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# Page 14 - Reviews of MySQL

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Software Developer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MySQL database"

April 1, 2021

5.0

I use MySQL for the last 17 years. Mostly for web projects.

Pros

1\. It is open source. 2. Many technical documentation online and big community. 3. Not too heavy, it doesn't need that much of your server resources.

Cons

There is only one thing I dislike about MySQL: it doesn't wok well with very large database/table size.

Alternatives considered

[MongoDB](https://www.capterra.com/p/127374/MongoDB/)

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Jesús Gonzalo V.  
Senior Software Engineer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Excellent Database program"

September 14, 2020

5.0

Basically MySQL help to us on complete MVPs or even create a production software in the main time, there is no concerns, if you are trying to find a complete database administrator for less money, you should choose this one

Pros

We've been using MySQL for a while since the MS-SQL Database administrator is too expensive, in MySQL you can choose the free tier version and it will be great for your app, the syntax is pretty straight forward.

Cons

There is no cons in MySQL, well, maybe just the database size that you can use in the free tier and also you can make a programmatically database because some features are not full

Alternatives considered

[MongoDB](https://www.capterra.com/p/127374/MongoDB/)

Reason for choosing MySQL

Because provides more features than the other ones and for less cost.

Review Source

IW

Ian W.  
CCTV Engineer  
Security and Investigations  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MySQL is FREE and does everything any other paid for product does. "

April 12, 2022

5.0

I have been using MySQL since 2003 for web application development, testing and throwing databases together for quick samples.

Pros

It’s FREE, works on all platforms including Windows, Linux, Mac it’s easy to install with tons of documentation and I have found it very reliable.

Cons

I like everything about MySQL, I would say it’s always best for beginners to use a gui when starting out to get used to everything.

Reason for choosing MySQL

The price, free or cost, it made sense to choose MySQL

Review Source

Giovanni P.  
Analyst Programmer  
Banking  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "One of the best open source databases"

March 18, 2021

4.0

A very useful and easy-to-use tool, compatible with any programming language and that allows you an excellent handling of permissions and manage accesses.

Pros

It is one of the most powerful and open source database engines that exists, powerful, agile and reliable. It allows integration with almost any programming language easily and quickly. It allows the management of roles and users, allowing you to control in an optimal way who enters the databases.

Cons

Its installation in certain operating systems can be a bit complicated, but once the rest is achieved, it flows easily. Sometimes the remote configuration for access can also be misleading, but once the issue is solved, the management becomes quite easy.

Alternatives considered

[PostgreSQL](https://www.capterra.com/p/48791/PostgreSQL/)

Switched from

[Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.capterra.com/p/1417/SQL-Server/)

100 / 5000 Resultados de traducción Mainly for the cost of implementation, MySQL offers wide functionalities at a lower cost.

Review Source

Raj S.  
Software Developer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Database Management using MySQL"

October 25, 2022

5.0

Pros

Database queries are easy to understand and write in MySQL. It is widely used as a database management software and thus, has very good community support.

Cons

The time required for query processing is more if the dataset is very large. Sometimes the error messages prompted by MySQL are difficult to understand.

Switched from

[MongoDB](https://www.capterra.com/p/127374/MongoDB/)

MySQL has some particular functionalities which we required for our application like a strict definition for our data models which was not there in MongoDB.

Review Source

RS

Ridham S.  
Business Owner  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "One of Best Data Analysis Software"

April 13, 2022

5.0

For query and analysis, managing, and fetching stored data in our dataset, we use Mysql as our scalable Relational database management system (RDBMS). On the business side, Mysql saves my company time and money because it allows us to launch multiple database models without having to incur licensing fees for each.

Pros

The UI provided by MySql is excellent; I have sincerely used it and, as a beginner, found it to be extremely simple to use. Because MySql is extensively used in IT industry sectors, it is important to learn this technology. Much easier to use than Excel and also other tools on the segment.

Cons

Sometimes it takes longer to execute a query than it would if it were easier to execute. We have query enhancement, but it is too difficult to grasp when dealing with larger queries.

