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# Page 17 - Reviews of MySQL

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Tarak S.  
Senior Research Engineer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Best relational database in the market"

February 9, 2020

5.0

It's the best SQL database out in the market. So it's my preferred database.

Pros

It's my favorite database of I'm planning a relational database solution for my application. It's easy to use and easy to maintain.

Cons

It's difficult to install on a Windows system and so It's better to use MySQL in unix environment which I think is a barrier.

Alternatives considered

[MongoDB](https://www.capterra.com/p/127374/MongoDB/)[PostgreSQL](https://www.capterra.com/p/48791/PostgreSQL/)

Reason for choosing MySQL

Ease of use and strong community

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
IT Manager  
Financial Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Ease of use"

June 16, 2021

5.0

Reporting on finances and CRM applications as well as mirroring.

Pros

Its easy to use and manage whether you have to do a backup migrate information ore replicate desired Data bases

Cons

There is not much that I don't like except that depending on your databases needs it has to be configured.

Reason for choosing MySQL

Open source and constant updated

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Jake T.  
Director of Development - Data Services  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "The industry standard open source relational database for a reason"

November 13, 2018

5.0

I use MySQL for my ad-hoc datawarehousing, a task for which its perfect--I didn't spend a lot of time managing or configuring the database and was up and running quickly with a relational database.

Pros

I'm a big proponent of using free and open source tools when available. MySQL is THE standard in relational databases AND it's open source. It's also free as in beer, which is a major plus. It's easy to install, doesn't take a lot of customization to get something usable and provides all the major features you might need.

Cons

It lacks window functions, which makes some analysis more diffult.

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Esra K.  
Cloud Solutions Manager  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Open source, compatible with almost all languages, best relational database in the market!"

January 17, 2018

4.0

As opposed to popular belief, MySQL can be used with large applications if you use the right optimization configuration and tools. It has been improved considerably and continues to develop new features.

Pros

I have been using MySQL since 2010 and didn't need to look for another database. It is very easy to use for beginners and very challenging to experienced ones once you dive into the depths of MySQL. If you want to build a simple website, do not think much and just begin with MySQL.

Cons

If you upgrade to new version accidentally without testing, you may expect some unpleasant suprises.

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Matheus A.  
Programador web  
Internet  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "One of the best relational database"

December 24, 2018

5.0

Pros

My company systems are based on the MySQL database and all its tools. These are great tools that we can use together. The core of the system is fast, dynamic and adaptive.

Cons

MySQL and its database manager (Workbench) is quite heavy, it becomes mailable to install on the server. Another negative factor is the default adaptation: The database since you install on any server, the configuration is the same on any server. That is, you need a DBA professional to perform the necessary settings for optimization for maximum server performance.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Network Security Intern  
Computer & Network Security  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Most efficient database management software"

December 29, 2018

4.0

I used MySQL for all my university projects and I have never encountered a single technical issue. Retrieving, altering data is really easy and fast.

Pros

What I really like about MySQL is its user-friendliness. Anybody can learn this software without spending much time. Creating databases and tables with MySQL is pretty easy and you can connect MySQL databases to any of your projects with any computer language very easily.

Cons

There is no negative points about this software. It is a good database management software that caters almost every database administator's needs.

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Janani S.  
Software engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "My sql review "

November 24, 2020

4.0

Overall my experience with the product is good. It serves the purpose.

Pros

Being an age old product it is still being widely used across several organizations and developers. The product is easy to use and the learning curve is low.

Cons

It can be improved by implementing features like intellisense similar to visual studio. Data migration can be made easier by implementing some functionality around it.

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Jeffrey S.  
Sr. Solutions Engineer  
Financial Services  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Cost effective relational database software."

March 14, 2020

4.0

MySQL has been developed over many years. It has a very large community of users. The documentation can be spotty at times but the overall cost and performance of the solution makes it a great option. It performs well and works with other products that offer support for it.

Pros

MySQL is an open source project which makes it very low cost to manage. It is also a very scalable platform that allows to it to successfully process a high volume of transactions. It is also easy to learn and easy to use as compared to other commercial database platforms.

Cons

Many enterprise packaged solutions, do not have support for it. These software products tend to support the commercial variations of relational databases such as Oracle and Microsoft SQL which carry a higher cost foot print.

Reason for choosing MySQL

We select it when a packaged application supports it and is forecasted to have medium to low transaction volumes.

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Alfredo Steve V.  
Arquitecto de Integración  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "I have used MySql on several projects, from college projects to large and complex enterprise ones"

June 12, 2018

5.0

Free to use and deploy, easy to learn and mantain, ideal for any development team, can easyly be used for small to large and complex project.

