Is MySQL an open source?

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MySQL Community Edition is the freely downloadable version of the world's most popular open source database. It is available under the GPL license and is supported by a huge and active community of open source developers.

Is MySQL open source and free?

MySQL is free and open-source software under the terms of the GNU General Public License, and is also available under a variety of proprietary licenses. MySQL was owned and sponsored by the Swedish company MySQL AB, which was bought by Sun Microsystems (now Oracle Corporation).

Is SQL considered open source?

SQL Server is not open source. Other versions of SQL Server, including Developer Edition, Standard, and Enterprise (plus others, like the Azure version) are available on different pricing scales, generally per core or per user.

Is MySQL paid or free?

MySQL is an open source project. That is, the complete source code of MySQL is freely available. Since June 2000 (that is, since version 3.23. 19) the GNU Public License (GPL) has been valid for MySQL.

Is MySQL free for personal use?

MySQL Is free to download and use. They also have an enterprise version available for subscription purchase and provides you with the database server as well as very nice premium support package and very robust utilities and tools such as Query Analyzer.

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