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Janne M.  
Technical Product Manager  
Telecommunications  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MySQL is a strong foundation for almost any application, but better point solutions might exist"

June 29, 2021

5.0

I am relying on MySQL in very advanced and demanding enterprise applications, and it works well for me.

Pros

MySQL is probably the most adopted SQL database system out in the market. Everyone knows it, amount of documentation and help online is immense and it's easy to recruit talent for it.

Cons

It's not anymore the fastest developing SQL database platform, as others are developing more rapidly. Long term, this could be a problem for MySQL.

Review Source

VR

Verified Reviewer  
Student  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MY SQL Review"

December 21, 2021

5.0

Pros

MySQL is an open-source relational database, so it is useful for anyone

Cons

No the features that are currently there are really good

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Winston P.  
CEO  
Design  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MYSQL help me to work on my projects and keep on a budget "

November 30, 2021

5.0

Pros

What I like the most about MYSQL is the ease with which it is installed and integrated into your project, that you can use it to work with Visual Studio, PHP or whatever you work with.

Cons

I don't have something in mind that I don't like about this software

Review Source

Dave Alan C.  
CEO  
Computer & Network Security  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Mysql - The benchmark database"

August 6, 2019

5.0

Overall using MySQL has been a positive experience. I have used many SQLs but only MySQL makes me feel like the SQL is mine and mine alone.

Pros

Mysql is available for free as a community edition. There is excellent support for it just a google search away. It is fast, stable and does what it says on the tin.

Cons

When mysql files get badly corrupt it is sometimes quite difficult to recover - the best tools to use are those included with the mysql distribution, mysql\_check\_isam and so on. Default security settings are not the greatest and should be reviewed carefully.

Reason for choosing MySQL

MySQL has a much nicer sounding name.

Review Source

Paul A.  
Software Engineer III  
Telecommunications  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "What can I say, it's the best open-source DB platform on the market."

July 10, 2018

5.0

If you're serious about it, learn the command line admin tools, they will save you a lot of time if you run into any issues further down the line

Pros

MySQL is THE go to DB platform for both enterprise and home use. Home users get the open-source free version and it does everything they need it to do. The enterprise version is built to a near perfect spec. Systems like Percona, and MariaDB wouldn't be around if not for this base software. And yes, that means it is highly extensible.

Cons

I don't know of any because I've never had any issues that I couldn't deal with, by using the admin tools that come with it. If you're serious about it, learn the command line admin tools.

Review Source

Mario Humberto A.  
analista de sistemas e desenvolvimento de software  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Excelente ferramenta para SGBD e criação de serviços web & e-comerce( pdv, crm). "

June 29, 2022

5.0

otima ferramenta sempre usei em todos os projetos em serviços e-comerce de loja virtuais, criação de aplicativos para lojas e controle de vendas mercadorias, otimo na integração para serviços em plugins wordpress, consultas em tempo real entre cliente e servidor muito pratico e eficiente

Pros

otima ferramenta para criação de aplicativo sgbd e criar controle e população de dados de clientes, fornecesdores, preços, tabelas de controles de mercadorias e muito pratica, precisa ter conhecimento em mysql para poder trabalhar, tem muitos comandos e regras que precisam ser respeitadas, na programação para ter um otimo desempenho e nao ter erro nas consultas das informações, otimo para sistemas de vendas pdv usado em todos os aplicativos de sistemas de vendas ate web sites que usamos todos os dias.

Cons

o preço da licença poderia ser mais acessivel e ter no idioma portugues otima ferramenta para SGBD mantendo a integridade das informações.

Alternatives considered

[Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.capterra.com/p/1417/SQL-Server/)[PostgreSQL](https://www.capterra.com/p/48791/PostgreSQL/)

Reason for choosing MySQL

ja conhecia a ferramenta desde a faculdade em 2014, teste outras versoes como sqlite, postgresql, e vou acompanhando as novas versções assi vejo qual a que mais atende a minha necesidade do meu projeto recomendo otima ferramenta.

Review Source

Rajshekhar S.  
Student  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MySQL - a necessary database for your projects"

November 7, 2020

4.0

I worked with MySQL as a beginner in database management. This is not a complex software therefore it helps me learn SQL really fast.

