We performed a comparison between Firebird SQL and Oracle MySQL Cloud Service based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Open Source Databases solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We are happy with the event capabilities of Firebird SQL database. We can raise events from it and display them in our application."
"I can deploy it on Linux, Mac OS, and Windows — it's very easy."
"I like that we don't have to pay external fees to migrate this data. So, we are looking to relocate from Postgres or EDB."
"The product was easy to use."
"Robustness is the absolutely main feature."
"It helps us in detecting all kinds of problems in the code, such as bad quality, unclear code, or any violation in the code or best practices."
"Firebird SQL is an open-source solution."
"The solution is very useful for stock management."
"The solution overall is very, very good. It's got good integration with other databases and adds new features often."
"Oracle MySQL Cloud Service is easy to use and implement."
"The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that it is flexible and is an open-source product."
"The scalability of the database is absolutely guaranteed by the new features."
"The most valuable feature is the data aggregation function."
"The product is good for tuning."
"The access to a suite of management and administration tools that simplify tasks such as database provisioning, configuration, and monitoring."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"The main feature I expect is to be able to work with different databases at the same time because that's a wishlist item for me."
"It is not easy to integrate the tool with Visual Studio."
"The security of the users could improve in Firebird SQL."
"This solution isn't very user-friendly, or intuitive, which could be improved when it is developed."
"Firebird SQL's performance has slowed since Firebird SQL 3 or 3.5 versions, where they developed over-the-wire encryption."
"Technical support and performance could be better. We have some problems with this solution, but we don't know if the problem is with the database or the configuration. For example, sometimes, the users can't access the database."
"It would be interesting if they added functionality with redundancy, reputation, and variability."
"In the next release, it should support JSON, XML, and replication with third-party tools."
"The tool’s stability must be improved."
"Sometimes MySQL does upgrades on the server. When we are still using the old server and when they integrate the upgrade, they don't carry along some of the old syntaxes. The versions don't sync."
"In a production environment, upgrading from a lower to an upper version is a very long process that needs to be improved."
"The product has many bugs."
"They could include more advanced features like clustering and replication in the Oracle databases."
"The user interface is not simple."
"Improvement could be made in the workflow, particularly when it comes to making changes or implementing certain functions."
"The technical support is in need of improvement."
Firebird SQL is ranked 3rd in Open Source Databases with 14 reviews while Oracle MySQL Cloud Service is ranked 7th in Open Source Databases with 16 reviews. Firebird SQL is rated 7.8, while Oracle MySQL Cloud Service is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Firebird SQL writes "A stable and freely available tool with well-written documents". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle MySQL Cloud Service writes "A stable solution that can be used to perform on-premises to cloud migrations". Firebird SQL is most compared with MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB and SQLite, whereas Oracle MySQL Cloud Service is most compared with Amazon Aurora, MySQL, Percona Server, PostgreSQL and SingleStore. See our Firebird SQL vs. Oracle MySQL Cloud Service report.
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