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Rui R.  
Software Developer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Mysql Review"

September 16, 2023

4.0

MySQL has been integral in adressing our data management needs, ensuring data integrity within budget. Its reliability and scalability have streamlined development and helped us efficiently solve business problems related to data storage and retrieval.

Pros

It's a reliable database system that can scale well, both vertically and horizontally, allowing business to grow their application without major disruptions. Has a large and active user community where you can find a wealth of resources and third-party tools to help. The fact that is open-source is a big factor.

Cons

Complex configuration and lack of some advance features and functionality, especially in areas like analytics and reporting. Enterprise-level support can be costly.

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AK

Aivar K.  
Administrator and owner  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Balanced solution for most use cases"

August 27, 2021

5.0

It takes some time to become good at properly configuring it and designing data structures, but once you do, it can handle unbelievable and complex loads.

Pros

Large and experienced community. Any question you have - someone has already asked it and received a good answer. Unbeatable stability. Decent performance. Keeps improving over the years without many breaking changes. You can be almost sure that code written 10, 15 years ago will work in the newest versions.

Cons

Misconfiguration can lead to freezes and crashes, default configs aren't a good choice in most cases. Takes a long time to restart. SQL will not perfectly match your project logic - you have to learn to think in SQL if you want to have a data architecture that works well.

Alternatives considered

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

Reason for choosing MySQL

I have considered using MongoDB for Node.js projects, as the native data structure makes the development easier, but in my experience, it was too unstable, and performance in complex loads is not a strong suit of NoSQL.

Switched from

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

MySQL has better performance with mixed loads. Postgres administration tools aren't as good as phpMyAdmin.

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AAA

Adonay Andres A.  
CTO  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Still good after lots of years"

June 12, 2020

4.0

I've been using MySQL for 12+ years. It was great then and it's great now. Lots of features have been added and query speed has been improved by a lot. Since it's a software that has been around us for many years, I insist, the backwards compatibility isn't the desired one, all the needed adjustments to datasets generated in old versions (that are still running in production environments) rely on the dba. Would be great if there could be a utility that handles that.

Pros

I like that it has a community edition which allows to get the software for free with community support. In the case of red hat/CEntOS host, a repository settings can be added and the installation is pretty straightforward. As long as it is correctly setup according to the server resources and expected demand, it runs pretty fast, it is stable and supports lots of connections.

Cons

I feel that it has been starting to loose its backwards compatibility. If you need to use a previous feature, for example, if you want to use the mysql native password, now you need to specify it when creating a user, otherwise, it won't work straightforward with most CMS software. Also, as some datatypes are being improved (which should be a nice to have feature), when migrating to a newer version, restoring a dump can turn into a headache. The users model have also changed, so, if you had a very large users set, you have to do some work to make it work again in newer versions.

Alternatives considered

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

Reason for choosing MySQL

Because the ease in the installation and setup process. Also at some point, MySQL integrated spatial support which was the only reason for us to keep PostgresSQL instances.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Sr. Software Engineer  
Automotive  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MySQL is the best all around DBMS for teams with minimal investment"

July 23, 2023

4.0

Generally positive. For beginners, it's an excellent solution. For more advanced users, I would consider Postgres or MongoDB for a more scalable option.

Pros

It's scalable and highly compatible with lots of programming languages. The syntax follows standard SQL; there is plenty of documentation online for finding out exactly how to write queries. MySQL is easy to spin up in the cloud or on a web host of any size.

Cons

Store Procedures. I kind of wish they wouldn't make these anymore, because they're hard to debug and rarely work. Also, table COLLATION is almost impossible to migrate. Backups are kind of iffy.

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AP

Ayesh P.  
Engineering student  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "MySQL for Software Developer "

August 10, 2020

5.0

Overall MySQL is very good data base platform for any one who getting start with programing database software specialy for beginners to get familiar with data base software.Good service and worth for every money you spent on it.Highly Recommended

Pros

MySQL is very fameous data base software.It is a first data base software which I use to develop my first POS system program.It was recommend by my friend and he said that it is very fast and reliable data base program but also it is very simple to understand and work with it.There for I choosed it and he said true.It is very easy to learn and work with it and I simply got familiar with it in a small time.I very like it simplicity and can highly recommend for any one who looking for a data base software to do their software developments.And also MySQL can operate within from many programing languages and I used JAVA to program my software so it need small library to import to the JAVA program and with that it can operate very fastly from using simple codes.MySQL also can operate from many coding IDEA l platforms like Visual Code , NetBeans or InteliJ and it become very helpful feature to make working easy with MySQL.MySQL is the very fast and reliable data base software I ever used and it get well fitted with my programs. There for it helps to work fast your software and there for I think using MYSQL is a good investment for developing a software.

