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# Page 31 - Reviews of MySQL

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Nitya K.  
Email Marketing Manager  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "MySQL best tool for Database Management"

April 1, 2022

4.0

Pros

MySQL is high performing database management tool. It is highly secure platform. It had capability to handle large data files. With MySQL we can store and manage data efficiently. It is open source platform.

Cons

Limited developing and debugging tool compared to others. It Does not support very big data files. Poor user interface.

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Malik W.  
Data Analyst  
Research  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MySQL"

May 24, 2022

5.0

Pros

This software is available to all users for free.

Cons

There are no big complaints for me with this.

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VR

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

### "Really fast relational database solution"

July 17, 2019

5.0

The databases for any types of configuration is based off MySQL (since it is relational and very robust)

Pros

It is very useful that it integrates directly with phpmyadmin. Fetches are faster compared to most noSQL.

Cons

The user facing UI is a little outdated and could be improved.

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CC

Christopher C.  
CEO  
Music  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MySQL Database Review"

January 12, 2022

5.0

Overall, MySQL has been a reliable database. I use it daily for my customers to connect to the host server. I would recommend MySQL to anybody that needs a reliable database.

Pros

MySQL makes our applications run smoother and faster than other databases. Once installed, it has been very reliable on all Windows.

Cons

One of the most annoying features of MySQL is it is not user-friendly. It can be difficult to install. And for our customers to connect their broadcasting software to the host, MySQL should be easier to install.

Reason for choosing MySQL

It seems to be more reliable.

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FB

Frank B.  
EVP  
Computer & Network Security  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MySQL"

September 24, 2020

4.0

Overall experience was that this is a good product to work with, it has matured to a strong solutions for SMB/SME's clients and companies. The community page is a very strong asset when you decide to move forward with this solution.

Pros

One of the TOP three Open-Source database applications in the market place. This product has been the back-end staple for many different applications, such as CRM, Email Server, back-end for web applications just to name a few. This product is easy to work with, with a large community supporting the product. And what I believe a very large corporate ecosystem that is currently running the product in both test and product environments.

Cons

Originally when the product first came out was basically all open-source community support. So it took a little time to get up to speed. But the MySQL community has still been supporting and making constant improvements to the application.

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CS

Chitrang S.  
Software Engineer  
Telecommunications  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Most popular and efficient database"

March 21, 2023

4.0

It is a boon for the noobs especially college students, who can get access to it at cheap rates and also try different things to learn DBMS. Its inter-operability with other software is also commendable.

Pros

It is the most accessible database, I have been using since my college days. Easy to use, secure data storage, backup and restore are some of the necessary functions provided at cheaper rates. It has inter-operability over various OS like Windows, Linux, etc.

Cons

User interface can be improved a bit as it is provided with just a basic one. Also, sometimes queries take a bit longer time to execute. Otherwise, it is a great database tool.

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Amisha C.  
HR  
Human Resources  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Manage your database freely and free."

May 17, 2019

5.0

1\. It is good enough to meet all my requirement relate to my projects.

Pros

1\. The first thing i like the most is that it is easily available and open source that you can easily install and start managing your database. 2 Almost supported by all the operating system and available in all the server like MAMP, WAMP, XAMPP etc. 3. Functionality of exportation and importation of your database and even a single table is damn easy and you can also import/export your database in different format.

Cons

1\. It should be more organized for procedure and functions to manage your data.

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Victor Ignacio Jesus R.  
Database administrator  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "The most friendly relational database management system"

July 9, 2021

5.0

Pros

The simplicity to understand how it works, if you are a beginner in the database world, this is the best option to start, you can understand how it works a relational database, how to make querys, how to see your data and a lot more. Depending the platform where you use it, like phpmyadmin, it teach you all you need to learn with explications very well redacted. Also has conectivity with all you need, you are testing a script in python, c,c++,php, etc? easy to connect, you want to connect with another database like sqlserver, oracle? it has a lot of tutorials and ways to do it.

