Case Study: Paperlust achieves scalable, zero-downtime MySQL performance and cost savings with Aiven

Aiven for MySQL wins for Paperlust

Paperlust, a Melbourne-based online retailer of personalized paper products, was growing quickly but struggling with scalability, performance and operational overhead after hosting applications and databases on a single server. After several costly and disruptive database moves, the small team turned to Aiven and adopted Aiven for MySQL to address stability and scaling challenges without adding infrastructure complexity.

Aiven provided a managed MySQL service with a consistent database endpoint and zero-downtime management, allowing Paperlust to scale regionally and change instance types without outages. As a result, Paperlust eliminated performance bottlenecks, sped up page loads for customers, reduced downtime and infrastructure maintenance, and saved considerable time and cost while freeing developers to focus on the product — outcomes Paperlust attributes directly to Aiven.

Paperlust

Alex Boston

Co-Founder