We performed a comparison between LocalDB 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."The initial setup is very straightforward. The guidelines are very easy to follow. Maintenance is very easy and requires very little manpower."
"The initial setup was simple."
"The solution is fast."
"The most valuable feature of LocalDBis the connection between the application and DB."
"I would use MySQL for a medium project, with around 1,00,000 hundred thousand users, because of the indexing and stored procedures."
"The product is flexible and easy to use."
"I like the simplistic view of MySQL to build custom queries and things like that as compared to SQL Server, which seems more cluttered. SQL Server has a query analyzer. MySQL pretty much does the same, and performance-wise, it has less overhead for connecting to our ERP system. It seems more responsive and cleaner. With MySQL, you get what you need without any overbloating, for which Microsoft is known. That's why they have so many constant security patches for everything because there is so much stuff, which degrades performance."
"Support for enterprise-grade features like clustering, master-slave replication, even Sharding (to some extent) which is an advanced feature."
"A good traditional database that supports JSON."
"The feature that I have found most valuable is its ubiquity. MySQL is everywhere, so if I need to find a developer to do things to it that I don't know, it's very easy to find someone who has expertise in it."
"The initial setup was pretty straightforward. I would have worked with our IT team in terms of the initial setup."
"For starters, it's free, which is always nice, and it's also pretty straightforward to use. It's a nice conventional database."
"The ALM features can be improved, but the database by itself is reliable."
"The initial setup is complex and requires a skilled person."
"The solution needs to create a management tool. Right now, the solution has tools for creating a local installation, but it's too simplistic. We need something that's a bit more complex so that we can extend the tools with our scripts."
"The internal connection features of LocalDB could improve."
"Stability needs improvement and the backup needs to be enhanced."
"I would rate the stability a seven out of ten. It does break down a little at times."
"Rather than going in-depth about the technical features, which a technical person can directly tell, I would say that MySQL should be able to adapt to the next framework. The 5G framework means an unstructured framework. So if MySQL becomes smoother and more adaptable, it'll be easier."
"Since we upgraded from 8.0.12 to 8.0.22, it has had some slowness-related issues. Some of the queries that were fast previously are quite slow now. I did some research, and I found many people complaining about it."
"Sometimes, I get lost in the toggles and buttons, and a better visual design would be nice. The layout is not user-friendly or efficient."
"Integration is a key feature in need of improvement."
"The solution could improve by having better performance and security."
"I would like to have the ability to cancel a query in SQL Developer."
LocalDB is ranked 15th in Relational Databases Tools with 5 reviews while MySQL is ranked 4th in Relational Databases Tools with 142 reviews. LocalDB is rated 9.0, while MySQL is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of LocalDB writes "Good for the development process, generally stable, and easy to set up". On the other hand, the top reviewer of MySQL writes "Good beginner base but it should have better support for backups". LocalDB is most compared with SQL Server, Oracle Database In-Memory, Oracle Database, Infobright DB and Tibero, whereas MySQL is most compared with Firebird SQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB and Teradata. See our LocalDB vs. MySQL report.
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