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# Page 73 - Reviews of MySQL

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debasis M.  
dba  
Telecommunications  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "mysql review"

June 17, 2019

4.0

Pros

mysql is free to use and very simple to install

Cons

mysql is not good for data ware house solutions

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SW

Samuel W.  
Systems Administrator  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "A tried-and-true relational database programming command language"

October 30, 2022

5.0

Pros

MySQL is based on the original SQL database command and programming language. It is very solid and flexible. It provides a tremendous amount of power for building, updating and maintaining database structures. Because it is open source, it enjoys wide support.

Cons

Is not as robust as some of the other database products like SQL Server for very large amounts of data.

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MJ

Mateusz J.  
Mid Programmer  
Computer Games  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "MySQL review"

August 9, 2022

5.0

Pros

Its usually faster than MariaDB if it goes to managing queries. Moreover Oracle pays a lot of attention to the platform security.

Cons

Debugging and developing tools are not as good as compared to other databases.

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Matthew A.  
Project Coordinator  
Management Consulting  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Simple, Intuitive, MySQL"

January 6, 2020

5.0

MySQL is a great way to create some spaces for you to play with SQL and legitimately use it, as I have for my own personal needs.

Pros

The installation and advanced setup were probably one of the best features simply because of the areas that you are able to customize depending on the architecture of how you are going to house your data.

Cons

Since I was using the free version, I could not find a con that is worth noting. It was fast, did what was intended, and was free!

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AF

Ahmed F.  
Software Developer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MySQL"

December 28, 2021

5.0

Pros

it is Open Source and it has Faster query execution and finally its multi platform support

Cons

user interface need improvement and performance degrade with larger data

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MP

Manju P.  
QA  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Simple and easy to handle"

March 4, 2022

5.0

MySQL is perfect for small projects. Easy to manage data.

Pros

The UI of MySQL is really great. It's having lots of filters. Allow import tables from a third party app.

Cons

It is not suitable to big projects with large data.

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MF

Matthew F.  
Systems Administrator  
Primary/Secondary Education  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Worked for me and did everything I needed it to do."

June 20, 2018

5.0

I got out of being forced to use Microsoft SQL Server and I did it without having to pay for anything since it is open-source.

Pros

It is open-source so it is free to use. I liked how easy it was to install. Everything seemed pretty natural for someone who knew little about using SQL prior to installing MySQL. Seemed to have a lot of features for being a free solution.

Cons

Some of my coworkers did have some issues installing it on their workstations and I am not sure if it is available on many platforms besides Windows. Also, ran into a couple of very minor bugs in the process of using it (nothing that affected the real usability of the software though).

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JV

Jefferson V.  
MySQL  
Design  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "MySQL one of the best open source database"

August 14, 2020

5.0

I use MySQL and it is still one of the best spruce database I recommend 100%.

Pros

What I like most are vertical and horizontal stability, self-correction and data integrity.

Cons

What I don't like is that several commands are only from MySQL which is different from the standard and does not support CTE.

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VA

Vibhor A.  
PhD  
Research  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "SQL: a must for query"

October 19, 2019

5.0

Great tool for everyone interested in queuing and similar tasks

Pros

Great feedback and customer support. It is Easy working with. Good learning curve and feature are customizable

Cons

Less features than other sql of it sorts and less money To buy this. I would not say much about this other than that

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
President  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "One of the best free databases around"

February 12, 2019

5.0

Pros

MySQL is one of the most robust and powerful free databases around. It compares very well to PostgreSQL and from a technology point of view is similar.

Cons

MySQL is now owned by Oracle which to some is a good thing and to some not so good. MariaDB was started by some of the original devs of MySQL for this reason. PostgreSQL is also become very popular due to the fact that they have a strong commitment to stay independent.

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JM

Jennifer M.  
General Manager  
E-Learning  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "MySQL"

October 3, 2018

3.0

Pros

Very robust database software. Heavy with features and functionality.

Cons

Very, very difficult to use. Multiple security conflicts with Windows causes problems.