Cons

Mainly MuSQL is my favorite data base software and I havent many drawbacks of it.I think it is better to replace more user ffriendly commands in MySQL library for JAVA.Some times it get tricky to some commands in MySQL from JAVA by using the library.But it is not a big deal.Many Programing softwares are suggest many programing key words ttherefore coding is getting very easy.But when getting to code MySQL commands , some programing platforms were unable to suggest key words and cods ththerefore I think that must be improve more.Considering security I heard that there are many more secured data base software in the feild.So I suggest to improve the security of MySQL data base.

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LC

Luis C.  
CEO  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Work with SQL Power with low cost"

April 26, 2024

4.0

It enough for my databases and more simple than the others

Pros

Works ok and is simple to use. The most important is a low-cost SQL solution

Cons

Some commands are not equal to other SQL platforms.

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MS

Maha S.  
Assistant Professor  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MySQL: A Popular RDBMS for Teaching Database Concepts"

August 2, 2023

4.0

Great experience using MySQL for teaching database concepts for undergraduate and graduate students.

Pros

The main feature that I cherish in MySQL is the ability of my students to deploy it locally without the complexities of intricate configurations and deployment mechanisms. I used MySQL as part of the Bitnami WAMP stack (MariaDB is now packaged in Bitnami) to get a complete server bundle that is easy for students to deploy and configure. Before I relied in my teaching on a networked Oracle installation that was not that performance efficient and didn't give students the chance to configure the server environment. Moreover, with a networked configuration testing various SQL concepts would be a bit complex compared to having a local database installation.

Cons

Changing the open-source license by Oracle was a bit disappointing. MariaDB is a kind of open-source alternative to MySQL with very similar features and architecture.

Switched from

[Oracle Database](https://www.capterra.com/p/5938/Oracle-Database/)

Easier to install and test with MySQL locally

Review Source

VR

Verified Reviewer  
Software developer  
Financial Services  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "My review Mysql"

November 7, 2022

4.0

Pros

Most liked is user interface, easy to use understanding fastely , best for data storage and alternate data, between the clients and organization level

Cons

Till now the experience was good. Yet sometimes it gets slow as more of the data present in the server. After purging it work properly

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Aníbal M.  
Programador  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MySQL is very fast and powerful for small and medium projects"

July 7, 2018

4.0

I have had many benefits of Mysql, my first mysql for professional use, I have installed many systems using Mysql from content managers to web applications made to measure, I have grown with mysql for many years using it both to work in companies and for particular jobs for companies. clients I have won the congratulations of my bosses as well as promotions and congratulations from my client for certain jobs

Pros

Mysql has been my favorite database since I started programming, it's easy to install, it's simple to find an application that connects to the database and do the administration in graphical mode, many content managers and e-commerce stores use mysql by default and has helped me carry out several projects, I like that most hosting providers have MySQL support at no additional cost. It is free this is important to reduce the costs in the projects. Mysql is certainly fast and light, the installation requirements are minimal and with few resources, I have used it in Windows and Linux without any problem in both, but the host operating system has never been a limitation and I use it in a Linux environment every time it's possible. Something I like a lot is the documentation that there is of all kinds, which helps the administration and the development of new applications.

Cons

I think that mysql needs to improve in terms of the variety of data types in other databases. I find more complex types of data that are sometimes necessary, another point that should be improved is the power of the procedures that I consider limited compared to those of others. Other brands. Since Oracle bought mysql, the community is not sure about the future of this software, so it has created mistrust in me and I do not like this.

