We performed a comparison between EDB Postgres Advanced Server and MySQL 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."It gives us a solid, less expensive alternative to deploying with Oracle."
"I rate EDB Postgres Advanced Server's stability an eight out of ten."
"The low cost and functionality allows us to save money on smaller database projects."
"I like that EDB Postgres Advanced Server scales well. A valuable feature of the solution is multi-tenancy support. It also supports JSONB."
"For starters, it's free, which is always nice, and it's also pretty straightforward to use. It's a nice conventional database."
"What I've been most pleased with is the cost point, performance, and ease of use."
"It is very easy to install and has all basic database features."
"The tool is open-source and there is no cost involved in its use."
"However, it is easy to scale MySQL using the functions provided with the product."
"The solution is easy to use."
"I like the JSON stuff."
"The one interesting thing about this product is that it is open source. It comes from an open source product. MySQL has been positioned as open source, but it also provides support."
"The system is aging and not keeping up with the performance of new, enhanced database models."
"I have faced performance issues in the community edition."
"An area for improvement in EDB Postgres Advanced Server is JSONB querying. It would be nice to have even stronger JSONB support from the solution."
"The security is not very robust and the product would be much more useful with more security options."
"The technical support should be more knowledgeable and available worldwide."
"The solution could improve by having better performance and security."
"MySQL could introduce more indexing strategies."
"The user interface could be more user friendly. Mainly because most of the times we see black and white digital lines. Something like Python."
"The interface could be improved."
"From a user perspective, the initial setup could be simplified a bit."
"I would like to have the ability to cancel a query in SQL Developer."
"MySQL needs improvements on its diagnostic features."
EDB Postgres Advanced Server is ranked 6th in Open Source Databases with 6 reviews while MySQL is ranked 1st in Open Source Databases with 142 reviews. EDB Postgres Advanced Server is rated 8.0, while MySQL is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of EDB Postgres Advanced Server writes "Scales well; works in both development and production environments and has multi-tenancy and JSONB support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of MySQL writes "Good beginner base but it should have better support for backups". EDB Postgres Advanced Server is most compared with PostgreSQL, Percona Server, YugabyteDB and MariaDB, whereas MySQL is most compared with Firebird SQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Teradata and SQL Server. See our EDB Postgres Advanced Server vs. MySQL report.
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