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dbtrail cloud · managed

The same engine.
Operated by us.

dbtrail Cloud runs the open-source engine you can read — we keep the forensic index alive (disks, backups, upgrades, scaling) so you don't have to. Same code. Same time-travel. None of the babysitting.

The engine is open source — free, unlimited, forever. Cloud is for teams that want us to run it.

prod-mysql operated by dbtrail
Index storeprovisioned, health-checked & scaled — never your disks
Backupsnightly → S3 · point-in-time recovery on
Upgradesrolled out for you · off-peak
Operationswe run the store, not you
You bring a connection. We run the rest.
same Apache-2.0 engine managed ops BYOS available
what we operate for you

You bring a connection.
We run the record.

dbtrail Cloud operates the MySQL index store — the system of record for every change. The forensic part that needs care, we care for.

Connect your MySQL

Point Cloud at your database — or run a local agent so row data never leaves your network (BYOS). RDS and Aurora work without host access.

We index every change

The managed index store captures before/after images of every row, streaming over the replication protocol. Nothing installed on your DB host.

We keep it alive

Disks, backups, version upgrades, scaling, automated health checks — the operational weight of the forensic record is ours, not yours.

You time-travel

Query AS OF any moment, browse changes in the hosted dashboard, draft reversal SQL, or ask Claude over MCP. Always dry-run first.

what cloud adds

The engine is free.
The operations are the product.

Everything below sits on top of the open-source core — managed, multi-tenant, and built for teams.

managed index store

We operate the forensic record.

You never babysit disks or backups. The MySQL system-of-record runs on our infrastructure — provisioned, upgraded, and scaled by us, with automated health checks.

hosted dashboard

The console, on the web.

Browse changes with before/after diffs, draft recovery SQL, and manage servers from a hosted web app — nothing to install, reachable from anywhere.

teams & rbac

Roles & MFA.

Multiple users with roles — owner, admin, operator, analyst, viewer — plus MFA.

forensics · who changed it

Trace a change back to the human.

Who-changed attribution links every row event to the MySQL user, session, and connection behind it. This is the paid surface — the open-source console deliberately omits it.

backups & pitr

Scheduled snapshots, point-in-time recovery.

Managed backup schedules and point-in-time recovery, retained in S3. Set a window; we keep the history and the restore path ready.

hosted mcp gateway

Connect Claude with one URL.

A hosted MCP endpoint and an API key — that's the whole setup. Ask Claude what changed; recovery answers come back dry-run, never executed.

upload · zero-install

Drop a binlog, analyze it.

Drag a binlog into the browser and explore it — no database connection required. Forensics on a file you already have.

byos · your vpc

Row data stays in your network.

Run the agent in your own VPC. Row contents never leave — only metadata reaches dbtrail, over an outbound WebSocket bridge. No inbound ports to open.

same code, honest split

What's free forever,
and what Cloud adds.

No bait and switch. The engine is open source and yours to run. Cloud is the operations and the team surfaces around it.

open source · self-host · free

The engine.

Apache-2.0, unlimited, forever. Run it anywhere — your laptop, your VPC, your bare metal.

dbtrail cloud adds

The operations.

Same engine underneath — we run it, and add the surfaces teams need.

See the full split in the docs →

Free to run yourself. Here when you need us.

The engine is open source — run it free on your own infrastructure, forever. When you need teams, forensics, or managed ops, Cloud is right there.

Paid plans — Team, Business, Enterprise — are opening soon. Join the waitlist on the pricing page.

Always free to run it yourself.

Cloud is for teams who'd rather not babysit the index store — but the engine is open source and yours, forever. Same code, your infrastructure, no strings. The managed service is also what keeps the lights on here.

self-host on github →