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# Page 18 - Reviews of MySQL

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Mayank M.  
Web Developer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "A must-have Database tool for web developers"

September 29, 2020

4.0

I'm using MySQL from over 5 years and I am pretty much satisfied with it. I did have experienced issues with MySQL over time but there are logical solutions present to overcome the situations. I will definitely recommend other developers to use MySQL in their projects.

Pros

One of the best thing about MySQL is that it's east to manage, migrate, and use when developing a software or website. MySQL made simple running database queries and performing database operations.

Cons

It's a bit slow when compared to other similar technologies like MariaDB. Ewspecially when a search operation performed in a medium sized database.

Alternatives considered

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

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Constantin Catalin S.  
Web Developer  
Information Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Is the Perfect Solution for Your Website Databases"

February 23, 2021

5.0

It is perfect to use for hosting your website databases on a server, been using it mostly with Ubuntu and Centos OS.

Pros

I like it is easy to use and you can set it up fast on a linux server without going through a tedious process.

Cons

It works perfectly, is harder to move your database with the Export function in PhpMyAdmin if it's too big but that can be solved if you transfer at server level.

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Mike M.  
Founder & CEO  
Motion Pictures and Film  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great database management system. Working for our business for almost a decade"

March 25, 2022

5.0

Pros

I like the open source community of mysql, as it relates to our WordPress sites. It makes managing the databases easier and more safe/secure.

Cons

Some of the usage is complex for a non-technical person like me.

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Abhinav B.  
Associate Software Integrator  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Review on MySQL"

February 5, 2021

5.0

I am used MySQL for providing dynamic content and saving data of my PHP applications. Its solve the my data handling problems and help storing the data.

Pros

Its best database used with web application based on PHP,.net applications. Its support SQL procedure language. Its is very easy to use.

Cons

Its require training before use. Training is expensive for MySQL because it require learning before use.

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Daniel T.  
Diseñador Instruccional | Experto Elearning  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### " The most used database manager"

June 11, 2018

5.0

For more than 5 years since I started programming, I have developed all my systems using MYSQl database manager with excellent results due to its high query speed.

Pros

The best thing is its stability, every time they release a new version, I can be sure that it is reliable to update my system. It has maintained its database structure and interface in a similar way for many years

Cons

One disadvantage is that it is a little difficult to locate the documentation of some functions, but there is a large free community that respects the development and update.

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dan vincent T.  
Fullstack Web developer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Mysql Review"

March 23, 2019

5.0

It is really good and helpful. the queries are not that hard, easy to use. stable, fast, can solve difficult problems in terms of data manipulation on query

Pros

It is the fastest of all relational dbms for me. it supports functions, procedures and triggers, views and transaction support. very stable and secured. also the mysql pooling and clustering is very powerful. Also joining is great.

Cons

just only one. it has scalability issues in terms of the amount of data it can carry. i think 15,000 records plus is not very good amount to have in mysql.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Head of IT  
Retail  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great database management system"

April 21, 2022

5.0

Amazing! It's a great DB management system and completely free of charge.

Pros

Free, easy to use and set up, easy to integrate with virtually any language and framework, and easily scalable.

Cons

Beware of feature-breaking updates. They exist and can be very dangerous!

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vikas S.  
Linux admin  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "The stability, performance, and scalability "

May 29, 2023

5.0

Pros

MySQL is incredibly quick and effective. To enable quick query execution and data retrieval, it uses a variety of optimisation techniques, including indexing, query caching, and query optimisation. Additionally, MySQL enables effective resource management, guaranteeing that the system can handle heavy traffic loads and big data quantities.

Cons

Limitations on Complex Query Supportand also not provide some of the more sophisticated capabilities offered in commercial database systems

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IO

Ivis O.  
Supply Chain Planner  
Textiles  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Why My SQL? "

April 25, 2022

5.0

My experience has been very good. The add-in with MS Excel has helped me a lot and has helped me to have easy access to the database and has helped me a lot in my professional growth.

Pros

The software is stable, very accurate, and fast (depending on the hardware you have). I have no complaints, it delivers what it promises and it is open-source software and opens for anyone to use. I highly recommend it if you are looking to be a Data Analyst; SQL is a must-have and fundamental skill.

Cons

Installation can be tricky. I recommend following a video tutorial.

