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MySQL

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Last updated March 25th, 2026

# Page 52 - Reviews of MySQL

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Prashant M.  
Product Owner Lead  
Internet  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Best SQL tool"

February 2, 2019

5.0

Pros

If you want to connect multiple tables and fetch data , this is a great tool. Simple yet powerful. Can be used with basic training.

Cons

The simplicity can be a con for bigger companies with distributed data.

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pA

prabhat A.  
software engineer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "best tool to maintain the database "

August 23, 2019

5.0

I am a regular user as i am backend developer so i have execute and write qureies it helps me alot

Pros

it is very easy to use,easily we can write queries and can execute it.It is very fast and is widely used in my organisation

Cons

no such cons identified for this software

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Taddes K.  
Software Engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MySQL is the ideal platform for managing relational databases"

July 23, 2019

5.0

Daily use of managing relational data in our databases.

Pros

A terrific tooling and collection of resources to manage and access relational databases. If you know SQL and have a business purpose requiring a relational database, MySQL is by far the most supported and documented (related to Postgre, etc.). Windows or Mac use is well supported with MySQL workbench and other builds and distributions including Sequel Pro and MAMP make integrating with different servers provide great flexibility.

Cons

Installation and issues with versioning, external dependencies and access can be major issues. MySQL is a terrific platform when it works, but you must know a decent amount regarding system administration to be sure you do not cause problems with other services that depend on the SQL server. Being especially careful with updates in relation to language packages with Python, PHP, etc can cause some real headaches. Use either their distributions on the website or brew on MacOS.

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PS

Priyansh S.  
Database Manager  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Free yet Reliable RDBMS System"

September 11, 2018

5.0

Pros

MySQL is the market leader for open source Relational Database Management Systems. It acts as backend data server for your application. You can easily find plugins and tools to integrate MySQL with application built with any technology. You do not need to buy any license or pay a fee, as it is free to use. Suitable even for large scale applications. Its performance is also very good.

Cons

Unlike NoSQL, in MySQL number of columns are fixed in table, however in NoSQL Systems , you can varying no. of columns for a table, and hence have a variable schema to fulfill your requirements.

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SW

Sonali W.  
Secretary  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "It's pretty good!"

September 12, 2019

4.0

This is one of the software that we use it daily to manage our database and server related work.

Pros

This software enables to create, manage databases very easily. The features such as the preview helps us to see whether there are any errors before submitting the final work.

Cons

Something we don't like about this software is that it is sometimes very laggy and takes a long time to load as it is an internet-based software.

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Pranamesh C.  
Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "One of the best tool for SQL queries"

March 1, 2019

4.0

I use MySQL for all my SQL based uses and it's very helpful.

Pros

It's very simple to use MySQL for all SQL based queries. It is also very fast.

Cons

Additional features of handling spatial data, if added, will be very useful

Review Source

JM

John M.  
Senior Web Developer  
Biotechnology  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Powerful open source database solution"

October 18, 2018

5.0

Pros

The cost cannot be beat, the front end GUI is intuitive, there is a large community of support and developers familiar with MySQL.

Cons

It is hard for us to find any dislikes about this product. It works perfectly for many of our applications.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
developer  
Program Development  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Bases de datos"

August 4, 2023

5.0

Pros

Es un ambiente que permite el almacenamiento de bases de datos de gran tamaño y permite su interacción con otros sistemas

Cons

Cuando son bases de datos de gran tamaño hace que su consulta sean muy lentas

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Elcenir P.  
Asistente Administrativo III  
  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "The most popular and easy-to-use database manager"

June 18, 2018

4.0

MySQL command lines and its graphical interface with phpmyadmin

Pros

At the beginning I had to use it because I had no idea what the databases were, or anything, and my husband at that time helped me with the consultations, making updates and insertions, we used phpmyadmin and the truth seemed excellent to me, although it has certain limitations regarding queries of nested querys

Cons

what I see as against is that to use complex querys, I send a transactional error and well I usually leave it to the DBA to resolve that hahaha

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tomer D.  
Natural health Bag  
Consumer Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "the best sql system outhere"

January 22, 2019

5.0

Pros

I really like the simplicty of mySQL it is very easy to install on any server and the support that you can find over the internet is huge!

Cons

sometimes takes too many resources out of the web server.

