| Connector/J version | JDBC version | MySQL Server version | JRE Supported | JDK Required for Compilation | Status |
| 8.0 | 4.2 | 5.6, 5.7, 8.0 | 1.8.x | 1.8.x | General availability. Recommended version. |
| 5.1 | 3.0, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2 | 5.5*,5.6*, 5.7*, 8.0* | 1.5.x, 1.6.x, 1.7.x, 1.8.x* | 1.5.x, 1.6.x, 1.7.x, 1.8.x* | General availability |
| 5.0 | 3.0 | 4.1, 5.0 | Released version | ||
| 3.1 | 3.0 | 4.1, 5.0 | Obsolete | ||
| 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.x, 4.1 | Obsolete |