# Page 9 | MySQL Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 9 - Is MySQL the right Database solution for you? Explore 2095 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/11482/MySQL/reviews --- MySQL 4.6 (2095) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/11482/MySQL/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 25th, 2026 # Page 9 - Reviews of MySQL ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 201-225 of 2095 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Aman K. Business Analyst Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Data Extraction made easy" April 30, 2022 5.0 Overall I am really enjoying using this software. It has made my work life really easy and productive. It has enhanced my performance and its UI is really intuitive and easy to use. Pros The software is fully packed with the features and the shortcuts which makes life of an analyst super easy to work on daily data requirements. It is really fast and also very intuitive to use for a new user. Speed and execution is what I really like about this. Cons It has a limit to show the preview of data when queried, that limit can be slightly higher and data connectivity solutions can be improved. Review Source Dilraj S. Sr. Software Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Relational Databases for implementing robust system architecture" July 20, 2019 4.0 MySQL is a really good tool for building your project or product database architecture from the scratch. There are variety of features available in MySQL which can help in making a robust and scalable platform for your project or product for future. Pros Relational databases like MySQL are great for building a robust and scalable database architecture from the scratch. The SQL server is optimised for enabling faster queries for your system's data and provides variety of features like triggers, transactions, views for building up your system efficiently. Features like geofencing are really easy to develop as MySQL has an inbuilt support for the same. Cons MySQL is relational database which means the tables schema and the relations between them need to defined from the start. Databases like NoSQL do not need a defined schema and any changes to the schema can be easily implemented in them unlike in MySQL. Review Source Ricardo M. Director del Observatorio Social y Político Used the software for: 2+ years ### "My experience with MySQL is very good, a very light and easy to handle database." March 10, 2018 5.0 MySQL allows me to create a database for a website in a quick and easy way without major worries. When I'm going to make a simple system, I only think of MySQL. Pros My experience with MySQL is very good, a very light and easy to handle database.My experience with MySQL is very good, a very light and easy to handle database. The sql statements are simple, it is a database that can be installed on almost any computer, it does not have many hardware requirements. In addition, it is available in almost all hosting providers. I like to connect it with web systems. Cons MySQL is not recommended for large volumes of data, since queries become extremely slow. Also, you can not use prepared statements, you can only create dynamic SQL statements (concatenating strings), in these cases you have to use tools like addslashes, htmlspecialchars and others; and the other, is not object oriented. Review Source Alvaro Mauricio M. TI SPECIALIST Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "MySQL is fast, reliable and easy to use db" April 15, 2021 5.0 We have great experience using MySQL, 90% of our db are MySQL. Pros Is fast, reliable, easy to use and free db. You don't need any third party software to do almost everything Cons Should have its own graphical client / manager like sql managment studio. There are many third party free softwares but Will be nice if it have its official client version Alternatives considered [PostgreSQL](https://www.capterra.com/p/48791/PostgreSQL/)[SQLite](https://www.capterra.com/p/158187/SQLite/) Reason for choosing MySQL We use MySQL because is easy to use, reliable and fast db. You can do almost everything without any additional software Review Source VJ Viktoria J. Owner Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Simple and well tested" February 16, 2021 5.0 MySQL has been around for a long time and I have been using it as my go-to database for as long as I'm working with websites. With its incredible stability, all of my websites databases are in safe hands. With recent updates it actually became even faster and more stable. I can only recommend it as the best and fastest database for small and medium size projects. Pros The thing I like most about MySQL is that it is free, open source, and fast. It is extremely stable, and I don't remember the time it crashed for whatever reason. Another additional benefit is that it supports multiple operating systems. Cons Really large databases become slow and need a lot of maintenance. Error messages are often vague and unhelpful so finding what went wrong requires a lot of work. Switched from [PostgreSQL](https://www.capterra.com/p/48791/PostgreSQL/) MySQL has more overall support. There are more people using it and more people sharing their experiences on forums and tutorials. MySQL is also much easier to set up so it was very easy to make this decision. Review Source GOURI