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ANKUSH A.  
Software Engineer  
Internet  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MySQL was the first database I used and it's still the beast"

February 28, 2019

5.0

Pros

Every year so many databases come and go but MySQL still rocks in industry. If you want to use transaction based database, don't think there is better choice. ACID compliance makes it reliable and performance is obviously awesome if you have good indexing. There are many tips and tricks to make it more efficient but that's very subjective to use case.

Cons

MySQL is great and nothing against the software. Only it's now owned by Oracle while Postgre is getting pretty popular and open source alternative as well.

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Jorgen P.  
Manager of Technical Operations  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Decent DB for Small-Medium size applications"

December 3, 2019

4.0

MySQL is a great place to start for a SQL database, but as your database grows MySQL starts to show it's flaws. I'd much rather use PostgreSQL for any new project where I anticipate the database growing large.

Pros

Ease of use in installation and administration Great tools are built for MySQL (MySQL Workbench being a great one) Almost universally found and supported.

Cons

Hot-backups require a 3rd party plugin. Performance using the default InnoDB engine is weak. Not built for large-scale enterprise applications. No eventual-consistency multi-master replication.

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PS

Pranay S.  
Software Engineer  
Computer Hardware  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Useful tool to maintain structured data"

August 12, 2022

5.0

Pros

Very easy and convenient to use and very secure

Cons

initial setup could be a hassle sometimes

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Software developer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Great database engine"

October 18, 2020

3.0

Has met all our expectations for the projects in which we have chosen it. Its graphical interface allowed us, as newbies, to inspect the data and debug easily. I'd recommend this database engine for small/medium projects.

Pros

We start using mysql because it comes with PHP. It's a very nice database engine to start developing because its graphical interface is useful and allows you to make modifications without using the console, which is great for newbies.

Cons

The bad point is the performance when having large and complex projects with high volume data operations, requiring high speed, reliability and scalability in both reading and writing data. I'd prefer other alternatives such as postgresql for that projects.

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Pavol R.  
Java developer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great also for commercial projects"

April 7, 2021

4.0

MySQL is a very powerful database but sometimes it gets reputation of being suitable only for small or personal projects. I can say that I've been using it on a project with high-load and high-availability setup and would chose it again over other, paid products.

Pros

Great database for open-source but commercial products as well. It has very good performance and lots of additional features (like log-based replication) included without additional cost. I've been using MySQL since my early software developer days and whenever there's an option I prefer using it over Oracle DB.

Cons

This has been a perfect product, but I have my doubts about adding new features - especially since when Oracle bought it. There're also some issues when it comes to handling some low-level replication and using it across multiple operating systems/platforms.

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Alberto N.  
System Engineer  
Hospital & Health Care  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "My opinion about MySQL"

March 2, 2019

5.0

One of our principal software is NextLab, and we administrate our databases with MySQL, by now we don't have problems with the database even with more than 100 recurrent users and more than 10 attention points around the country, we made QA test about it and works perfectly for a medium company 500 – 1000 employees.

Pros

It is an open source solution, fast to execute lot of operations (depends of your hardware too), it is easy to configure for people who now about IT, it is great to use with web apps, and is GPL.

Cons

Part of the functionality it is not supported by a good official documentation that help you with problems so you have to search in google, or YouTube about tutorials with hope, it is not friendly as Access for example.

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AH

Andrew H.  
Senior Software Engineer  
Retail  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MySQL has changed the world... seriously"

January 2, 2020

5.0

Many of us developers owe our experience to MySQL. It gave us our start and can keep up with us as we grow as well.

Pros

There are haters of just about anything, but those who wish to hate on MySQL are having a harder and harder time these days. There's a ton of functionality packed into MySQL. The ability to change storage engines rewrites the rules of what the database can support at the click of a button. This, in my opinion, is one of the most distinguishing features MySQL has to offer. Partitioning, full-text indexing, and extensive features are present for those that want to dive deep into optimization and performance. All of that aside, the main use-case is simple: simple databases for millions of apps.

Cons

There's a lot of forks and versions. This is good and bad. The good is that the community supporting it is vibrant and active. The downside is there's a lot of features/compatibility to keep track of.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
CEO  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Very powerful DBMS"

April 5, 2018

5.0

Pros

Open source, so there are no licensing fees. Very widely used so there is an abundance of online resources to assist with setup, config, troubleshooting, etc. continuously being improved. Large number of features like replication, point in time recovery, etc

Cons

Most server that run mySQL restrict access from outside ip address. You have to whitelist the foreign ip and most of the time it is quite complicated when you want to establish stable connection with interface outside localhost of the database.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
IT Systems Administrator  
Hospitality  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "A staple for medium duty SQL needs"

January 12, 2021

4.0

MySQL is great when used correctly and the price is hard to beat. I would steer away from it if you are doing high availability or transactional type work.