Pros

Mysql it's free to use, giving you the oportunity to develop and deploy any kind of software project easyly. It offers installers for all operative systems servers and cloud services. Really easy to deploy and maintain. It offers command line management, but Oracle also provides a management tool called Mysql Workbech which makes ot even easier to use. Almost all modern programming languages offer Mysql integration which makes it suitable for any development team regardless of the technology stack used. Also, since it's so widely used, it offers tons of online documentation that can help developers to solve any challenge they may have

Cons

There isn't much to dislike about MySql, some people may say graphics tools are not as mature as other database products,

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Fernando Z.  
Desenvolvedor de web site  
Program Development  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "It is a very important software for those who work at localhost"

March 26, 2021

5.0

In general it is great use for more than 15 years and I do not change for another one even with these details that I mentioned above

Pros

The installation is very simple, changing the php version is simpler, the options have evolved quite well with MYSQL

Cons

The version update is bad it should have an automatic update and to use in the HTTPS url for example just internally messing with his code

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GD

Gaetan D.  
Resource Manager  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MySQL : meilleur outil de gestion de base de données"

December 20, 2023

5.0

Pros

J’ai utilisé ce logiciel pendant 5 ans sans avoir un seul bug. J’avais de nombreuses base de données à gérer et les connections entre elles étaient simple. Les requêtes me permettaient de récupérer toutes les infos nécessaires et en cas de problème les restore étaient rapide et efficace.

Cons

La première approche est difficile, il faut insister car une fois maîtrisé c’est tellement plus simple pour trouver les infos cherché.

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Marcos B.  
Gte de Sistemas  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Simple but powerful database administrator"

July 19, 2018

5.0

Pros

It is one of the easiest database system to install and configure. It offers a very simple user interface, the time to learn how to use it is short. It is very efficient, fast, secure, reliable, with a great compatibility of simple and complex SQL queries. Integrable with most types of programming languages and operating systems.

Cons

I recommend it for databases that do not exceed 8TB, when databases are bigs tend to lose their efficiency compared to other database managers such as Oracle. The documentation is not very broad

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Pietro G.  
Developer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "The story of online databases"

March 15, 2022

5.0

Pros

It's free of use, a keepgrowing community of senior-juniors developers who helps you out with common problems and the fact that it's integrated almost anywhere

Cons

I have no specific comment about the lack of functionality

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PM

Philip M.  
Dev  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MySQL is powerful, flexible and a true RDBMS!"

August 16, 2018

5.0

I can say that MySQL is my favorite RDBMS because ever since I never had a problem connecting and designing my back-end. I don't want to consider any RDBMS because MySQL is a true definition of "flexible" RDBMS.

Pros

Who does not want free and open-source software? Who does not want RDBMS software that has the features of all database functions that you are looking for? I love MySQL very much because of its FOSS nature, flexibility, reliability and dependability. I always use MySQL in systems I am developing and designing regardless of the programming language. It's truly a powerful back-end applications that incorporate encryption to all important data of my database. I can assure that RDBMS has a property of ACID - atomicity, consistency, isolation and durability. All transaction-related tasks are safely executed.

Cons

Nothing! So far, I can have database connections perfectly fine with MySQL. I love also MySQL documentations and community support.

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VR

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

### "The best free RDBMS you'll find"

September 24, 2019

4.0

In my job as a software engineer, I use MySQL to quickly set up proof-of-concept data models. For smaller projects I will often stay with the MySQL backend, but if the project scales beyond a few hundred thousand records, I move to SQL Server. For small-to-medium sized projects with a few thousand records and fewer than 40 tables, MySQL hits that sweet spot.

Pros

What I like best about MySQL is the fact that, despite it being open-source and free, it forms the foundation of the popular LAMP stack used by so many open-source developers. It's the ideal database for small and SMB companies -- those looking to host their own RDBMS with minimal cost. It's also easy to install and configure, with a small disk and memory footprint.

Cons

I'm not crazy about the admin tools (being command-line), especially compared to the beast that is SQL Server Management Studio. Adding the third-party tool phpMyAdmin is essential to properly administer a MySQL instance.

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Aaron D.  
Owner  
Internet  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Standard for most web applications"

July 3, 2018

5.0

Powerful SQL database that powers a good chunk of the internet, from WordPress to custom PHP applications. Use it constantly!

Pros

MySQL is the database of choice for most content management systems (CMS) like WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, etc. It's a free, robust database that can handle a lot of data, is stable, and has a strong community with lots of online documentation and articles.

Cons

Doesn't have as many features as SQL Server or Oracle. Also isn't as fast as the spin-off database MariaDB. All in all though, a great solution that we use ALL the time!

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Miriam C.  
Mysql  
Telecommunications  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MYSQL"

February 23, 2019

5.0

Management of a large amount of data: personnel, activities for processing.

Pros

What I like most about this database manager, is that it is one of the best and most used in the world with extensive documentation and communities, handles large amount of data, functions, query and can be implemented with any project programming, has external tools to facilitate the modeling, fits my need and that of many in the world. Wordpress works exclusively with this manager. Speed, scalability and robuztez

Cons

From my experience it is a very complete tool.