S. Lead Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "MySQL for data management and as a reporting database" November 13, 2021 4.0 I am using MySQL database for storing the tables and performing transformation jobs on top of the dataset. And the output of MySQL queries are utilised by reporting softwares Pros The most impactful thing which liked using MySQL is it supports almost all kind of operations on the stored dataset. Which helped me to shape the input for reporting software. Writing queries in MySQL is very easy compared to other databases. Cons What I liked the least about MySQL databse is performing any join queries on large dataset tables are not optimistic, most of the time it gives timeout error. Review Source Anant M. Manager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "No better DBMS in the market - MySQL!" May 18, 2020 5.0 MySQL was part of the LEMP stack we installed to run our Wordpress website. We use it daily for data management and have needs to pull data manually by inputting queries. And it excels at its job perfectly! Pros MySQL was taught to us in high school in IT. It was easy and amazing and it still has all the charm it had then. - Pretty much learn all the basics in a week. I taught it to a 16 yr old, so yep! - Super light and can be run on a single chip with no issues. - Huge databases can be stored without a hitch. - The UNION and CONCAT functions are amazing. - Record search and pulling is easy. - Its completely free of charge. - Automated MySQL entries can be done via scripts in all languages. - Cons \- Smaller and faster DMS do exists. - Some OS have trouble running MySQL, so alternatives have to be used. - Has more potential of SQL injection vulnerabilities than competitive software. Review Source Mando C. Founder Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "excellent Relational databse" June 19, 2022 5.0 Its a wonderful and very powerful relational database manager for web applications Pros The product is easy to use and very robust Cons setting up automatic backup is not easy for beginners Review Source Jonathan Alexander C. Server analyst Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "An excellent database for your company and web projects" September 22, 2020 4.0 I have used this database for several years in application development, as a database for information management of these systems as well as in data hosting for reporting purposes and others. Pros What I like the most is its easy use, which is a fast, well-supported and administrable database It also provides us with security in the storage of data as well as integration with other systems and products. Cons so far I have not had any problems with this product. But I think it could improve more in the workload, to improve the performance Alternatives considered [Aiven for PostgreSQL](https://www.capterra.com/p/168136/PostgreSQL/)[SQLite](https://www.capterra.com/p/158187/SQLite/) Review Source VC Vincent C. Developer Government Administration Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Fast and reliable relational DBMS" October 18, 2022 5.0 Overall postiive experience - it just works once configured correctly. Even easier to use AWS RDS / Aurora for managed Mysql Instances. Pros Flexibility and 1st level support from most application servers via JDBC ODBC connectorsMost cloud providers offer Mysql as SaSS or additions to PaSS offerings - so in terms of reducing costs to run mysql instances, these can be placed under op expenditure. Cons Standalone product support can get expensive (from Oracle).Database restore for master/slave replication can get complex with bin log files manual adjustments being required to fully sync replication. Alternatives considered [Oracle PeopleSoft](https://www.capterra.com/p/155958/Oracle-PeopleSoft/)[PostgreSQL](https://www.capterra.com/p/48791/PostgreSQL/) Reason for choosing MySQL ease and 1st level support by application. Switched from [PostgreSQL](https://www.capterra.com/p/48791/PostgreSQL/) Application support requirements Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Full stack web developer Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Excellent database to work with" February 25, 2022 5.0 It really helps to save cost and is generally fast to operate. Pros MySQL is very easy to get started with MySQL and often its easy to use in simplest manner. It is great tool to deal with data management. It is fast and its installation is also very simple. THe best part of MySQL is that we can us it for free where as many RDMS has subscription patterns. Cons Sometimes it happens when your database storage is relatively large so it hangs in between. Alternatives considered [PostgreSQL](https://www.capterra.com/p/48791/PostgreSQL/) Reason for choosing MySQL MySQL is simple, faster and advance with features Review Source Benn H. Senior Information Technology Business Analyst Retail Used the software for: 2+ years ### "MySQL makes it easy to manage databases." April 23, 2022 4.0 MySQL is suitable for both beginners and experts. My company's performance has improved with the use of this software. MySQL is Simple to use it has Cross-platform support, allowing it to run on any operating system, MySQL Connect to practically any backend programming language with ease. Pros The best thing about MySQL, in my opinion, is that it has one of the best user interfaces of any database. With existing databases, a variety of filters and queries can be used, and tables can be imported from other applications or third-party browsers. MySQL is based on a standard database, where we use it to perform CRUD (create, read, update, delete) operations and manage data for a web application or a variety of other uses. One feature to note is that the relationship between tables in a database can be tracked, which we can easily retrieve using indexing functions. Because it supports user authentication and validation, many online applications use MySQL as their back-end to manage user data. Cons What I don't like are the few options it has for building tables and it requires a lot of software to be installed to work properly. