We performed a comparison between Firebird SQL and Oracle MySQL Cloud Service based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Open Source Databases solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I appreciate the fact that, once the database is embedded, it doesn't need to be administered, and removes the requirement for a specific server."
"We are happy with the event capabilities of Firebird SQL database. We can raise events from it and display them in our application."
"The documentation is very well written."
"I can deploy it on Linux, Mac OS, and Windows — it's very easy."
"I find the ease of deployment to be the most valuable aspect of this solution."
"The product was easy to use."
"Firebird SQL is an open-source solution."
"Robustness is the absolutely main feature."
"The most valuable feature is the data aggregation function."
"The scalability of the database is absolutely guaranteed by the new features."
"The solution's performance is good."
"Oracle MySQL Cloud Service handles data easily."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"The most valuable aspect of the product is data migration."
"The product is easy to learn."
"The access to a suite of management and administration tools that simplify tasks such as database provisioning, configuration, and monitoring."
"Firebird SQL's performance has slowed since Firebird SQL 3 or 3.5 versions, where they developed over-the-wire encryption."
"The security of the users could improve in Firebird SQL."
"This solution isn't very user-friendly, or intuitive, which could be improved when it is developed."
"On large databases, we have some difficulties."
"In the next release, it should support JSON, XML, and replication with third-party tools."
"Database sharing is a capability that Firebird SQL lacks."
"The main feature I expect is to be able to work with different databases at the same time because that's a wishlist item for me."
"Technical support and performance could be better. We have some problems with this solution, but we don't know if the problem is with the database or the configuration. For example, sometimes, the users can't access the database."
"It requires a significant amount of expertise and effort to manage, especially when dealing with substantial volumes of data."
"MySQL should have some kind of native query browser. If it could come with a built-in connector."
"The solution should offer memory management."
"The user interface is not simple."
"The technical support is in need of improvement."
"They could include more advanced features like clustering and replication in the Oracle databases."
"Oracle MySQL Cloud Service's scalability is an area of concern that can be better."
"The tool’s stability must be improved."
Firebird SQL is ranked 3rd in Open Source Databases with 14 reviews while Oracle MySQL Cloud Service is ranked 7th in Open Source Databases with 16 reviews. Firebird SQL is rated 7.8, while Oracle MySQL Cloud Service is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Firebird SQL writes "A stable and freely available tool with well-written documents". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle MySQL Cloud Service writes "A stable solution that can be used to perform on-premises to cloud migrations". Firebird SQL is most compared with MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB and SQLite, whereas Oracle MySQL Cloud Service is most compared with Amazon Aurora, MySQL, Percona Server and PostgreSQL. See our Firebird SQL vs. Oracle MySQL Cloud Service report.
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