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+---
+title: "Apache ShardingSphere"
+link: "https://shardingsphere.apache.org/"
+github: "apache/shardingsphere"
+description: "A distributed SQL ecosystem that adds data sharding, read/write splitting, encryption, and other enterprise capabilities on top of MySQL and other databases, deployable as an enhanced JDBC driver or as a standalone proxy."
+subcategories:
+  - Proxies & Traffic Management
+  - Database Software
+compatibility:
+  - MySQL
+deployment:
+  - Self-Hosted
+  - Docker
+pricing:
+  - Open Source
+images:
+  - logo.png
+---
+
+ShardingSphere positions itself as "Database Plus": rather than replacing MySQL, it builds a standardized enhancement layer on top of it, adding distributed computing (sharding, read/write splitting, SQL federation), data security (encryption, masking, audit), and traffic control without requiring a new storage engine. It ships two access modes that can be mixed in the same deployment — ShardingSphere-JDBC, a client-side driver that works with any JVM ORM, and ShardingSphere-Proxy, a standalone server that speaks the MySQL wire protocol so any MySQL-compatible client can connect to it directly.
+
+The project became an Apache Software Foundation Top-Level Project in April 2020 and is released under the Apache License 2.0.
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+---
+title: "Dolt"
+link: "https://www.dolthub.com/"
+github: "dolthub/dolt"
+description: "A SQL database that can be branched, merged, cloned, and pushed like a Git repository — `dolt sql-server` speaks the MySQL wire protocol, so existing MySQL clients and drivers connect to it directly."
+subcategories:
+  - Database Software
+compatibility:
+  - MySQL
+deployment:
+  - Self-Hosted
+  - Docker
+pricing:
+  - Open Source & Open Core
+images:
+  - logo.png
+---
+
+Dolt pairs a full SQL engine with Git-style version control: every row and schema change can be diffed, committed, branched, merged, and reverted through either the `dolt` CLI (which mirrors Git's own command set) or SQL system tables, functions, and stored procedures. Because `dolt sql-server` implements the MySQL wire protocol, it works as a drop-in target for the standard MySQL client and most MySQL drivers and ORMs.
+
+Dolt itself is open source under the Apache License 2.0. Its maintainer, DoltHub, also runs hosted offerings on top of it — DoltHub for sharing public and private Dolt databases, DoltLab for running a self-hosted DoltHub, and Hosted Dolt for a managed server — which is why it carries both an Open Source and an Open Core pricing tag here.
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+---
+title: "MySQL Operator for Kubernetes"
+link: "https://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql-operator/en/"
+github: "mysql/mysql-operator"
+description: "Oracle's official Kubernetes operator for MySQL — automates deploying and managing MySQL InnoDB Cluster, InnoDB ReplicaSet, and InnoDB ClusterSet topologies, including upgrades and backups."
+subcategories:
+  - DevOps & Deployment
+compatibility:
+  - MySQL
+deployment:
+  - Kubernetes
+pricing:
+  - Free
+  - Open Source
+images:
+  - logo.png
+---
+
+The MySQL Operator for Kubernetes manages the full lifecycle of MySQL high-availability setups on Kubernetes: it provisions InnoDB Cluster, InnoDB ReplicaSet, and InnoDB ClusterSet deployments from custom resources, then handles in-place upgrades, configuration changes, and backups without manual intervention. It's installable via plain `kubectl` manifests or an official Helm chart, and it's built and maintained by the MySQL team at Oracle alongside the server itself.
+
+It's part of the MySQL Community distribution and released under GPLv2.