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 replication feature is the most valuable. We are replicating our servers."
"However, it is easy to scale MySQL using the functions provided with the product."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The solution is very stable."
"It was easy to install."
"The feature I found most valuable is activity performance."
"The most valuable features are that it's free and the documentation is good."
"MySQL is easy to integrate. It works with just about every language."
"We managed to reduce the storage space needed to 10% of the original size, without affecting data integrity, and we significantly improved the performance."
"This is an open-source solution, operates at a high speed, and supports more than one SQL language."
"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."
"It's a useful solution, that can be widely used."
"The solution is quite stable."
"With the database, you can provide a multi-component at the same service with the same performance, scalability, or all those things."
"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 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."
"I would like to have the ability to cancel a query in SQL Developer."
"The solution could improve by having better performance and security."
"The performance, stability, and security are areas with shortcomings in MySQL, where improvements are required."
"At times, the autoscaling does not happen when there is a surge in load."
"I did the implementation of the solution myself and I used community support. The support from the vendor costs money."
"I would rate the stability a seven out of ten. It does break down a little at times."
"Stability needs improvement and the backup needs to be enhanced."
"When I run into issues, I really have to research how to fix them."
"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."
"The interface climate could be better."
"PostgreSQL could improve by adding data warehousing tools."
"PostgreSQL’s performance could be improved."
"The performance of PostgreSQL could improve."
"A better graphic user-interface would be nice to see."
"The solution could improve the integration."
"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."
MySQL is ranked 1st in Open Source Databases with 140 reviews while PostgreSQL is ranked 2nd in Open Source Databases with 119 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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