Pros

First of all it is an open source database. It provides multiple software for different needs. It has its own workbench which allows us to do our work without writing a single commands of SQL.

Cons

It is not as secure as oracle database because there is only a single user in MySQL, commands like grant does not work with it. since it is open source there is no community support.

Review Source

Ajay B.  
Digital Marketing  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MySQL (One of the best database software)"

April 17, 2022

5.0

It is the one of the best database management soy I have been used. Since I have use this software I don't to choose any other

Pros

The main thing I like about this software is it's easy to use and it help to manage every database. It's the one of the best database software for me.

Cons

The least thing about this software is it's GUI not that much good/ upgraded.

Review Source

VR

Verified Reviewer  
Software Engineer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Widely used relational database service."

December 27, 2021

4.0

MySQL is the best option for general purpose software systems. It gives you the functionality you need with a lot of community support.

Pros

MySQL is the world's most popular relational database service. So, there is a lot of community support for anyone out there trying to solve a problem using it. This also means that it has ORM support for many different frameworks, making the development process faster and more streamline. Add to this the fact that MySQL is free for community use and you've got yourself a solid relational database service for almost all use cases.

Cons

Although MySQL is suitable for most use cases and is easy to use, it does have some limitations when compared to other database services out there. If your use case relies heavily on analytical functionality then MySQL is probably not the right option. MySQL also lacks certain data types that exist in other database services.

Review Source

DB

Diego B.  
Lead Incident Manager  
Telecommunications  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Free to use Database enginge!"

June 12, 2022

4.0

I have been working with MySQL long enough, and so far it has exceeeded my expetations

Pros

It's a powerfull database engine, very similar to Oracle or Sql Server, and it is free!!! Very essy to administrate with am user friendly GUI

Cons

It takes a while to get used to some command, which are different to ORACLE Databases

Reason for choosing MySQL

The main reason was the price, that it was free to use

Review Source

Saidu A.  
Blogger  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MySql Database: The Best Database Management System"

December 25, 2018

5.0

I have been using mysql for sometime now and i really enjoy working with it because it's fast, reliable and can do almost any kind of work that is required of it, although many database management systems are created lately but i still prefer mysql over them.

Pros

MySql Database is a database management system that deals with storing, structuring and presenting data, it can be used as in embedded system just like in java programming language and can be used on client/server side such as with php scripting language, what makes mysql so interesting unlike other languages is it's english like structure, it was built by oracle and i will be giving them 5 stars on scaling for its simplicity, readability and the ability to accomplish any kind of storing and retrieving of data.

Cons

Well there isn't much about the cons from my experience, what i noticed and i think might be the only problem is that it sometimes lag when you have high write and read ratios, what i mean technically is that too much operations at a time slows it down.

Review Source

Mrinmai S.  
Freelancer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Simplest RDBMS for web apps"

August 19, 2022

4.0

Pros

There are a lot of features to like, but the best one for me is the simplicity of use. Whenever I am developing a web application and if I need a backend for it, I always look for MySQL because it is very simple to use and access, and it saves my lot of time. Also a variety of code packages easily support MySQL.

Cons

Even though MySQL is a great RDBMS software. But it would be great if I could a choose custom port every time I want to run MySQL instead of fixing it to a single port. But this is not a deal breaker, but it would be a great feature.

Review Source

MIKHAIL K.  
Freelancer  
Internet  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "De-facto standard in industry"

February 26, 2019

5.0

I use it as primary DB solution in large number of own and my customers projects.

Pros

That is the classic, just can't imagine web development without MySQL. Despite nowdays there are plenty of other modern SQL and NoSQL solutions, MySQL is still one of basic tool, allowing to implement and deploy solution of any size, from amateur projects to enterprise-grade. Well-known DB platform with proven architecture and design, well-documented, open source, has huge community - it would be right choice in many cases.

Cons

Lacking of some features compared to closest competitor, PostgreSQL, like SQL windowing, full outer joins, materialized views etc.

