Aiven for MySQL® free tier is being retired on 21 December 2026

Changes to the Aiven for MySQL® free tier

The Aiven for MySQL® free tier is being discontinued:

• End of availability (EOA): From 6 November 2026, you can no longer create new free Aiven for MySQL services. Existing free services keep running until the end of life (EOL) date.
• End of life (EOL): On 21 December 2026, remaining free Aiven for MySQL services will be powered off, and their data and backups will be deleted. This can’t be undone.

Aiven for MySQL remains available on all paid plans, and only the free tier is affected.

What you can do next

Choose one of the following paths before the EOL date:

• Keep using MySQL: upgrade your free service to the Aiven for MySQL Developer plan. Your data stays in place and your connection details do not change.
• Keep a free database: migrate your data to the Aiven for PostgreSQL® free tier.
• Take your data with you: export your data to a file with mysqldump or mydumper.

For the migration paths and steps, see Aiven for MySQL® free tier: migration options.