Yes, MySQL Visual Explain is free to use with no time limit and no usage cap that forces a paid upgrade. The free plan includes Self-hosted / private version available: from $10,000/year for a small team and Self-hosted enterprise pricing: $50,000-$100,000/year for a publicly traded company.
About
MySQL Visual Explain is a web tool that converts MySQL EXPLAIN output into a visual query plan. It accepts a SQL query and shows the execution structure in a simpler format than the raw EXPLAIN text, with example plans for joins, subqueries, and complex queries.
The web tool is free to use with no signup required. A self-hosted, private version of the same tool is also available for teams that need to run it internally, priced from $10,000 a year for a small team up to $50,000-$100,000 a year for a publicly traded company.
- Free web-based EXPLAIN visualizer
- No signup required
- Example plans for joins, subqueries, and complex queries
- Self-hosted version from $10,000/year (small team)
- Self-hosted enterprise pricing: $50,000-$100,000/year (public company)
Free Tier Value
The web-based EXPLAIN visualizer is free with no signup. A self-hosted private version of the same tool exists for teams, priced from $10,000 a year for a small team up to $50,000-$100,000 a year for a public company - a deployment-location upgrade rather than a feature upgrade, so the free hosted tool covers the same core functionality.
What's included in the free tier
Verified
- Free web-based MySQL EXPLAIN visualizer, no signup required.
- Example plans for joins, subqueries, and complex queries.
- Self-hosted / private version available: from $10,000/year for a small team.
- Self-hosted enterprise pricing: $50,000-$100,000/year for a publicly traded company.
See MySQL Visual Explain pricing for current limits.
Paid plans
Self-hosted (small team)
- Private, self-hosted deployment
Self-hosted (public company)
- Private, self-hosted deployment
- Enterprise-scale licensing
Pricing extracted from MySQL Visual Explain's pricing page. Always verify current pricing before committing.