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HW

Henry W.  
Associate Project Manager  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Great open-source product"

December 16, 2019

4.0

Excellent software to create queries. Very easy to install

Pros

Fast to install and easy to manage. There is a good community which becomes helpful when you need some support

Cons

Becomes slightly slow when you have to deal with a large amount of data – although I found similar issue when using the same data on other software

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AG

Aanchal G.  
Sr. Software Engineer  
Hospital & Health Care  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "MySQL Review"

November 21, 2018

4.0

best thing is it is open source because of that we can get the codes online. Relatively inexpensive another best thing.

Pros

It is very easy to use, the another best thing is it is open source. Will get support easily if you face any issue.

Cons

The only thing I feel I sit requires little bit more stability. Apart from this its excellent.

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ML

Mayowa L.  
Student  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great Product"

August 1, 2019

5.0

Pros

Good GUI and gets the job done fast enough

Cons

Can use a better user interface and user friendliness too.

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MM

Mark M.  
Software Architect  
Media Production  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Most Popular MySQL Server"

January 4, 2019

4.0

Its open source and quite stable therefore worth implementing

Pros

Has extensive resources being the most popular server for SQL, developers would really benefit from this as its stable and open source and quite easy to use.

Cons

It cannot handle large set of data and its limited to MySQL database querying language.

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Roel V.  
It Consultant  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "MySQL the start to your database management career"

March 7, 2022

4.0

Pros

The MySQL environment is pretty user-friendly, I could understand most features without having any prior experience.

Cons

The UI/UX could be optimized to modern standards, it still has the looks of an older environment.

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JAB

Jesse Angel B.  
Student  
Computer & Network Security  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "MySQL review "

March 22, 2022

5.0

Pros

It’s easy to learn SQL and MySQL makes things much better

Cons

Not any cons I have realized myself ,it comes in handy when I need to use it

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Ben N.  
Junior Developer  
Internet  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "An easy database application"

July 9, 2019

5.0

Pros

It's incredibly easy to use. There is the CLI for it you are a traditionalist, or a workbench GUI version for those of you who prefer a GUI version. If you're familiar with SQL then the application will be straightforward to use

Cons

Not being able to see how many characters you've entered for the password can be annoying but its something which you learn to overcome

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Customer Service Agent  
Computer Networking  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Used this when I was a college student."

October 17, 2019

4.0

It is a great platform for newcomers to database coding. Learned it with ease.

Pros

MySQL is such a wonderful platform for people to learn about databases. It is an open-source software which is a huge boost to use it. Definitely recommended.

Cons

My usage for this software was very limited as I just coded on MySQL for college projects and I didn't really face that many issues with it.

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SS

Srinivas S.  
Software Engineer  
Security and Investigations  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "MySQL"

November 23, 2021

5.0

Pros

Easy to learn and setup. It very lightweight.

Cons

Not to easy to support large database sizes.

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DD

David D.  
Teaching Asistant  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "MySQL is a great solution to database administration"

November 7, 2021

5.0

Pros

Getting to use MySQL is a great solution, it's simple enough and it doesn't require a lot of experience, so users can figure out and solve problems quickly.

Cons

Some say it's not as complete as MSSQL, however, it will almost always depend on how well defined the database and rules are.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Business Research and Data Analytics Intern  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "One of the Best SQL tools"

April 24, 2019

5.0

Pros

It is a neat tool for data management and processing. Reliable, intuitive and easy to use

Cons

All the widely used functions have good documentation. However hard to find something good for complex functions

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Senior Software Developer / Integration Specialist  
Hospital & Health Care  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Gotta love the price and that it is open source"

December 17, 2018

4.0

Pros

A free product is great, and MySQL is just that.. i really like how i can access the free open source community and this product does exactly what i need to do with no cost to me. I do basic things with my databases but has the power that i need.

Cons

Lacks support on some data types like JSON, and SQL check constraints... just a few things i came across.

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AA

Adam A.  
Design Engineer  
Architecture & Planning  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Easy to use, open-source database management software"

December 13, 2021

5.0

Pros

The fact that it is open-source and free The extensive community for support and advice The relatively good degree of scalability for the databases from small to mid size Very easy to use for beginners to SQL and database management

Cons

Sometimes slows down with larger databases.

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SN

Steve N.  
Programmer  
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Very good SQL database engine"

June 30, 2022

5.0

Pros

It's free to use and we can use on windows or linux operating system.

Cons

You need to setup a lot of things in command line.

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