Azure Database for MySQL
ServiceAzure Database for MySQL 8.4 is the newest actively maintained release. 3 of 3 tracked cycles remain supported. The next cycle scheduled to reach end-of-life is 5.7, on July 31, 2026.
Support pattern
How Azure Database for MySQL has behaved across the cycles tracked here, rather than what its policy documents state. Useful for judging how much runway a version is likely to have before you commit to it.
Computed from release and end-of-life dates tracked for Azure Database for MySQL. Medians are used rather than averages so one unusually short or long release does not skew the figure. Cycles with no recorded end-of-life date are excluded from the support window.
Release lifecycle
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