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Yannick T.  
Concepteur  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Avis sur MySQL"

September 20, 2023

5.0

Mysql me permet de créer et d'administrer mes données au quotidien surtout il est très facile à utiliser sans compter qu'on importe et exporté facilement nos données

Pros

L'accès simultané aux mêmes données par plusieurs utilisateursOn a aussi l'import export des données

Cons

Il est vraiment Très coûteux pour nous les freelancers

Alternatives considered

[IntelliJ IDEA](https://www.capterra.com/p/136010/IntelliJ-IDEA/)[PHP Form Builder](https://www.capterra.com/p/198602/PHP-Form-Builder/)

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Daniel C.  
programmer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Starting My Database Journey with MySQL: Challenges and Comforts"

November 9, 2023

4.0

I began my university projects with this software, and at first, I had difficulty adapting to its tools, which were not very user-friendly. However, on the other hand, I feel comfortable knowing that my information is secure with the software. It is of good quality and security, and it has also been useful to me in data migration. I started my professional journey with this software, and it helped me learn the fundamentals of databases for my future projects.

Pros

I have been using it for a year, and I like its compatibility with various applications and its secure, reliable software for storing requested information. The best part is that it is scalable to use in small personal projects and can be scaled up for use in large organizations.

Cons

What I liked the least is that it can get confusing in many tools and can be challenging for new users who start using this software; it can be complicated.

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TA

Turan A.  
IT Admin  
Automotive  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "An unlimited world in the database"

July 26, 2023

5.0

MySQL can serve almost all users thanks to the multi-platform it supports. It has an easy and simple interface design. It provides an easy and efficient working environment thanks to its relational database feature. resource consumption is close to minimum considering the results it provides. free versions are also at a level that can meet almost all demands.

Pros

Compared to its competitors on the market, its free versions, multi-platform support and a powerful engine make it one step ahead of many software. It is ideal for integrating with other software in a much wider framework and communicating with data much faster, especially outside of patterns. Although it has minimum resource consumption, it offers maximum performance. A limited number of rows can process data without locking and deliver results quickly. In the paid versions, you can make transactions at the corporate level or commercially.

Cons

You should plan your preferences and needs well. If you cannot communicate well the session software and database software you will use, this may cause you problems. You should read the release notes well and activate the latest software.

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Ravindu J.  
Software Engineer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "A thought on MySQL"

July 31, 2019

5.0

As currently I have developed inventory system, clinic system, an backend application for a private company to manage huge no of memberships and ads, and a UK company for manage Business Name , Limited company, trademark and domain registrations and renewals. All of these used with mysql its those are running smoothly. Never had any headaches as through sql queries can manipulate easily and had fast responses for even complex queries and for huge no of data Frameworks used are spring boot and laravel.

Pros

Known and used by most people as most secure and reliable relational database management system. Accompanies 99.99% uptime. Nothing to fears as open source. Can have millions of helps through community. Offers a wide scope of high accessibility like cluster servers master slave replication. Provides high performance even for large volume projects. Growing and improving frequently. Best for cloud applications and big data applications. Supports by huge no of frameworks.

Cons

Red Hat Enterprise Linux, openSUSE, Fedora, Slackware Linux etc moved to MariaDB.

Alternatives considered

[MongoDB](https://www.capterra.com/p/127374/MongoDB/)[DBSync](https://www.capterra.com/p/181143/DBSync-for-MSSQL-MySQL/)

Reason for choosing MySQL

Relational Database, Free of charge, unlimited help from community. Light weighted, Supports by huge no of frameworks.

Review Source

MJ

Mark J.  
CEO  
Environmental Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MySQL is the father of database management system softwares."

June 3, 2023

4.0

Overall my company managed to keep up with all services we provide with the help of MySQL ,so it's fair to say that me as an admin I enjoyed using MySQL and monitoring my staff work.

Pros

Since it is open-source so the amount of options MySQL gives you is amazing.You can run it almost on every OS available.The updates are real and almost fixing every single issue the customer might have.

Cons

The debugging of any existed procedures might be difficult specially when using limited source machine and small computers.

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Fernando Manoel B.  
CEO  
E-Learning  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MySQL is an excellent DBMS"

March 26, 2022

5.0

my experience with MySQL is very satisfactory

Pros

In addition to being free, it has excellent community support. It is a very robust and fast-response DBMS.

Cons

There are functionality that can be simplified and merged for higher performance with fewer persistence runs

Alternatives considered

[Aiven for PostgreSQL](https://www.capterra.com/p/168136/PostgreSQL/)

Reason for choosing MySQL

For the strength and support of the community

Review Source

Hasan S.  
T24 Technical Analyst  
Banking  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Best Open Source Database Tool"

June 25, 2021

5.0

I have been using this tool for more than 3 years and it benefited me a lot. It helped me to manage multiple databases, optimization of queries and extraction of data. It is a perfect tool for every newbie.

