We performed a comparison between MySQL and SAP SQL Anywhere 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."This is a lightweight product that is not demanding on the resources, which is what I think gives it the edge."
"Setup is easy. MySQL of various flavours has community editions to easily test, deploy, and run."
"When comparing MySQL to other solutions it is easier to use and boots up faster. Additionally, when you want to query a lot of data, MySQL is better in performance."
"MySQL is a light database. It's not very complex. It's easy to develop, easy to maintain, and easy to back up and restore."
"The most valuable feature of MySQL is the informative error outputs of command line interface."
"I am totally satisfied with MySQL."
"MySQL is easy to use, has fast performance, and it is comfortable for end-user to use. The schema level and structure we are using are very simple and easy to understand. Additionally, packaging tool development is straightforward and the data is presented in a way that is very simple to understand."
"The deployment process is pretty fast."
"The auto-backup replication is a perfect feature. That is the feature I liked the most."
"It works well in general."
"The most valuable features of SAP SQL Anywhere are the ease of use and the user interface is intuitive."
"SAP SQL Anywhere is very helpful."
"We've found the solution very reliable overall. It's very fast."
"It is not as powerful as SQL Server. It can be more powerful. It is not scalable and has certain limitations, which is not the case with SQL Server."
"Its performance should be better. When we use big data, it is slow in performance. We should be able to use mirroring for improved performance."
"In an upcoming release, there should be something added similar to EPL. For example, when using the flow diagram, we can create a schema. We have two useful features to add or create the table, but there should be some UI features to allow us to drag and drop to create other schemas. This would be very helpful."
"The workbench could be improved. In particular, error messages can be improved, which are horrific and completely unhelpful. I'd like to see improved parsing of errors. When you write SQL and it crashes, it usually is something completely irrelevant and not helpful. I've started to use GPT 3.5 for finding out how to do things. I got to do something a bit different, and that I found to be very useful. If there was some way to tie it into one of the new AI tools, that would probably be a good idea."
"MySQL tutorials and guides could be improved. Often they are too complex for someone with no database experience to understand."
"While utilizing a comparable algorithm, is noted to be sensitive, especially when configuring the inner device."
"MySQL doesn't have the auto-clustering and database clustering features that other competitors provide. They can include these features."
"Improvements to MySQL depend on the specific use case. For example, in my scenario, I frequently need to maintain and store data, which can then be utilized to generate reports. On the other hand, others may suggest incorporating a feature that allows for easier visualization of the data, such as what is available in Power BI or other similar tools."
"The interface is not easy in comparison to the SQL Server. It could be more user-friendly."
"A problem we are experiencing now is when doing a backup in SQL 2012 and 14."
"We have had some stability issues with SAP SQL Anywhere, but I am not sure if it is an application or network issue. We sometimes have a large amount of data being queried and it cannot handle it."
"SAP SQL Anywhere needs to incorporate functionalities like SAP S/4HANA."
"It is not as secure as it could be."
MySQL is ranked 4th in Relational Databases Tools with 140 reviews while SAP SQL Anywhere is ranked 20th in Relational Databases Tools with 6 reviews. MySQL is rated 8.2, while SAP SQL Anywhere is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of MySQL writes "Good beginner base but it should have better support for backups". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP SQL Anywhere writes "Reliable and able to expand but needs to be more secure". MySQL is most compared with Firebird SQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Teradata and SQL Server, whereas SAP SQL Anywhere is most compared with SQL Server, SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise, Oracle Database, MariaDB and SAP HANA. See our MySQL vs. SAP SQL Anywhere report.
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