We compared PostgreSQL and MySQL based on our user's reviews in several parameters.
PostgreSQL is known for its robustness, scalability, and efficiency, with excellent customer service. However, it requires improvements in performance optimization and installation processes. On the other hand, MySQL is valued for its data management efficiency and security measures, with outstanding customer support. Areas for enhancement include query execution speed and documentation.
Features: PostgreSQL users appreciate its robustness, scalability, advanced SQL functionality, extensive community support, and compatibility with multiple operating systems. Meanwhile, MySQL shines with its efficient data handling, flexibility, ease of use, and strong security measures.
Pricing and ROI: PostgreSQL offers a manageable setup cost and fair licensing terms, catering to various budgets. On the other hand, MySQL is praised for its affordable setup cost and flexible licensing options, making it a reasonable choice for users., PostgreSQL offers excellent scalability, security features, and integration with other systems, delivering reliable results. MySQL is praised for its reliability, cost-effectiveness, ease of use, and ability to handle large databases.
Room for Improvement: PostgreSQL has room for improvement in enhancing overall performance, addressing difficulties during installation and configuration, improving documentation, and enhancing the user interface. On the other hand, MySQL needs enhancement in performance, documentation, support channels, scalability, compatibility, and security features.
Deployment and customer support: Users of PostgreSQL reported that the deployment and setup of a new tech solution took either 3 months for deployment and an additional week for setup or 1 week for both phases. On the other hand, users of MySQL reported longer deployment durations, ranging from several months to 1 week for both deployment and setup., PostgreSQL's customer service and support have been praised for their responsiveness, helpfulness, and effectiveness. Users appreciate the prompt and knowledgeable assistance provided by the team. In comparison, MySQL's customer service and support are highly praised. Users appreciate the prompt and helpful assistance they receive when facing any issues or inquiries. The support team is described as knowledgeable and reliable.
The summary above is based on 35 interviews we conducted recently with PostgreSQL and MySQL users. To access the review's full transcripts, download our report.
"The solution is free to use, which is its most valuable aspect."
"MySQL is an easy-to-use solution that provides stability, reliability, flexibility, performance, security, and high availability."
"It has a community version. When I have to create a new database, I have no problems with licenses."
"The fact that it is free is what appeals to me the most."
"Compared to other databases, MySQL is cheaper and we were using the community edition which was free of cost. ML is fully integrated with the database in HeatWave. It has also many other features. MySQL is a far better solution in terms of pricing."
"The relations in the database, the dynamic workflow, and the ability to connect with all columns. It's useful for e-commerce."
"My main reason for using MySQL for this small customer database company and for some kinds of scientific projects was that I had to do the installation myself. I didn't have a database administration team behind me. Therefore, I was looking for something very easy to handle. MySQL is easy to install, connect, and do all such things."
"It is pretty simple to use and I don't have anything really bad to say about it."
"The solution is quite stable."
"The database has excellent performance."
"The solution provides complete support in terms of the SQL dialect and behaves nicely when it comes to transactions."
"It is a pretty comprehensive database system. Its performance is good, and it does what it is supposed to do. It also integrates very well."
"It is easy to install and easy to manage. There is no license on it, so it is free. There is high compatibility with Oracle, and there are many tools for the migration of data from Oracle to Postgre."
"The product is very similar to the SQL Server."
"The product is quite flexible."
"It's a standard reliable database management system."
"MySQL needs improvements on its diagnostic features."
"The documentation is pretty weak and should be improved."
"MySQL is not easily scalable on cost effective consumer grade hardware."
"When I run into issues, I really have to research how to fix them."
"The licensing of the solution is on the expensive side."
"When it comes to supporting big data, there is space to improve upon the database engines that are supported by MySQL."
"The technical support should be more knowledgeable and available worldwide."
"It isn't as reliable as an SQL Server."
"PostgreSQL could improve by being more user-friendly. In SQL Server they have a studio where you can easily do management but not in this solution."
"PostgreSQL is a stable system, but from a security point of view, it still needs improvement."
"The pricing could be better."
"Instead of the installation agent downloading all the packages for the install, it should allow the user to download the packages separately on their own to do the install."
"If it was free to use, it would be the perfect solution."
"The user interface for the clients could be easier to use as they are small businesses. From a technical support perspective, the documentation could be improved."
"It could be improved by using parallelization. You want basically, distributed computing."
"The interface climate could be better."
MySQL is ranked 1st in Open Source Databases with 142 reviews while PostgreSQL is ranked 2nd in Open Source Databases with 123 reviews. MySQL is rated 8.2, while PostgreSQL is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of MySQL writes "Good beginner base but it should have better support for backups". On the other hand, the top reviewer of PostgreSQL writes " Real-time data capture optimizes database performance but Views create problems". MySQL is most compared with Firebird SQL, MariaDB, Teradata, SAP HANA and SQL Server, whereas PostgreSQL is most compared with Firebird SQL, EDB Postgres Advanced Server, MariaDB, Chroma and SQLite. See our MySQL vs. PostgreSQL report.
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