Pros

MySQL is a powerful tool for handling large databases without the fear of any data loss. It enable users to integrate with different tools. There is a huge collection of free plug-ins. Despite it is an open source, it provides a high data security that helps to protect data in a well organized manner. Solutions are readily available on forums for any type of problems. The web interface has made the installation setup and configurations much more easier.

Cons

It does not support most of the useful features that modern database tools support like ROLE and COMMIT. It does not handle large databases efficiently and performance is bit low. I believe you do get what you pay for. Although, it is a great free of cost product.

Review Source

Joel L.  
Software Engineeer  
E-Learning  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "The simple way to manage data"

May 30, 2023

5.0

Pros

In first time it's open source and it capacity of large amount of data management

Cons

Cluster creation is not simple to manage

Alternatives considered

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

Reason for choosing MySQL

Simplicity

Switched from

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

Incompatibility on somes features and hosting problem

Review Source

Awais I.  
PPC Executive  
Apparel & Fashion  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Mysql DB with ERPs and PHPs programs"

June 9, 2020

4.0

Overall found perfect for large data, large industry data of erps, IOT devices and other complex features like sms/email applications. Queries,data handeling,data backups,table analyse,database comoaction and optimization are awesome valued aded features.

Pros

Effective to handel large data recording and reporting with in good time,while data is being entred and acessed from many users. Live from PC GuIwhereas also available phpmyadmin to acess on web and work with php accordingly, although it can be integrared with many languages programs like Java,Ajax,ASP but most of the time it being used with PHP. Work with existing filed like calculation/triggers best thing which is used BI,AI. Query reporting/response time from such large data is awesome. Query for access data almost every feature is available to get curtain form of data. UI and use is very easier.

Cons

Not generic calculation formula like excel, such additional feature should be introduced. Value based trigger should be introuduced with support of scripts, i.e if value of column (field) reaches,equals to specific value this then run this scripts ir query and put specific value on this filed etc , its currently un upavailable. Advanced statiatics are not get reported by data, like hypothesis, regerssions. No built in tool in excel.

Review Source

PC

Paolo C.  
Product Manager IT  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Mysql: la storia dei DB"

June 8, 2023

5.0

Ho realizzato di tutto, dal semplice sito web al portale più complesso. Ottimo alleato di lavoro

Pros

E' indubbiamente il più conosciuto ed il più usato db nel mondo del web. A mio avviso uno dei più sicuri e con la possibilità di migrazione incredibili.

Cons

Mai avuto inconvenienti importanti con mysql, se non dovuti ad errore umano. Le prestazioni potrebbero migliorare in velocità sicuramente ma per i progetti web va benissimo

Alternatives considered

[Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.capterra.com/p/1417/SQL-Server/)[MariaDB](https://www.capterra.com/p/132005/MariaDB/)[SQLite](https://www.capterra.com/p/158187/SQLite/)

Reason for choosing MySQL

Perchè avevo più supporto e lo conoscevo meglio

Switched from

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

Perchè mysql ha più documentazione e va benissimo anche in ambiente windows

Review Source

VR

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

### "Portable, Reliable and Open source solution for DBMS needs"

March 25, 2022

5.0

Pros

Oracle MySQL Database is a widely used platform for storing and processing data in relational databases. It is capable of storing massive amounts of data without failing. It employs MySQL as a programming language, which is a popular SQL language for data extraction and manipulation. It offers one of the most reliable and secure database platforms, and the team also delivers regular bug patches and upgrades. It is scalable since it supports different platforms and can be installed on multiple systems."

Cons

Scalability is still a massive difficulty with this service. As the data size grows, this service can manage data up to GB, but it is useless when it comes to TB's and even PB's. Also, OLTP is a significant worry with this service since it is incapable of handling transactional data and real-time batch data processing. While implementing several stored procedures, I also ran across a problem with the absence of documentation for various functions.

Review Source

VR

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

### "The only DB engine i ever need"

February 13, 2021

5.0

The experience is flawless and benefits are endless, the cost to maintain a MySQL server is by far the lowest if you compare other SQL database engines and the integration with every possible programming language makes it our personal favorite choice to develop database based applications. Hands down.

