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 very simple. It's easy to use. That's the most important feature."
"The solution is a small application and is very easy to deploy."
"Table partitioning is most valuable. It is easy to use."
"The initial setup was pretty straightforward. I would have worked with our IT team in terms of the initial setup."
"We use it as a data store and from that perspective, we get everything we need."
"It creates a unified view of the entire architecture and performance factor, helping to manage the network more easily."
"This specific version of this MySQL has been battle tested for a long time. Any issues are known issues and we pretty much don't have any problems when they're in production. So it's very stable."
"I like MySQL because of its community."
"PostgreSQL is stable. It's available, stable, and reliable."
"Postgres has some functions called JSONB aggregators or other aggregators, which are quite useful."
"The solution is quite stable."
"The product is quite flexible."
"The most valuable features are the price, stability, it is scalable and is used by our clients in small business environments, and it is a simple product to use."
"PostgreSQL is very easy to use. I have experience in Oracle SQL and PostgreSQL uses the same syntax which makes it is easy for me to develop."
"It is very useful for both structured and unstructured data. You can store unstructured and structured data in PostgreSQL. It is easy to use. You can easily manage things through PostgreSQL Admin. It is cost-effective. Its on-premise version is free. It is agnostic of on-premise or cloud. You can install it on the cloud or on-premises. It is available with all clouds, and you can also install it on desktop or Windows Servers."
"The most valuable feature is the performance."
"There should be more tools to manage the on-premises version and more automation features."
"MySQL could introduce more indexing strategies."
"MySQL's performance needs to be improved for enterprise-level applications compared to Oracle and Postgres."
"In the next release, I would like to see the scalability features improved to allow you to configure it and reduce the complexity with the configuration, making it easier for the end-user to scale. Make it as simple as it can be."
"The full-text search feature must be improved."
"It is not as powerful as SQL Server. It can be more powerful. It is not scalable and has certain limitations, which is not the case with SQL Server."
"I would like to have the ability to cancel a query in SQL Developer."
"The user interface could be more user friendly. Mainly because most of the times we see black and white digital lines. Something like Python."
"The interface climate could be better."
"I'm not really able to customize it."
"Integration with other platforms could be improved."
"It is possible that in the newer version this has been addressed, but I would like the deployment in microservices architecture could be improved."
"When you get a large number of records in a database and start doing various queries, it can adversely impact the performance of the live running systems. That's an area we continue to look at and mean to improve, but it is not only because of PostgreSQL. It is also because of the way the schemas are put together, and certain events are triggered. So, it is because of both parties."
"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."
"There are several features I would like to improve that aren't working as expected. It's likely that the latest version is doing something that was missed in the previous versions. For example, the output parameters — the stored procedures — is something new in PostgreSQL that Firebird has already had for a long time."
"The user interface could be a bit better."
MySQL is ranked 1st in Open Source Databases with 142 reviews while PostgreSQL is ranked 2nd in Open Source Databases with 120 reviews. MySQL is rated 8.2, while PostgreSQL is rated 8.6. 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 " A scalable and stable database for transactional purposes". 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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