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Muhammad Adil M.  
Technical Analyst  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MySQL"

July 10, 2021

5.0

One of the most popular DBMS which is widely used by big organizations just like Google, Amazon and LinkedIn. You can have all main features free of cost. Memory management of resources and CPU level is excellent.

Pros

Supports lots of programming languages and connection with other API. If you use structural query language than it the best DBMS in the market. Best solution and widely used for websites and online solutions.

Cons

Bit difficult of new comer to configure it right away. Sometimes it is very difficult to find any kind of solution for any issue or problem faced.

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Fernando L.  
Web Developer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Databases for beginners"

May 25, 2019

4.0

I'm developing web applications with it. I use it to develop locally because it is easy to implement and gives you a lot of control.

Pros

I like its simplicity, for beginners it is really one of the easiest tools to learn, it has a quite simple structure.

Cons

I think it has some interaction problems with laravel, specially with migration and the size of fields.

Alternatives considered

[MariaDB](https://www.capterra.com/p/132005/MariaDB/)

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VR

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

### "Easy to start with database for a light mobile app or web application"

September 30, 2020

4.0

Being a database developer and have exposure of heterogenous databases, MySQL will be my first choice if someone comes to with an idea and intend to build an app in no time. Time to market is very short with MYSQL as database.

Pros

There is no cost for its licensing. Easy to install and integrate it with your frontend. Best suit for a light mobile app or web application. Scalable and fast. you can scale it out once you start getting

Cons

Error messages are not well explanatory. If you are stuck with an issue, it is difficult to get a support. Not a wide spread community.

Review Source

DB

Debjit B.  
Freelancer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "My only reliable database server/software."

September 15, 2018

5.0

I love the open-source idea and there are lots of tutorials on how you can make things work. If you got an error you can search and get the result as quickly as possible. I have opensource MySQL GUI which workes very good. Mysql has lots of software and you can accomplish any work with them. It's simple and updated frequently which I love the most.

Pros

This is one of the software(RDBMS) I use on daily basis. My every work which need to store data is saved on this database server. It is really easy to set up, easy to use. Have lots of opensource database GUI/editor. As an opensource project it is secure and lots of tutorials. It is the best RDBMS available in the market and it's free of cost. You can use most of the software with MySQL as a database.

Cons

Mysql server needs a big (more than 512mb ram) amount of ram and IoT (Less ram) cant use my SQL as their primary database. The complexcity of this database a bit high. You need lots more knowledge then other to purform any task.

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Rocky K.  
Course Building Technologist and Business Coach on the Education Team  
E-Learning  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Solid database"

March 20, 2019

5.0

I use MyPHPAdmin to quickly view our MySQL database, and it's incredibly quick to visually see our data. I was able to show our semi-techie employees how it looks, and how to generate queries to create reports. The report-generating side is something anyone with a free weekend can quickly learn. It's awesome.

Pros

We use MySQL to manage our student backend. It's incredibly easy to set up tables of data, and even easier to update values. It's been reliable for more than 8 years, and there's no reason to migrate now.

Cons

Not much to dislike. I haven't found any bottlenecks for our use-cases.

Review Source

NN

Nick N.  
Systems Engineer  
Industrial Automation  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MySQL works perfectly for our applications"

November 4, 2021

5.0

Switching to MySQL from Microsoft SQL Server has been a great experience giving more reliability in our software package

Pros

It's easy to set up and get running without a lot of effort and runs relatively clean without a lot of system resources needed.

Cons

Some of the commands require a higher level of knowledge to work through than other products however these are typically not needed very often

Review Source

GN

Gareth N.  
Web Developer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "The only database you'll ever need"

September 15, 2019

4.0

I'm happy with MySQL, we use it on every single project and it just works. It's reliable and for the most part can be tweaked and configured to whatever we need it to do.

Pros

I like that MySQL is the go-to database for the tech stack that we use. MySQL has great references online as well as available for download, you also have years and years worth of community blogs, tutorials and support related forums. Any issue that you run into has mostly been solved many times over. I also like the fact that there are so many GUI's to use to make interacting with your database a breeze. You're spoiled for choice. The fact that you can use MySQL for 99% of use cases makes it an invaluable tool in your arsenal.

Cons

The only thing that I could fault it with is the errors thrown on malformed queries. If you've been writing queries long enough then you'd most likely spot the issues but having clear error messages would make life a whole lot easier.

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Zubair A.  
Computer Operator  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "One of the best relational database"

November 19, 2021

5.0

MySQL is a great database for smaller companies. It is very robust and secure. It supports many programming languages. It is a reliable database management tool, with a very robust and powerful database engine. It is simple to install, easy to configure and manage.

Pros

MySQL's performance is relatively easy to tune with simple configuration changes. MySQL is widely deployed in most of the servers, desktops and mobiles. MySQL is reliable with backup and restore capabilities. It has several features that are useful for high availability deployments.

Cons

MySQL is a very complete tool that offers a lot of different functionalities and rich in features, but in large projects it can have certain limitations, which can arise from the fact that this is a tool that has not been designed to handle large-volume data.

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