Cons

When the database its very big, its starts to be complicated, more slow, some querys almost impossible to do and in security, its not the most secure database

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Cyber Security Analyst  
Management Consulting  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Manage your databases with MySQL"

December 30, 2018

5.0

I have used MySQL more than 3 years, in my university assignment all done with MySQL. This is a very good software to manage our databases.

Pros

MySQL is free open source database management system, it runs on Linux, Windows And UNIX, we can create databases using phpMyAdmin and it help us to Insert, update, delete our data in tables. We can run queries and can get any data from tables. MySQL most of the associate with web applications’.to start the MySQL, we have to start WAMP or XWAMP server, after that we can start our MySQL. MySQL runs apache server and it contains PHP.

Cons

MySQL not supports for large databases, it is the only issue for me when using MySQL

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JM

Jean-Baptiste M.  
Developpeur  
Information Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "La référence des SGBDR"

November 15, 2023

5.0

Pros

MySQL est un outil extrêmement complet permettant de gérer les bases de données de mes applications. Il est robuste et efficace.

Cons

Je n'ai pas d'avis négatif sur ce logiciel.

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CRdS

Christian Radoll da S.  
Programmer  
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great tool for database management and maintenance."

October 20, 2020

5.0

Pros

Syntax easy to understand and usually comes pre-installed on hosting servers. As the source code is open, we can make the necessary customizations. Integration with software development technologies, in most cases, is simple to do. Through tables and data, it is possible to avoid data redundancy. It performs well with small and large scale applications.

Cons

The visual interface for accessing data could be improved. Online support was unable to resolve a query issue we had.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
PHP Technical Project Lead  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "It is an excellent database"

March 21, 2018

4.0

Pros

It is very fast and easy to use, it permit to realize transnational querys, the database can perform thousands of transactions in a second.

Cons

I do not like the interface, I think it can be improved a lot, sometimes it get slow with bit querys.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Software Engineer  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Excelent"

November 15, 2018

5.0

In my university I have used MySQL as our database most of the projects. In my final research also I have used this.

Pros

A good relational database. This is very easy to use and interfaces are not much comlicated

Cons

Sometimes I have faced some difficulties to import CSV file.

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Nathan M.  
Senior Software Engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "For Compatibility It Works Well"

May 2, 2019

5.0

I no longer use MySQL as my db of choice when developing but my experience has really never been negative.

Pros

MySQL is probably the most compatible database software there is. It supports numerous operating systems and languages. Server side scripting is easy. It's just as granular with its rights system even if it doesn't conform to standard. It's developed by veteran database company, Oracle, and it's a great alternative to MS SQL. The hardware requirements are cheaper due to the multiple platform support.

Cons

The only thing I don't really like is the installing and configuring of separate clients to access the DB. Similar to Oracle, it's annoying.

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ES

Eric S.  
IT Manager  
Telecommunications  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Most known and used Databases out there"

June 16, 2021

5.0

Used to bring up information to users on websites quickly while protecting the data securely. I dont know of any database that can be spun up quicker and ready for use as quick as MySql.

Pros

Easy to use and intergrade with any software for fast database storage. MySql runs really quick under Windows or Linux.

Cons

Missing some high end features that Postgres provides in terms of records and keys when being called upon in programming.

Reason for choosing MySQL

programmers knowledge and understanding

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RR

Ricky R.  
Technology Lead  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Good Database software for all project needs"

January 30, 2022

5.0

Quick setup and easy to learn and apply software.

Pros

Open source software which meets all relational database needs for a project. Quick way to create tables , procedures, triggers,views etc. Easy to use functions in queries and data fetch. Import and export data.

Cons

No issues while using the database. Very good open source software

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JS

Joshua S.  
Director Of Development  
Financial Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MySQL is a good server infrastructure for small and medium data sets"

October 23, 2020

5.0

Pros

MySQL performs very good if server side requirements are not real time. It is very adaptive to object oriented programming. Other good aspect is it is quite easy to learn and it doesn't take that much time to explore the all possibilities it serves.

