Which MySQL tag is smallest?
mysql:8.4 is the smallest of the tags we measured: 829 MB unpacked and a 238 MB download on amd64, against 952 MB and 270 MB for mysql:9, 1.1× smaller. The tag with the fewest known vulnerabilities is mysql:8.4 (83, 35 critical or high).
Tags at a glance
| Image | Size (compressed, amd64) | Unpacked | Base OS | Layers | Packages | Vulnerabilities | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mysql:8.4 | 238 MB | 829 MB | Oracle Linux 9.8 | 10 | 141 | C 2H 33M 40L 7? 1 | 4 days ago |
| mysql:9 | 270 MB | 952 MB | Oracle Linux 9.8 | 10 | 149 | C 2H 33M 40L 7? 1 | 4 days ago |
Size by tag (amd64)
Compressed (download)Unpacked (on disk)
Known vulnerabilities by tag
CriticalHighMediumLowUnknown
Download size on arm64
Compressed size of the arm64 (v8) variant, for Apple Silicon, Graviton and Ampere hosts.
Comparisons
Sizes from the Docker Hub API, checked 2026-11-01. Unpacked size, files and packages measured from the amd64 image. Vulnerabilities from Trivy, database dated 2026-11-01. How we measure.