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ABOUT PERCONA

We build enterprise-grade open source database software and support for MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Valkey, and Redis that’s free from lock-in, licensing traps, and vendor agendas.

Unshittification
Starts Here

We believe in open source. Full stop. We started Percona because we’re sick and tired of rugpulls and watching great companies get held hostage by proprietary vendors.

Since 2006, we've been building enterprise-grade open source software and fielding some of the toughest database problems for organizations that refuse to hand control of their future to a vendor's business model.

We don't do lock-in. We don't do bloated licensing fees. Our focus is expertise, transparency, and software that's actually yours.

350

Teammates

52

Countries

4.2M+

Downloads/mo

Our History

Defending open source since 2006

2006

Peter Zaitsev and Vadim Tkachenko start Percona with support for MySQL

2008

Percona MySQL & Percona XtraDB Storage Engine launch

2009

Support for Maria DB & Launch of Percona XtraBackup for MySQL

2010

Launch Percona Server for MySQL, 24Γ—7 worldwide support for MySQL

2011

Percona Toolkit is released and First Percona Live hosted in San Francisco

2012

Launch of Percona XtraDB Cluster and Percona Monitoring Plugins (a predecessor of PMM)

2013

Launch of Managed Services, First Percona University event is held in Raleigh, NC

2015

Support for MongoDB is added and Percona Server for MongoDB is launched

2016

Launch of PMM 1.0

2018

Support for PostgreSQL is added

2019

Launch of PMM 2.0, Percona Distribution for PostgreSQL, Percona Backup for MongoDB and Percona Kubernetes Operators

2020

Launch of Percona Distribution for MySQL and Percona Distribution for MongoDB

2021

Launch of Percona Operator for PostgreSQL

2024

Launch of Valkey packages

2025

Launch of PG_TDE Extension, PMM 3.0.0, and named a Kubernetes Certified Services Provider for MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB.

OUR LEADERSHIP

Vadim Tkachenko

Co-Founder and Technology Fellow

Doug Miller

SVP, Global Human Resources

Resources

Percona in the News

MongoDB
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June 17, 2026
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Radoslaw Szulgo
Security advisory: CVE-2026-9740 and CVE-2026-11933 in Percona Server for MongoDB
MySQL
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June 16, 2026
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Corrado Pandiani
Extending pt-archiver with a Partition-Aware Plug-in for Fast Retention Policy Enforcement
June 15, 2026
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Marco Tusa
Group Replication VS Percona XtraDB Cluster: The True Cost of Consistency

Join our Team

Percona is a global, remote-only company that’s built on the belief that the best talent shouldn't be constrained by geography. We're looking for people who give a damn about open source, want to do meaningful work, and aren't afraid to tell it like it is. Technical or not, if you're driven to make a real dent in an industry overdue for change, you'll fit right in.

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