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The best database management system for relational databases" November 20, 2019 5.0 Ever since I learnt MySQL, it is the only database management system I work with. It's really easy to use and has all the features and tools you would need to manage your database, regardless of the database size. Extremely reliable, the number of users should speak for itself. Pros MySQL is very easy to get a hang of and learn, once you get the basic foundation down it's really easy to use. If your database is properly structured, MySQL is the best for relational databases. It can handle a wide range of data, including large volumes. Its one of the most popular and trusted database management systems and free to use. Our go-to database management system is always MySQL and has been MySQL for quite a while. It's supported by any environment and it is fast and reliable. Cons Only con would be that MySQL is for relational databases ONLY. If you are planning to use NoSQL, then MySQL is not for you. Review Source Ranjith S. Software Architect Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Free dbms from oracle for small to medium projects" December 8, 2019 5.0 Its one of the best opensource rdbms for small projects. Easy to set up, configure and use Pros Its one of the most used databases and powers most of the websites worldwide. There are lot of frameworks like Wordpress, LAMP etc. which use mysql as the database. Its very easy to install and configure. The community is very helpful and you can get instant help. Most of the issues/ trouble shooting is already available in stackoverflow. Very easy to create triggers/stored procedures Cons \- Not good for very large databases - Due to the popularity NoSQL dbs like mongo db, new frameworks like MEAN stack are using mongo/other nosql dbs. - Maria DB is replacing MySQL for most of the linux OS like RHEL - Find it hard to migrate from linux to windows due to naming convention issues. (Tables are stored as files/folders and in windows files are not case-sensitive) Review Source Marenyane M. Web developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Mysql the best Relational Database Management System for Beginners" March 7, 2022 5.0 My experience was phenomenal. When I started developing Content Management Systems, I used MySQL and the experience was indeed great Pros I like the fact that it is free, It is easy to use Mysql for managing small, medium, and large databases. I also like the fact that there is documentation all over the internet that provides help. I like the fact that Mysql is very secure when using it for your website. Apart from that, MySQL has many tutorials all over the internet; it becomes easy to solve any problem regarding it. I can create a database for my website with a script. I won't have to manually create the tables. Cons So far, there is nothing that I don't like about MySQL Reason for choosing MySQL I chose the fact that it has many support materials which offer help. Despite that, it is free; I don't like buying software when I am broke. But when I have money, I don't mind buying software. Review Source Asad R. PHP Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "MySQL" December 10, 2021 5.0 It was a fantastic experience. There is huge support available for MySQL. Pros MySQL is free open source available software. There is a lot of support available by the MySQL community. MySQL GUI tools are also available which make life easy for developers and database administrators. Cons MySQL is not efficient to handle big and large data. It can be used for small and mid-level applications. Review Source MS Matthew S. Consultant Entertainment Used the software for: 2+ years ### "We love MySQL!" August 25, 2023 5.0 Easy to install, fairly easy to configure if you're comfortable working on the command line, enterprise features included for free (replication!) and so far no disasters. Pros Been using it for years, it just keeps on working. Cons User management is a bit of a pain, I can't help thinking it should be easier Reason for choosing MySQL #1 reason is price, can't argue with free! Review Source Gildas Douglas A. Assistant Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Outils de gestion " October 20, 2023 4.0 Pros C'est un logiciel de lecture également il participe aussi à l'import et export des données La gestion des bases de données est très simple et facile à maîtriser Cons Bien qu'il soit gratuit il y a fonctionnalités avancées qui nous sont pas accessibles ce qui nous limite Review Source Jason H. Web Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Where would we be without MySQL?" August 29, 2019 5.0 I