Continued Commitment to Percona XtraDB Cluster

At Percona, our priority has always been to provide the open source database solutions that our users can count on for the long term. Percona XtraDB Cluster (PXC) is a core part of that promise, delivering the high availability, scalability, and data integrity that mission-critical MySQL deployments depend on.

MariaDB has announced that September 30, 2026 will be the end-of-life date for continued maintenance and regular binary releases of MySQL Galera Cluster. We want to be clear about what this means for the organizations that rely on PXC: nothing is changing. Our commitment to PXC and the community that runs it is as strong as ever.

What is ending upstream is precisely what we already have in place. For anyone looking for an alternative path forward, PXC is the natural place to land.

What PXC users can count on

• Our open Galera fork: Percona maintains its own Galera repository, open today and staying that way. We track upstream Galera releases, carry the fixes our customers need, and keep the codebase fully available for the community. PXC is built on this work, on terms we control.
• Regular releases at the current cadence: Binary releases, bug fixes, and security patches continue to ship on the same terms and schedule our users have come to expect. You can review our full release history and release notes on the Percona documentation site.
• Long-term support: PXC remains fully supported under our existing long-term support terms. If your organization is planning three to five years ahead, PXC is a safe foundation for those plans.
• Compatibility and ecosystem integration: Strong binary compatibility with MySQL and Percona Server for MySQL, tight integration with Percona XtraBackup and Percona Monitoring and Management, and continued support across Kubernetes and traditional deployment environments.

What we’re continuing to invest in

Our engineering teams remain committed to making PXC better, focused on the things that make it a trusted choice: performance, stability, security, and a smooth operator experience. That work continues at pace. The PXC you depend on today will keep getting better, and the PXC you are evaluating for tomorrow will be ready when you need it.

Talk to us

If you have specific questions about your PXC deployment, your upgrade path, or your long-term high availability strategy, we’d love to hear from you. Reach out to your Percona contact, post a question in the Percona community forums, or connect with our team directly. High availability is too important to leave to uncertainty, and we are here to make sure you have the clarity and the support you need.