MySQL Other Solutions Considered

CharlesBrewer - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at NaMax Limited

We did look at MongoDB, but it wasn't what we needed, so we decided we go with something a little more conventionally established, and MySQL absolutely fitted the bill. We didn't need anything else. We got some colleagues who used Oracle, but it's expensive and quite difficult to use. 

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AB
Associate Consultant at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees

The solution is good for smaller data or new users. If you are maintaining large data and want to build a fully-furnished application, then you have to use something else like PostgreSQL. 

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Philippe Liénard - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at csm

With my previous employer, we used Oracle.

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March 2024
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SG
Works

We looked at an SQL Server and Mongo DB.

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ND
Specialist Geosciences Data Consultant at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees

As a data analyst, I am not in operations and don't have a say in which products we use.

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Kevin Honde - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Solution Architect at Econet Wireless Zimbabwe

We do evaluate other solutions. We also use other products, such as Oracle's SQL server.

When a trace comes for MySQL, we will check mostly the cost of installation and the cost for maintaining everything. We are choosing MySQL over the others that are actually licensed solutions mostly due to the fact that MySQL is free.

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it_user253797 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Consultant, Business Owner, Lecturer at a tech consulting company with 10,001+ employees

When we started using MySQL, it was more or less the best Open Source RDBMS for web projects. Today, you have multiple options, such as PostgreSQL, SQLite and MariaDB, therefore the choice for a newcomer should be based on their project needs.

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it_user448206 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Application Programmer/Analyst, Team Lead at a university with 10,001+ employees
Ismail Yushaw - PeerSpot reviewer
Supervisor at GGoC1

MySQL was one of the tools I was introduced to from the very beginning when I was in school. Though I knew about Microsoft SQL Server, the lectures in my school did not introduce me to it since more focus was placed on MySQL. I find MySQL easier to use compared to Microsoft SQL Server.

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JohnMitchell - PeerSpot reviewer
jmitchell@natbankmw.com at NBM

We didn't evaluate anything before choosing this solution. However, there are a few new products coming up that are growing in popularity and we will need to research them. Products like the Cockroach DB, Nuo DB, etc. are on our radar to be evaluated in the future.

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LK
Systems Administrator at Dairibord
AC
IT Consultant at Woohoogeeks

Yes, but for Moodle Learning sites, SQL Server is more complex, and is not multi-platform, Oracle is not recommended for Moodle, but the nearest to MySQL is ProstgreSQL. MySQL is reliable and easy to use. 

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it_user304758 - PeerSpot reviewer
Powerbuilder Consultant at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees

We evaluated MS Access, SQLite, PostgreSQL, FireBird, and Oracle.

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JK
Data Analyst at KPMG East Africa

I also use PostgreSQL.

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MW
Project Manager at Realnux

We evaluated other databases and products, including EnterpriseDB and PostgreSQL. The latter was scalable, but it wasn't easy to use. MySQL is much easier to use and install. Before MySQL merged with Oracle, our software engineers were very satisfied.

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TB
Managing Director at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees

I evaluated Oracle Database.

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KV
Data Architect at ACPAS Loan Management Software

It is always compared with PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server.

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MM
Senior Web Manager at a university with 501-1,000 employees

I’d been using other database systems like Microsoft’s SQL Server and Oracle Database before trying out MySQL. There are forks of MySQL maintained outside of Oracle, like MariaDB and Aurora (by Amazon Web Services). I have not really tried them but I don’t expect very big differences; in fact, for most use cases you may not observe any difference. There would be the few unique features in MariaDB and Aurora that are not present in the original MySQL feature set (I know there are but don’t remember the specifics).

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AR
Information Technology Infrastructure Manager at a comms service provider with 201-500 employees

This is the product that was proposed to us and we implemented it.

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HT
Co-Founder/CEO at Grigale LTD

MariaDB, MySQL Support Services by Percona.

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it_user231711 - PeerSpot reviewer
Telecommunications Engineer at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

We evaluated MSSQL, Oracle DB, Informix, and MariaDB.

