We performed a comparison between Citus Data and MySQL based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Relational Databases Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."You can use Citus Data to write complex scripts. I like its version upgrades and disaster recovery as well."
"Its distributed processing capabilities are a standout feature. It requires minimal changes to get up and running if you already have a system on PostgreSQL. Citus can run in its natural state."
"It's very straightforward to implement the solution. It took us two days to set up everything."
"A lot of the software components have been trialed and tested for often more than 10 years."
"The solution is great for small applications in particular."
"The solution is very stable."
"I rate the solution's stability a ten out of ten since it has been running flawlessly."
"The IO segregation in CGE is valuable."
"MySQL is easy and convenient for me. I don't need to rely on anyone. I can write the code and extract the information. It is fast if you know how to use it. The solution is not expensive, and most of the developers know how to use it. It is easy to create tables. The solution is stable and has good performance. The connection with AWS gives regular updates, which is manual otherwise and a nightmare."
"MySQL is a scalable tool. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...The solution's technical support is good. I rate the technical support a nine out of ten."
"We use it as a data store and from that perspective, we get everything we need."
"Citus Data needs to improve its stability. Do not consider this product if you have the budget. It is still developing and has a lot of issues."
"There are many areas of improvement , especially in terms of DDL query routing. Even though it's masterless, DDL queries need to be sent to the coordinator node. Also, setting up a multi-node environment could be more straightforward."
"More features in monitoring and the reporting could make it better."
"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."
"The interface could be improved."
"The availability of tools could be improved in the MySQL open-source platform. They can provide more analytical tools. I haven't had any particularly difficult issues to troubleshoot on MySQL, but in the past, on Microsoft SQL Server, I had to troubleshoot some difficult issues, and better tools were in place to see what was going on in real-time on the server. So, that's the bit that is lacking on the MySQL open-source platform."
"I would like to see some improvements in the solution’s integration aspects."
"The integration with other systems can be improved as can the integration between other databases."
"It would be helpful if there were a graphical user interface to administer, configure, and tune it."
"The performance, stability, and security are areas with shortcomings in MySQL, where improvements are required."
"The solution is expensive."
Citus Data is ranked 18th in Relational Databases Tools with 3 reviews while MySQL is ranked 4th in Relational Databases Tools with 142 reviews. Citus Data is rated 8.0, while MySQL is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Citus Data writes "Efficiently handles high-traffic scenarios and compatible with PostgreSQL extensions, offering flexibility in database management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of MySQL writes "Good beginner base but it should have better support for backups". Citus Data is most compared with YugabyteDB, CockroachDB, Amazon Aurora, SQL Server and Oracle Database, whereas MySQL is most compared with Firebird SQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Teradata and SAP HANA. See our Citus Data vs. MySQL report.
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