Cons

Since it it the most wide-spread database structure it is the most prone one to hacking. Additionally MySQL is not suitable for real time applications and database will restrict the scalability needs of the applications.

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VR

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

### "Open data table platform"

January 18, 2023

3.0

Pros

I used MySQL to learn the basis of SQL queries, really good, simple platform to learn to query

Cons

With most clients, you cannot run large queries and not hit a limit

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FN

Filip N.  
Big Data Developer II  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Best RDMBS out there"

September 24, 2020

5.0

Easy to install database with easy to find tutorials, that's free, robust, and very well documented.

Pros

It has great functionality for smaller data bases that need RDMBS. Nearly everybody uses it for testing, smaller modifications in the data model, or when installing for a localised development environment.

Cons

Sometimes it gets hard to find support for some specific issues. Also I've had some issues with merge join, hash join and similar SQL operations that degraded performance of the queries.

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Roberto P.  
Software Engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MySQL is easy to integrate with any solution you need"

May 27, 2019

4.0

I'm using to store user data and list of products. It's a simple solution that works very well.

Pros

Easy access, good comunity, easy integration. Secure option to use in web services.

Cons

Nothing to relate. MySQL can support my developed system with extreme efficiency.

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DR

David R.  
Full stack developer  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MySQL is an easy-to-use and flexible database"

December 6, 2019

4.0

I use it with WordPress and other coded applications on a daily bases. It solves the issue of saving information to a database. There are other solutions but MySQL checks all the boxes and makes it hard to switch.

Pros

I like that it is easy to interface with MySQL; there are always desktop applications on different OSes that allow access to databases as well as web-interfaces and the ability to code applications that use MySQL.

Cons

Sometimes, version conflicts can present issues. The built-in web application phpMyAdmin can be a bit clunky to use. There are ways to break databases or connections that require debugging. Older versions can be much slower than newer ones.

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Emmanuel K.  
GSM  
Computer & Network Security  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Meilleur outil de gestion de données"

October 13, 2023

4.0

Pros

Une application facile à utiliser et très efficace comme base de donnée pour les applications web, très satisfaisant

Cons

Bien qu'il soit gratuit certaines fonctionnalités sont très coûteux

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Amati Pettes, I.  
Digital Marketing Consultant  
Online Media  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Manual MySQL for WP"

December 10, 2020

5.0

I have used MySQL for creating a new database for all of my WordPress sites for over 10 years. I was taught to always create your database and not to use the automatic. You have more control over the installation of your site when you can manually set it up yourself.

Pros

Ease of use. I like that its so simple to use and easy for a newbie to setup every time yo need to create a new database for a website.

Cons

You need to make sure you follow all of the latest security measures to make sure your database is not hackable once setup.

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Ricardo O.  
Support Engineer  
Computer & Network Security  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Mysql is a great tool for your database"

February 22, 2022

5.0

The problems that have been had have been minimal, but I highly recommend using this program to manage your databases in an efficient way, it works with a wide range of programs, it is very flexible, you can use it from university projects to large company projects , there is extensive documentation and tutorials for its use, so learning to use it is not very complicated, totally recommended.

Pros

This great tool allows a great management of databases, it has a wide compatibility with different operating systems. It is also a great support point for setting up servers, backups and has wide compatibility with many programs. It allows you to have complex databases, allows you to manage them quickly and easily, and allows you to perform SQL queries that make database administration much easier.

Cons

I have had some of these problems - Problems with language encoding for example UTF-8, - Some date formats do not recognize - Java plugins are needed to make it work with some programs

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Prasuk D.  
Development Engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "School/College project, open-source project, enterprize project? It fits for all"

July 31, 2019

5.0

Pros

It's free to use which makes it available to all kind of audience. Easy to use. Proper documentation.

Cons

I did not like anything least about this software.

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