
Choose the CC plan that fits your use case and preferred payment terms
Community
For deployment and monitoring
- Deployment and monitoring
- Performance advisors
- Community support
starts atFree
Self-serve
For small production deployments
- Includes all Advanced features
- Deploy up to 5 nodes
- Pay-as-you-go
starts at€250*per node, per month
Advanced
For production deployments
- Scaling and failover
- Deploy load balancers
- Business hours support
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Enterprise
For enterprise-grade deployments
- Operations Center and reporting
- Enhanced security features
- 24×7 support
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Security & compliance you can trust
ClusterControl is built with enterprise-grade security to safeguard your data and maintain compliance:
• Role-Based Access Control & Key Management
• LDAP Integration & TLS Encryption
• Comprehensive Audit Logs & Reporting
What about other forks of MySQL?
ClusterControl deploys MariaDB, Percona Server for MySQL, and Oracle MySQL under the “MySQL” heading. Where other forks may work, you should check the databases we support.
When importing an existing MySQL instance, will I lose or break anything?
No. ClusterControl will just include that instance in the console and allow you to manage it, but it won’t stop it nor change any executables or data. Here’s how.
Can ClusterControl restore a MySQL backup and the software, or do I need to install the binaries first?
ClusterControl can restore a complete backup into an empty server with the same OS. All you need is connectivity to the IP and a user.