We performed a comparison between IBM Informix 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."So far, we do not have a lot of issues. It's pretty problem-free."
"It supports in-house-built applications in .NET and VB6"
"The most valuable feature is concurrency and locking because my customers usually use databases in OLTP mode. So, for a large number of competitive users. Other features that are well valued are quick large-scale data types. It is better than Oracle."
"This solution has made financial reporting possible by allowing financial people the opportunity to set Informix to "Auto Pilot" so that they can attend other duties."
"The stability is incredible. I have customers with uptimes of several years."
"The solution's stability, performance, enhanced functionality, and replication are all great features."
"Every version is faster than the previous."
"The scalability is very good."
"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."
"It has a remote access feature to manage the database from a remote location. This enables in-work collaboration."
"I use MySQL for employee service in an OLTP database."
"I would use MySQL for a medium project, with around 1,00,000 hundred thousand users, because of the indexing and stored procedures."
"I am totally satisfied with MySQL."
"The solution is free to use, which is its most valuable aspect."
"I like the JSON stuff."
"The solution is easy to use."
"I would like to see backups from secondary servers."
"I really would love to have a QT plugin."
"There should be more intelligence surrounding discovering data to be able to automatically create indexes."
"The solution lacks some functionality."
"In my opinion, the packages could be improved. The version I use doesn't allow for packages. I can do some general procedures, but no packages like in Oracle. So, develop separate modules in SQL language. This would be most beneficial for me."
"I experienced poor input/output (IO) performance."
"The technical support services need substantial improvement."
"Continue extending the SQL language for compatibility with the competition's language, including Stored Procedure Language."
"It could be a little bit simpler to use."
"While utilizing a comparable algorithm, is noted to be sensitive, especially when configuring the inner device."
"MySQL could introduce more indexing strategies."
"Security is a concern. MySQL could have better security features."
"It can have better monitoring. In addition, the enterprise manager should be able to cater to more than one virtual machine. Currently, you need one license per server. It seems a bit too much to get one license for one enterprise manager. I hope the enterprise manager for MySQL can accommodate more virtual machines for MySQL."
"Integration is a key feature in need of improvement."
"I would like to have the ability to cancel a query in SQL Developer."
"When working with a cluster wide, I have to use the MySQL cluster version."
IBM Informix is ranked 15th in Relational Databases Tools with 16 reviews while MySQL is ranked 4th in Relational Databases Tools with 142 reviews. IBM Informix is rated 8.6, while MySQL is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of IBM Informix writes "Quite stable and flexible but not very innovative". On the other hand, the top reviewer of MySQL writes "Good beginner base but it should have better support for backups". IBM Informix is most compared with Oracle Database, SQL Server, IBM Db2 Database, MariaDB and Teradata, whereas MySQL is most compared with Firebird SQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Teradata and SAP HANA. See our IBM Informix vs. MySQL report.
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