We performed a comparison between MYSQL and SQL Server based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: SQL Server comes out ahead in this comparison because it is less demanding on resources and can more easily be integrated with other solutions. Some users feel that MySQL requires more maintenance and can be a bit buggy and less stable than SQL Server.
"I would use MySQL for a medium project, with around 1,00,000 hundred thousand users, because of the indexing and stored procedures."
"It has a remote access feature to manage the database from a remote location. This enables in-work collaboration."
"MySQL is easy to use, has fast performance, and it is comfortable for end-user to use. The schema level and structure we are using are very simple and easy to understand. Additionally, packaging tool development is straightforward and the data is presented in a way that is very simple to understand."
"MySQL's most significant attribute is its capability to create, modify, and maintain databases. This is crucial and advantageous in procedures, such as SOAR. Therefore, all SQL functions are beneficial to any backend developer or developer who requires data storage."
"The replication feature is the most valuable. We are replicating our servers."
"MySQL gives us all of the critical features that we need in a database, but without the costs."
"This is a lightweight product that is not demanding on the resources, which is what I think gives it the edge."
"The speed is very good."
"The initial setup isn't overly complex."
"It is a typical database solution, and it is working well so far. It is easy to use, and it is also very common and popular, which makes it easy to find a support partner."
"The installation is pretty straightforward."
"Very stable relational database management system that offers ease of management, querying, and scaling. It has well-designed databases."
"I have found the most valuable features to be the flexibility and the vast amount of features available."
"can extract data from the server and store it in a local data source for BI purposes."
"The security and vulnerability management are well-managed through the vendor."
"I've been using SQL Server for 20 years, and there is nothing that it can't do. It is awesome."
"We want high availability and replication features, which are currently missing in this solution. It would be great if they can provide an in-built replication feature, similar to Oracle RAC, in MySQL."
"I would rate the stability a seven out of ten. It does break down a little at times."
"The product is a little bit complex and it is difficult to find sufficient documentation."
"I did the implementation of the solution myself and I used community support. The support from the vendor costs money."
"The solution could be more secure."
"MySQL's performance requires attention. For optimal performance, one should review and sometimes revise the code, particularly when using server-side scripting."
"The GUI could improve to make MySQL better."
"If it had something similar to Microsoft’s DTS engine then it would be the best database system out there."
"I would like to see more integration with other platforms."
"In my experience, I've found that scalability can be improved."
"SQL Server could improve by having better usability or user guidance."
"I would appreciate a dark theme for SQL Server Management Studio and ability to add databases with TDE enabled into availability groups."
"I would like to see SQL Server add the ability to write to multiple sites or support replication between multiple sites at the transaction level."
"Its ability to handle certain kinds of large data could be improved."
"The stability of the solution should be improved in the next release. Sometimes it is great, sometimes it is troublesome. I would also like data conversion and the code pages to be a bit more straightforward."
"In terms of what could be improved, everything on-premise is now moving to the cloud. Obviously SQL Server has also moved, because Microsoft Excel has its own cloud called Azure Finance. Every solution comes with its own advantages and disadvantages."
MySQL is ranked 4th in Relational Databases Tools with 142 reviews while SQL Server is ranked 1st in Relational Databases Tools with 260 reviews. MySQL is rated 8.2, while SQL Server 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 SQL Server writes "Easy to use and provides good speed and data recovery". MySQL is most compared with Firebird SQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Teradata and Oracle Database, whereas SQL Server is most compared with MariaDB, SAP HANA, Oracle Database, LocalDB and Vertica. See our MySQL vs. SQL Server report.
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