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MySQL TCO Savings Calculator

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TCO Comparison Graph
  MySQL Microsoft Sybase IBM Oracle
Product Line MySQL Enterprise Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Sybase ASE 15 IBM DB2 v9 Oracle 10g
Product Edition Gold Enterprise Edition Enterprise Edition Enterprise Edition Enterprise Edition
Database Server Source Code Open Source Proprietary Proprietary Proprietary Proprietary
Pricing Model Per Server Per CPU Per CPU Per CPU Per CPU
Software License (Per Unit) $0 $24,999 $24,995 $36,400 $40,000
Annual Subscription, Support & Maintenance (Per Unit) $2,995 $5,000 $4,999 $7,280 $8,000
Costs  
Upfront Software License $0 $299,988 $299,940 $436,800 $480,000
Subscription, Support & Maintenance (for 3 Years) $53,910 $180,000 $179,964 $262,080 $288,000
Total Cost of Ownership  
TCO (for 3 Years) $53,910 $479,988 $479,904 $698,880 $768,000
TCO Savings  
TCO Savings using MySQL (USD)    $426,078  $425,994  $644,970  $714,090
TCO Savings using MySQL (%)    88%  88%  92%  92%
Times more expensive than MySQL    8 x  8 x  12 x  14 x

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Step 1: Define Your System Configuration
Number of Users Unlimited
Total Servers
CPUs Per Server
Cores Per CPU
RAM Per Server (GB)
Database Size (GB)
Total CPUs 12
Total Cores 24
Step 2: Choose the Products to Compare
MySQL Enterprise
Compare with:
Microsoft SQL Server 2005
Sybase ASE 15
IBM DB2 v9
Oracle 10g
Step 3: Choose Your Support Term
Support Term (Years)
Database License Perpetual
Currency USD

Step 4: Run the TCO Calculator


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Notes
  1. Please visit the respective vendor sites to learn more about their pricing policies
    1. Calculations are based on public list prices available on MySQL, Microsoft, Sybase, IBM, and Oracle. The prices were last updated on March 5, 2007.
    2. For unlimited users
    3. For perpetual production use of database server
    4. For specified term for Annual Subscription, Support & Maintenance
    5. For Linux, Unix, Windows on x86
  2. License Restrictions & Limitations:
    1. For MySQL:
      1. The Database Server is provided under the open source GPL license.
      2. Pricing model is PerServer (do not pay extra for CPUs or Cores)
      3. License Limitations & Restrictions: NONE
    2. For Oracle:
      1. The Database Server is provided under a proprietary closed-source license.
      2. Pricing model depends on the Edition:
        1. PerCPU for Standard Edition One, Standard Edition
        2. PerCore for Enterprise Edition
      3. License Limitations & Restrictions (Maximums allowed):
        1. Standard Edition One: Max Servers -- 1; Max CPUs -- 2
        2. Standard Edition: Max Servers -- 4; Max CPUs – 4
        3. Enterprise Edition: Max Servers – Unlimited; Max CPUs – Unlimited
    3. For Microsoft SQL Server:
      1. The Database Server is provided under a proprietary closed-source license.
      2. Pricing model is PerCPU
      3. License Limitations & Restrictions (Maximums allowed):
        1. Workgroup Edition: Max CPUs -- 2
        2. Standard Edition: Max CPUs – 4
        3. Enterprise Edition: Max CPUs – Unlimited
    4. For Sybase ASE:
      1. The Database Server is provided under a proprietary closed-source license.
      2. Pricing model is PerCPU
      3. License Limitations & Restrictions (Maximums allowed):
        1. Small Business Edition: Max Servers -- 1; Max CPUs -- 4
        2. Enterprise Edition: Max Servers – Unlimited; Max CPUs – Unlimited
    5. For IBM DB2:
      1. The Database Server is provided under a proprietary closed-source license.
      2. Pricing model is PerCPU
      3. License Limitations & Restrictions (Maximums allowed):
        1. Workgroup Edition: Max Servers -- 4; Max CPUs -- 4
        2. Enterprise Edition: Max Servers – Unlimited; Max CPUs – Unlimited
  3. Upfront Software License Fees:
    1. For MySQL: NONE
    2. For Oracle, Microsoft, Sybase, DB2: Yes (List Prices)
  4. Annual Subscription, Support & Maintenances Fees:
    1. For MySQL: Annual Subscription Fee
    2. For Oracle, Microsoft, Sybase, DB2: Annual Support & Maintenance Fee -- assume is 20% of the Upfront Software Fee
  5. CAUTION: Plan for future growth of your System Configuration. What are the financial consequences when proprietary vendors use their License Restrictions to force you to buy their Enterprise Editions when your configuration grows beyond 4 Servers?
  6. HINT: Secrets to gaining the power position in your financial negotiations with proprietary vendors:
    1. Wear your favorite MySQL t-shirt to the negotiations
    2. Show them your deployed in-production MySQL applications