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.
"We use MySQL for enterprise data storage as well as part of the back-end of websites and web applications."
"It is easy to use."
"When comparing MySQL to other solutions it is easier to use and boots up faster. Additionally, when you want to query a lot of data, MySQL is better in performance."
"One of the most valuable features is MySQL's ability to run our email system. We use a system called Colab."
"Support for enterprise-grade features like clustering, master-slave replication, even Sharding (to some extent) which is an advanced feature."
"The most valuable features are that it's free and the documentation is good."
"It is very easy to install and has all basic database features."
"We are completely comfortable with the database’s performance and it is a mature product. My organization was looking for an open-source database for our smaller customers like the community edition. For bigger customers, we can scale into commercial and supported editions."
"SQL Server is similar to other Microsoft products, such as BI, they are easy to use. You do not need to have an expensive BD to maintain them. All the useful intuitive features you find in Microsoft solutions you will find in SQL Server."
"It is a stable product, and it runs seamlessly. It is not complex."
"It is a pretty good solution. The on-premise version 2019 has many features, and they had introduced a really good and stable environment in version 2019. It has very good integration with big data clusters and other things. It covers pretty much everything that you can do with a SQL server. You can use any language to connect to it, which is not there in other solutions. They have also introduced Python, and it also has ArcScale. PaaS is a modern, scalable database. You can use Power Automate and a lot of features in this. It is very easy, and you don't have to worry about versions and upgrades. Microsoft keeps on adding new features to this solution. Microsoft is improving its connectivity on an ongoing basis. It connects well with Office 365. If you see something not working, in a couple of weeks, it is going to work because there is a team working on it. You can vote for the things that are missing, and Microsoft can work on them depending on the product that they're launching."
"Managing database is very good."
"The initial setup is easy, flawless."
"I like that it's a cloud solution, is simple to set up, and is simple to use."
"SQL Server is quite stable. And now we are using the Lattice 2017 version."
"I haven't really experienced any issues that required the assistance of technical support."
"I would like to see some improvements in the solution’s integration aspects."
"Even for the best database, we always want the database to perform much better, so we wish MySQL would be much better, in terms of performance."
"As an open-source product, there isn't really any technical support available if you get into trouble or have issues."
"I would like to improve the solution’s pricing for licenses."
"It should have some code analytical functions. It can also have a monitoring tool."
"We want to continue using MySQL but it merged with Oracle and the scalage changed."
"Sometimes, not because the version is not the latest version, there are some issues with it. Sometimes there's an issue with the server which creates issues with it."
"Security is a concern. MySQL could have better security features."
"Could have additional security."
"I would like to see native plugins built for other platforms versus having to buy third-party plugins to tap into S3 buckets and AWS Cloud. Right now, it does not have those built-in plugins."
"It will be very useful to have high-level database monitoring. It should also have built-in business intelligence reporting."
"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."
"As a software developer, it can be hard to do something in Oracle that is SQL Server specific, and vice-versa, sometimes."
"We have no vision. We don't know when or how we have been hacked."
"The solution's stability can be improved."
"The integration could be better. They are not open-source, so the integration with other platforms is not that easy."
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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