How many websites use MySQL?

We found MySQL on 477 of the 2,560 websites we scanned in the last 12 months (18.6%). 217 of them have a public status page.

What is MySQL often used with?

Among the websites we scan, MySQL is often found alongside Yoast SEO (48.2% of its sites), Nginx (30% of its sites), reCAPTCHA (27.3% of its sites).

What are the alternatives to MySQL?

Other hosting tools we recognize include Amazon S3, Hostinger, WP Engine, Kinsta.

Updated25 Oct 2026 UTC

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MySQL

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MySQL is an open-source relational database management system (RDBMS) that uses Structured Query Language (SQL). It's widely used for web applications and online transaction processing. MySQL offers features like multi-layered server design, distinct storage engines, and replication support. Its speed, reliability, and ease of use make it popular among developers and organizations of all sizes. MySQL's compatibility with various programming languages and platforms contributes to its widespread adoption in web development and enterprise applications.

MySQL belongs toHostingcategory.

477websites

use it — 18.6% of the 2,560 websites we scanned in the last 12 months

#1of 16

tools in its category seen in our scans (we recognize 80)

217public pages

on UptimeCard — open any of them to see how that site is doing

Used on 18.6% of the websites we scan — and those sites load in 4.4 s, about the same as every other site (4.3 s). Installing it does not make a site noticeably slower.

19.92% of all websites we track run MySQL▲ 0.05 points since 20 Sep

At a glance

UptimeCard's own scans and tests of 2,560 websites · refreshed weekly

How MySQL sites scoreout of 100 · hover or tap a score for details

50PerformanceLowaverage site: 5088AccessibilityGoodaverage site: 8993Best practicesGoodaverage site: 9392SEOGoodaverage site: 92

Page load time

Loads about as fast as the average site

MySQL sites

4.4 s

All sites

4.3 s

Most MySQL sites load in 3.2–6.3 s. Home page weight: 3.4 MB vs 3.3 MB for all sites. 201 public sites measured.

Where are they hosted?

Mostly Amazon Web Services and Cloudflare

Amazon Web Services23%
Cloudflare21%
Fastly10%
Google Cloud5%
Other42%

United States 45%Canada 27%Germany 6%

Who uses it?

Educational Resources sites use MySQL 1.6× more than average

Technology and Software59%

Business Services1.3× avg16%

Educational Resources1.6× avg8%

Software as a Service (SaaS)3%

Share of 217 classified public sites. “× average” compares with all 961 public sites.

Browser-security check

38% of graded sites pass

21of 56 score B or better

Rates each site’s own security settings, not MySQL. 56 public sites graded so far.

How MySQL sites are built

Closest partners. The number says how many times more often the tool runs on MySQL sites than on an average website. Hover a partner for its share of sites.

Yoast SEO5×

Elementor5×

WP Rocket5×

Yoast SEO Premium5×

Contact Form 75×

Site Kit5×

RankMath SEO5×

Twitter Emoji (Twemoji)5×

jQuery UI3×

Stacks we see most. Tools that tend to run together with MySQL on the same websites. The percentage is the share of all 477 MySQL sites that run the whole stack.

14 stacks · swipe, drag or use the arrows

MySQL + Yoast SEO + Varnish + Fastly

5%24 of 477 sites

MySQL + Yoast SEO + WordPress Block Editor

5.7%27 of 477 sites

MySQL + Yoast SEO + WPML

5.5%26 of 477 sites

MySQL + Yoast SEO + Bootstrap + Contact Form 7

4%19 of 477 sites

MySQL + Elementor + Contact Form 7 + Site Kit

3.1%15 of 477 sites

MySQL + WP Rocket + RankMath SEO

3.4%16 of 477 sites

MySQL + Bootstrap + Site Kit

3.1%15 of 477 sites

MySQL + Elementor + RankMath SEO + Hello Elementor

2.3%11 of 477 sites

MySQL + WP Rocket + Bootstrap

2.5%12 of 477 sites

#10

MySQL + WordPress Block Editor + Max Mega Menu

2.5%12 of 477 sites

#11

MySQL + Elementor + HubSpot WordPress plugin

2.5%12 of 477 sites

#12

MySQL + Elementor + cdnjs

2.3%11 of 477 sites

#13

MySQL + Bootstrap + YouTube

2.1%10 of 477 sites

#14

MySQL + cdnjs + jQuery CDN

2.1%10 of 477 sites

Usually installed alongside

The bigger the bubble, the more of the 477 MySQL sites also run the tool. Colour shows what the tool does. Hover or tap a bubble for details.

70%Google Tag Manager

69%Google Analytics

48%Yoast SEO

25%

22%

Google Tag Manager70%

Google Analytics69%

Linkedin Insight Tag22%

Facebook Pixel19%

Yoast SEO48%

Yoast SEO Premium15%

RankMath SEO13%

Elementor25%

WP Rocket17%

DoubleClick Floodlight16%

Microsoft Advertising13%

Contact Form 715%

HubSpot15%

OneTrust14%

Tag managerAnalyticsSearch visibilityPage builderSpeed and cachingAdvertisingFormsMarketingCookie consent

Similar tools in its category

Hosting: 80 tools known, 16 seen in our scans

Amazon S3184 sitesAlternative

Drupal Multisite10 sitesAlternative

SiteGround4 sitesAlternative

Bluehost4 sitesAlternative

Pagely4 sitesAlternative

Acquia Cloud Site Factory3 sitesAlternative

wp.cloud3 sitesAlternative

Flywheel2 sitesAlternative

Hostinger46 sitesUsed together

WP Engine21 sitesUsed together

Kinsta20 sitesUsed together

WordPress Multisite5 sitesUsed together

How websites combine MySQL with other tools

Relationships found on the websites that use it, from the same map status pages show.

Needs another tool 140Overlaps with another 21Built on a platform 18Complements another tool 11Integrates with another 1

Questions about MySQL

How many websites use MySQL?: We found MySQL on 477 of the 2,560 websites we scanned in the last 12 months (18.6%). 217 of them have a public status page.
What is MySQL often used with?: Among the websites we scan, MySQL is often found alongside Yoast SEO (48.2% of its sites), Nginx (30% of its sites), reCAPTCHA (27.3% of its sites).
What are the alternatives to MySQL?: Other hosting tools we recognize include Amazon S3, Hostinger, WP Engine, Kinsta.

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