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Adam R.  
IT Technician  
Oil & Energy  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Absolutely backbone"

November 23, 2018

5.0

Will never use anything else for websites.

Pros

This is the backbone to a proper web database. I've used to to build many database driven websites and it is all I will use

Cons

Like most database applications it takes a lot of learning but it is raw data

Review Source

MS

Manish S.  
Project Manager  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Best Performance Database"

February 23, 2020

4.0

Used this database for PHP based application and performance improvements of mobile database.

Pros

Best database to use for web based applications light weight and best in performance.

Cons

Best database for web applications based on PHP. It’s very easy to maintain.

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VR

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

### "Good Basic SQL"

April 10, 2019

5.0

Pros

This software provides good, basic SQL capabilities across a variety of platforms

Cons

The software concentrates on good, basic functionality but does not expand out into more advanced capabilities.

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Thanura M.  
Student  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "MySQL best for your databases 2019"

August 2, 2019

5.0

I have only used mySQL so far..no worries

Pros

Easy integration, wide support, better security

Cons

Sometimes accessing mysql with certain browsers are very difficult

Alternatives considered

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

Reason for choosing MySQL

wide use

Review Source

JRL

Jose Ramón L.  
IT developer  
Health, Wellness and Fitness  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Open source DB with top performance"

April 25, 2019

5.0

I use it in development environment and production environment and the performance is incredibly good. There are a lot of documentation available.

Pros

Performance, easy of use, open source, available documentation

Cons

Unpredictable future since it is controlled from Oracle

Review Source

AA

Amol A.  
QA  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "A light and flowless storage tool"

May 16, 2019

4.0

Pros

For quick experiments mysql is brilliant as it suport most of the functions that it requires in the production level.

Cons

slow when multi read and writes are performed against it and most of the times it just corrupts due to a deadlock

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pB

pranay B.  
Senior Software Engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Best structured data query tool "

August 15, 2022

5.0

Pros

Ease of use makes it one of the best option available in the market

Cons

Cannot think of any improvements right now

Review Source

VR

Verified Reviewer  
Asst. Manager  
Warehousing  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MySql"

June 20, 2019

4.0

Pros

Wide adopted and easy to use Fast, portable, and more secure. and Lightweight software, open source and free, On demand scalability. easy installation.

Cons

limitation of business more logic's, some times stability issues.

Review Source

JC

Joe C.  
CTO  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Excellent Relation DB Solution"

April 30, 2019

5.0

Pros

It is fast and easy to use and there is no license to buy.

Cons

It has served our needs well and works great for relatively small data sets but performance and memory usage becomes an issue when you get into very large data sets.

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VR

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

### "Database Management System Application"

July 29, 2019

4.0

I have over 4 years of experience with MySQL. It is good for professionals and students.

Pros

Fast query execution, Easily run in remote systems.

Cons

It has some stability issues, Less of role and commit functions.

Review Source

DJ

Dhrumil J.  
SDE II  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "MySQL for relational database with efficient storage"

October 29, 2022

5.0

Pros

MySQL offers a relational database structure which can data in a table format. MySQL can execute procedure and we can create function for reuse purpose.

Cons

MySQL can lag while handling extremely high database size. It doesn't offer strong support for transactions.

Review Source

LH

Laura H.  
Senior Manager Content Marketing  
Media Production  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Effective query language "

January 20, 2020

4.0

Pros

Pretty simple to learn the basics, ability to save and organize queries helpful in day-to-day applications

Cons

Changing syntax between versions can be frustrating when sharing queries in house with users on different versions

Review Source

VR

Verified Reviewer  
FullStack Developer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Simple DB to configure"

February 8, 2019

5.0

Pros

Easy in configuration and optimization for huge loads.

Cons

Funky index builing and handling on number types. Multiple engines that behave differently

Review Source

BM

Bradley M.  
CTO  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MySQL is great!"

March 1, 2019

5.0

Pros

Structuring Data in MySQL is very simple. It is easy to link data together and ensure that data is not stored in multiple tables.

Cons

The performance. Working with a large amount of data in MySQL takes a huge performance hit.

Review Source

Derek P.  
Data Conversion Specialist  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MySQL Review"

April 19, 2018

4.0

Pros

Using MySQL is a great experience. I do like using MySQL. I like how accessible it is. Fairly easy to use.

Cons

I have run into some issue while running queries, but it could just be a workbench issue.

Review Source

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