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it_user178848 - PeerSpot reviewer
Engineer with 51-200 employees

I usually look at MySQL, PostgreSQL and Oracle.

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RS
COO at a tech vendor with 1-10 employees

We had been on SQL Server and Oracle, and a subset of our customers wanted us to switch and use MySQL. We explored what that transition would take and then implemented it.

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it_user578346 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Business Technology at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
IR
Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

We have also used PhpStorm and DataGrip.

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it_user702249 - PeerSpot reviewer
Web Developer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

We have evaluated and used different products like SQLite. It depends on the requirements and the needs of the project.

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it_user242553 - PeerSpot reviewer
Academic application support at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees

There were not a lot of other options open to us.

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it_user279822 - PeerSpot reviewer
DevOps SRE at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I wasn't involved as this predates me at the organization, but today if this re-happens MySQL won't be the best choice.

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it_user158343 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Architect at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees

We did evaluate other solutions, mainly PostGreSQL, which is also a very good product.

We run a benchmark comparison first, then we run a small lab with the development of a small solution with both toolsets (MySQL and PostGreSQL).

In this development comparison, we found that the winner is MySQL. MySQL toolset for development offers much more coverage for both PHP and C# development.

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it_user3405 - PeerSpot reviewer
Partner at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
it_user208659 - PeerSpot reviewer
QA Lead at a logistics company with 1,001-5,000 employees

There were many options.

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it_user722220 - PeerSpot reviewer
MySQL DBA

It always depends on the scenarios of the requirement - what all the current scenarios come from. Are these application teams or is that someone who is just getting the product? If someone majorly bunt because they don't want to use a single point of data, we may end up choosing any other solution.

Usually, we would pick a MySQL because of our DBS, because we know how we can boot up or pick on a use case.

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it_user755235 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at RC Ghosh Group of Companies
it_user755103 - PeerSpot reviewer
Open Source Database Consultant

There are a lot of alternative to paid features. It's very hard to find support for this feature.

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it_user492180 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Information Technology at a tech services company

Yes, but commercial ones (ManageEngine, EasyVista, Remedyforce).

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AA
CEO at a computer software company with 1-10 employees

Yes, I have evaluated other database solutions. I have evaluated PostgreSQL and MongoDB.

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it_user450789 - PeerSpot reviewer
Member of Technical Staff at a tech company with 501-1,000 employees

We looked at Oracle and PostgreSQL.

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it_user304542 - PeerSpot reviewer
DevOps Lead Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I did evaluate other solutions, but MySQL stood out because of its ease of use. Perhaps my prior experience has made me be biased towards MySQL.

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it_user582915 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Development Manager at a tech services company

No, because this is bundled with cPanel.

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it_user703740 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at a tech company with 51-200 employees

We looked at the Microsoft SQL Server.

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it_user649608 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager

SQL Server, Oracle XE, MariaDB.

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it_user346572 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Administrator at Nubity Inc. at a tech services company
DM
IT at a construction company with 201-500 employees

We did not evaluate other products.

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it_user344865 - PeerSpot reviewer
Developer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
it_user229656 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Staff Engineer at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees

This product’s active-active cluster feature was the reason for choosing it.

One of the reasons PostgreSQL was not considered – a decision taken before I joined the company - was its lack of mature multi-master cluster support. It also lacked other popular ports (e.g. MariaDB, Percona, etc. in MySQL).

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it_user369264 - PeerSpot reviewer
Junior Technician Intern at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

We also looked at Microsoft SQL Server.

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it_user244500 - PeerSpot reviewer
Constructor of the computer systems at a security firm with 51-200 employees

We also looked at PostgreSQL.

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it_user677721 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Technology Technician at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
it_user417285 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Production Support Engineer at a tech company with 501-1,000 employees

We used Oracle and SQL Server, but their prices and licensing were so expensive.

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it_user602400 - PeerSpot reviewer
Intern at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees

I thought about other Open Sources, but I chose MySQL, which I have already used.

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Buyer's Guide
MySQL
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about MySQL. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
765,234 professionals have used our research since 2012.