Pros

In general with medium duty needs that don't need enterprise uptime, I like to use MySQL. It is free, so thats a huge bonus and easy to set up. Great for web server needs and data logging.

Cons

For transactional databases, MySQL doesn't have the redundancy and uptime features that I would like to see. For enterprise transactional systems, I tend to lean more toward PostGres or MSSQL.

Alternatives considered

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

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JM

Julián M.  
Fullstack developer  
Financial Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "A Free, secure and stable database manager that could be used by any project, of any type"

April 29, 2021

4.0

MySQL filled all the needs I had in almost all my company's projects, since simple task like basic queries, to complex deployment and architectures like data replication, mirroring, etc.

Pros

The best feature of this software is the stability and robustness of a database management system, for free. We use complex deployments that requires replication and synchronization, and Mysql works fluently and quickly even in this high-loaded scenarios.

Cons

You don't have any type of support, which may be bad if your intention is to use it in a critical application. Of course you can use it, but in case you need some monitoring or performance analysis, you can't do it unless you buy the enterprise edition, but this is complex because you have a lot of options to buy and it can lead to buy an option that may don't work in your case.

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Yana P.  
QA  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Very convenient tool to work with"

June 4, 2020

5.0

It is easy to use, nice design, fast working, many different functions and options that allow user to check DB's more precisely .

Pros

I'm using daily mySql at work as a tester I have to check our DB and verifying that there is no errors, so for me it is very convenient, quick, stable and pretty easy tool to use. I can do restoring, updating, deletion and other options there.

Cons

Don't find any drawbacks in mySQL it is always works quick for me, very convenient and full packed with different options that i can do for checking our DB.

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Nick W.  
Solution Architect  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "The best database solution for my needs"

June 3, 2021

5.0

I needed a local database to store data and metadata - mySQL give me all of this and more.

Pros

MySQL is portable across different operating systems and really easy to download, install and configure.

Cons

I feel that for many years it was not evolved, but since Oracle acquisition more investment has been made.

Alternatives considered

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

Reason for choosing MySQL

easy to install and configure

Switched from

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

Moved from windows to MACOS

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Bimal S.  
Web Developer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Awesome tool for data storage and management"

April 8, 2022

5.0

Pros

MySQL offers easy integration to any website. Being an IT company, our company needs a platform to store all our client's data in a secure platform. In this case, MySQL comes to the rescue. It is a fast, secure, and flexible database tool.

Cons

MySQL sometimes takes a lot of server resources and causes the server to freeze. This is the only thing that I like least about this software.

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Shubhangi S.  
System Engineer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Visual database design tool"

December 18, 2019

5.0

Handling, integrating and visualising the database structure.

Pros

1\. The ease of use to access the several databases 2. Support for Extended Entity Relationship (EER) diagrams 3. Very easy to define and alter tables 4. The overall environment for development and administration

Cons

1\. Handling large SQL scripts: Running any large query with more than a thousand results sometimes crashes the application. Killing the application from Windows Task Manager is the only solution. 2. UI could be better and uncluttered

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Rajpreet K.  
Software Developer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MySql - Used by most popular Websites"

February 17, 2019

4.0

Not only it works well with low business units nut also do well with high scale needs for the organisation. Its highly recommended for personal and corporate use.

Pros

MySQL is a free open source database management system for relational data. It works on most of the platforms like Window, Linux, macOs, iOS. mySql is the part of the Lamp(Linux Apache MySql PHP/Perl/Python. Moreover it comes in Enterprise and open source verions.

Cons

While it support multiple storage engines but full functionality may not work in other engines than default.

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Paul Z.  
Owner and Creative Force  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "An excellent, easy to use database"

February 26, 2018

4.0

An excellent database my customers can afford to buy to work with my products.

Pros

The ease of working with the data makes MySQL one of my preferred databases. That there is a free license for certain customer types is also a benefit

Cons

The user interface would be better if I could query multiple sets and see them in the same pane rather than have multiple panes. Other providers allow for multiple sets in the same pane. Also, I am not a fan of the backups. Text based files created with the data is not my preferred way

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