Senior Xiao Ying

Feb 26, 2026 · Databases

Vertical vs Horizontal Sharding in MySQL: Strategy Selection and Middleware Guide

The article explains vertical and horizontal sharding concepts, compares their advantages and drawbacks, evaluates popular sharding middleware such as ShardingSphere, details distributed ID generation with Snowflake, offers cross‑database query solutions, and provides practical guidance on when and how to apply sharding in MySQL.