Pros

Been using MySQL for like 5 years almost 90% of total projects done by us are based on MySQL database, the deployment is insanely easy and scalability is amzing it can even handle TBs of data easily requires enough resources. Every major company is using MySQL in some way. These are not the only things being an open source projects the community developer support is by far the best i have ever seen even commercial products don't have this kind of support. Ah and yeah even a kid can use SL queries making it the best choice one can make for cost effective database solution.

Cons

nothing everything is awesome as it shoud be while some forks like mariadb have better performance on same system i wonder why is that maybe it's something to do with optimizations and data checks MySQL performs every time a query is run, well here you have it.

Review Source

VR

Verified Reviewer  
Contest Director  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MySQL the default database server"

August 8, 2019

3.0

We just use MySQL for all of our databases

Pros

It's the default standard for many companies. MySQL has grown into a very stable product that never crashes. We've made the move to MariaDB, but found that the tables sometimes get corrupted when restarting a database server under heavy load. With the recent speed improvements to MySQL, we have decided to actually migrate back to MySQL.

Cons

I'd really like if they would spend a bit more time on their CLI interface. As in, syntax highlighting in the CLI, an easier way to scroll through multiline queries when going through the history. I would also like it if we can specify a color scheme to use for the output.

Alternatives considered

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

Reason for choosing MySQL

both other servers come highly recommended by other parties, but for some reason they just don't have the feature that we're looking for.

Switched from

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

MariaDB crashes too much.

Review Source

VR

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

### "Free, industry standard capable database"

September 23, 2021

5.0

While most of my uses have been hosting data on web servers for various needs. There are the occasional self contained application solution where MySQL helped save the day. There's loads of resources online to learn how to set up and use, and diagnose / troubleshoot issues. I haven't had a question which couldn't be answered with a quick web search. There are also multitudes of communities online in which you can learn best practices from, without spending a cent.

Pros

Not only is it free, but it's powerful, secure and easy to use and set up for basic needs. If advanced features and use cases are needed, it can fulfill those as well with some additional effort.

Cons

Every implementation of MySQL can feel like a totally different platform based on features and version installed. Especially if you are not the administrator for various MySQL implementations, such as through web hosts. While this is par for the course with most software deployments, it can warrant having to be knowledgeable of the quirks and behaviors of each implementation you use. This is particularly so with web hosting providers.

Reason for choosing MySQL

Cost, ease of implementation and availability of resources

Review Source

Swati P.  
Consultant  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "MySQL - another RDBMS product!"

March 13, 2023

4.0

Pros

\- Easy syntax, matches almost other products like SQL Server by Microsoft and Oracle. Hence switching to MySQL is easy.- Data retrieval is at par with similar products- By far the cheapest and convenient options - Integration with other applications like any other ORM tool is readily available

Cons

\- User Interface of its supported IDE can be improved- Sometimes database objects like Stored Procedure , functions are overwritten when simultaneously access from 2 different logins

Alternatives considered

[Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.capterra.com/p/1417/SQL-Server/)[Oracle Database](https://www.capterra.com/p/5938/Oracle-Database/)

Review Source

VR

Verified Reviewer  
Associate Solution Advisor  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "A widely accepted database which is easy to use and scalable - MySQL"

February 21, 2021

4.0

Overall, MySQL is a great tool-set for beginners and for producing small scale applications which will be serving to a limited audience. It can provide more than the required feature-set in those scenarios. However, when it comes to large enterprise, front-facing applications with loads of complexity and data, there MySQL can become inefficient due to a lack of administrative tools and limitations due to its structural models.

Pros

1\. Easy implementation: MySQL is by far one of the most straightforward installations which can be performed by any entry-level DBAs. 2. Enterprise level Internal applications: can be easily hosted with MySQL and a wide audience can rely on it for throughput and performance. However, for external-facing applications, the statement will be different. 3. Best platform for beginner DBAs: to learn and get their hands dirty with SQL.

Cons

1\. Administrations tasks are mostly manual or can be automated with custom scripts. However, it takes a whole lot of toll on the creation and managing of those scripts. 2. With huge applications, that contains millions of records, there can be scenarios where data loss is observed. Therefore, backup for all your data at all times is a complete must. 3. External facing applications with huge loads from the global audience cannot be entertained very efficiently with MySQL.

Reason for choosing MySQL

No external products were considered since we wanted a database for small scale and internal applications, for which MySQL serves best.

Review Source

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