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.
"MySQL is a light database. It's not very complex. It's easy to develop, easy to maintain, and easy to back up and restore."
"It has a remote access feature to manage the database from a remote location. This enables in-work collaboration."
"The solution is very stable."
"The main advantage is the very large user base. This enables users to fix about any issue by answering any question."
"A lot of the software components have been trialed and tested for often more than 10 years."
"The easy access to the data and the ability to sort the data with multiple methods are very valuable features."
"Fully scalable and stable SQL-based RDBMS, with a straightforward and easy setup."
"This is a lightweight product that is not demanding on the resources, which is what I think gives it the edge."
"The solution is open-source and free to use."
"The product is easy to use and works fast for relational databases."
"The product is very similar to the SQL Server."
"The community support and the open-source community for it are good."
"PostgreSQL makes it very adaptable to several descriptions of a record. Instead of having several tables or several relations for one entity, I can adapt this entity. It can be a multiform entity. For example, here in Mexico, a company and a person can be sold to us as a physical entity or a physical person."
"We are able to create many different types of jobs and items with this solution making it one of the most valuable features."
"The solution is scalable, it is very good."
"Postgres has some functions called JSONB aggregators or other aggregators, which are quite useful."
"Improvements are required in character set support, scalability, and big data sets."
"Clusters are hard to perform so we use no SQL alternates like MongoDB."
"The integration with other systems can be improved as can the integration between other databases."
"I feel that some tools which make it easier to create queries or make it easier for other functions would be really interesting to see."
"It could be more secure."
"The solution is expensive."
"When working with a cluster wide, I have to use the MySQL cluster version."
"On the database side, it should be really lightweight, and the data structure should be like MongoDB."
"I find it difficult to get connectors on the tool. For example, .NET has only one free provider in PostgreSQL. I need to pay the provider if I need something more sophisticated features. Other languages like PHP and Java have good community support. We need community support for .NET."
"The user interface could be a bit better."
"PostgreSQL could improve by adding data warehousing tools."
"PostgreSQL is a stable system, but from a security point of view, it still needs improvement."
"The solution could improve the integration."
"I have noticed that user and access management should be improved."
"As PostgreSQL is an open-source product, you do have to do a bit more configuration and management yourself."
"PostgreSQL could improve by providing a geographical solution for tracking trucks and people in the field. They might already have features similar to this and I have not found them. I haven't done research about this topic."
MySQL is ranked 1st in Open Source Databases with 24 reviews while PostgreSQL is ranked 2nd in Open Source Databases with 6 reviews. MySQL is rated 8.2, while PostgreSQL is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of MySQL writes "A tool that offers an easy setup phase along with exceptional stability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of PostgreSQL writes "Easy to manage, good integration, powerful plugins, improves performance, and saves on storage space". MySQL is most compared with Firebird SQL, MariaDB, Teradata, SQL Server and Oracle Database, whereas PostgreSQL is most compared with Firebird SQL, EDB Postgres Advanced Server, MariaDB, SQLite and YugabyteDB. See our MySQL vs. PostgreSQL report.
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