Review Source

VR

Verified Reviewer  
Software Developer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Database system for open source projects"

September 14, 2018

4.0

I was using this database system with my PHP aplications. I really did not encounter a lot of problems, for me it was just smooth relationship. It was allways easy to set up and get running. Performance was never big issue. It is also true that I didn't build large applications where scalability is issue and I heard about scalability problems with MySQL. But from my point of view - I can really recommend this database system to everyone.

Pros

Open source software (yes, I am a fan) Huge community Really simple to use with PHP and other languages Performance, although MariaDB is ahead Widely used

Cons

Hard to scale Owned by Oracle - I heard about a lot of problems with bugfixes and patches Not driven by community, but Oracle

Review Source

Jorge M.  
Ingeniero de sistemas  
  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "It is a management system that allows you to modify your source code since your open source software"

March 6, 2018

4.0

Its main benefit is its ease to handle it. You can build and interact with a MySQL database, following simple rules in the SQL language that is the standard language. It can be executed in many systems since it is compatible with many systems.

Pros

allows applications written in various programming languages to access their databases, thanks to its proven performance, reliability and ease of use, it is a database option for web-based applications due to its low concurrency in the modification of data and the environment is intensive in reading data, which makes MySQL ideal for this type of applications, is an alternative as an integrated database, distributed by thousands of ISV and OEM.

Cons

It causes integrity problems in highly concurrent environments at the time of modification. It has problems with the security vulnerability which arises because there is an encryption standard that can be used within a procedure stored in the database. In turn A large percentage of MySQL utilities are not documented and The size of the MySQL database can not work efficiently with large database. It also supports the declaration of foreign or foreign keys in the creation of tables.

Review Source

Michele S.  
Web developer  
Internet  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "The best database platform ever for the web"

January 12, 2020

5.0

It has always been our database platform since PHP is our language. In so many different web application we have always been fine with MySQL behind the scene

Pros

Stable since... ever! There is nothing better than a platform you can trust on. It was this way in 2005 when I started working on it, through the PHP interface to produce the web, and it is this way now. So many other, and different, technologies we have now to develop the web but, server-side, nothing is better than MySQL database to trust on

Cons

Sometimes it's difficult to find a good and practicle example about what you need to develop and you have to take your time to test and best practice

Review Source

Elliott L.  
Developer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Most tried and tested relational database engine"

February 13, 2019

5.0

I have learned a great deal of transferable skills from using mySQL as a database engine and I will continue using it in the future.

Pros

Infinitely scale-able and very fast. Supported by all major hosting providers. Huge online community which makes it very easy to find solutions to problems you don't know the answer to. Documentation is exhaustive and the engine is still being maintained so new features get introduced regularly.

Cons

It is hard to set up for non-developers. Steep learning curve for non-devs. There are alternatives like mariaDB and postgresql which offer more recent features. I still use mySQL all the time for new projects though.

Review Source

ET

Eric T.  
Vendor Management Analyst  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Oracle MySQL is good, but not great."

February 28, 2022

4.0

Overall experience is a positive one. Needs to be a tad bit more user friendly in my opinion (example is saving files as .sql file types to use later) is not very intuitive. Before I figure this out, I was saving all my SQL's in Notepad .txt files for future use.

Pros

I really like that in the connections tab, I am able to see all the tables for the database connection I am connected to, and when clicking on any of the table names, it provides a great overview of each column and the properties for each column.

Cons

File saving option for .sql file types. Using the file save as feature is not very understandable as it was in other software I use. Also could use some defaults for SQL parameters such as expanding the IN statement to be more than 1,000 values.

Switched from

[Vantage](https://www.capterra.com/p/133231/Teradata-Database/)

The company I was hired at doesn't use Vantage by Teradata, they instead use MySQL from Oracle

Review Source

GO

Griffins O.  
Systems Administrator  
Food Production  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Definitely worth it"

September 13, 2023

5.0

Am majorly using SQL for back up and recovery since SQL can handle large volumes of data.

Pros

It is easy to create new tables and easily allows to drop previously defined tables. Plus no long lines of codes are required, just use of basic key words like;SELECT and UPDATE

Cons

SQL databases can be complex to set up and manage, requiring one to be highly skilled to be able to manage/create databases.

Review Source

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