have made a number of websites using MySQL and never had any real issues. It reliably stores data. Conceptually simple, but absolutely vital to practically everything I do. Pros It lets you keep track of huge amounts of data. A database is necessary for practically everything computers can do, and this is the most popular among them. It has served many websites and servers very well for many years. Cons What can you say bad about something that has so drastically changed the shape of our world? Honestly,​ I was taken aback to even see reviews for this. It feels almost like reviewing the concept of a light bulb... who could possibly have something bad to say? Granted, I'm not technical enough to say this is the best possible implementation or anything, and I'm sure the world would move forward, but who could deny how much MySQL has shaped things on the web? Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Engineer Industrial Automation Used the software for: 2+ years ### "O melhor banco de dados do mercado" July 6, 2021 5.0 Utilizo o MYSQL há mais de 5 anos e recomendo sempre que possível. Pros Para a web é simplesmente sensacional, pois garante velocidade e facilidade de implementação para usuários intermediários. Cons Poderia ter um geranciados de dados instalável em máquina local, pois o PHPMyadmin é um pouco engessado. Alternatives considered [MariaDB](https://www.capterra.com/p/132005/MariaDB/) Review Source Armando P. Programmer Analyst Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 2+ years ### "MySql is fast, reliable y ease of use" October 7, 2020 5.0 I like it and it helps us to support the thousands of systems that use it as a native database. Pros It is a database with good performance, present in the main operating systems. It is very easy to use and we have used it in several open source systems. I like the way I can migrate the databases. Cons Many of the things that I did not like have already been overcome, for example the stored procedures. On the other hand I understand that they could offer more in the toolset. Reason for choosing MySQL I actually use both, there are many applications that I use that require the use of MySql. I have also decided to use it occasionally when I am going to work for Linux or Mac environments. Review Source Habib U. C.E.O Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "My GoTo Database Management System for Every PHP Applications" May 31, 2022 5.0 I'm more than just happy with MySQL. For every PHP application I ever developed, I used MySQL. I can't think of an application without this DBMS. Pros I like how easy it is to use MySQL. I have been using MySQL back from 2014, I didn't even know about MySQL back then, I was using WordPress. Later when I came to development, I get to know MySQL. I find its command easy, and too many resources online to learn from. It's not possible to get stuck and you can't find a solution online! Cons A bit slow compared to MongoDB for large scale data management Review Source Swarupa K. Senior Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Best Data Base software for any kind of project" February 11, 2022 4.0 I enjoyed and solved all my project needs using this software,vsi I strongly recommend this one for any kind of projects Pros The best part of this software is it is easy to learn and implement in the project. Secondly, it has best support This software courses we can find everywhere Cons Nothing to say least about this software, only thing is it should allow to integrate with multiple softwares as like other competitors Review Source TJ Toby J. Director Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "You're better with postgres" July 5, 2021 3.0 I'm grateful to mysql as it's free - but I feel like it's had it's day as a database, and there's better open source options out there. Pros Mysql is easy to set up, as things like access controls are generally very simple. Thought that benefit is quickly lost if you need more complex controls. There's a couple of nice features about the mysql syntax that I like - e.g. being able to insert and update using the SET command. Cons Having using postgres and mysql in parallel on two similar applications, I regularly wish we'd migrated out of mysql years ago. Postgres is a little harder to set up, but then it works. I can't think of a time when I've had to go trawling through internet forums or manuals trying to explain some weird database bug. Mysql on the other hand frequently introduces it's own strange little bugs into the mix, which we've had to work around. Alternatives considered [PostgreSQL](https://www.capterra.com/p/48791/PostgreSQL/) Reason for choosing MySQL I thought it would be easier. In the short term it was, but it was a bad choice. Review Source Héctor Fernando C. DATA ANALYTICS Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "MySQL database service" February 2, 2022 5.0 It fulfills a good performance Pros It has everything necessary for a good performance and administration of data. Cons I do not have any complaints about MySQL but I think it could be nice to have a autocomplete wizard for writing code. Alternatives considered [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.capterra.com/p/1417/SQL-Server/)[PostgreSQL](https://www.capterra.com/p/48791/PostgreSQL/) Reason for choosing MySQL Because of the lower price. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.