# What are various MySQL 8.6+ Cluster options/products with least change in DB schema

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**Category:** Other MySQL® Questions\
**Created:** [July 3, 2023, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/what-are-various-mysql-8-6-cluster-options-products-with-least-change-in-db-schema/23289 "2023-07-03T08:06:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![surinder\_singh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@surinder\_singh](https://forums.percona.com/u/surinder_singh)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2023, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/what-are-various-mysql-8-6-cluster-options-products-with-least-change-in-db-schema/23289/1 "2023-07-03T08:06:35Z")

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What are various MySQL 8 Cluster options/products with least change in DB schema?  
If someone can give a pointer to comparison done from aspect of minimum DB schema changes and ease of maintaining with max stability

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**Author:** ![Michael\_Coburn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/michael_coburn/32/18_2.png) [@Michael\_Coburn](https://forums.percona.com/u/Michael_Coburn)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2023, 3:05pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/what-are-various-mysql-8-6-cluster-options-products-with-least-change-in-db-schema/23289/2 "2023-07-03T15:05:16Z")

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Hi @surinder_singh thank you for posting to the Percona forums! What is your concern regarding schema changes - the duration they take, the impact on the application, least amount of effort during a migration, etc? I am afraid I don’t fully understand “least change in DB schema”