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- Industry: Computer & Network Security
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
The Security in MySQL Database
Reviewed on 15/11/2023
MySQL has a large and active community. This means there's an abundance of resources, forums, and...
MySQL has a large and active community. This means there's an abundance of resources, forums, and tutorials available, making it easier to find help and solutions to common issues. Being open source and freely available is a significant advantage. It reduces costs for businesses and developers and promotes a collaborative development environment.
Pros
MySQL's combination of being open source, easy to use, and offering strong performance and scalability makes it a popular choice for various applications, from small-scale projects to large-scale enterprise solutions.
Cons
The MyISAM storage engine, while simple and fast for read-heavy workloads, lacks support for transactions and foreign keys. This limitation makes it less suitable for applications that require strong ACID compliance.
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
MySQL: A Popular RDBMS for Teaching Database Concepts
Reviewed on 2/08/2023
Great experience using MySQL for teaching database concepts for undergraduate and graduate students.
Great experience using MySQL for teaching database concepts for undergraduate and graduate students.
Pros
The main feature that I cherish in MySQL is the ability of my students to deploy it locally without the complexities of intricate configurations and deployment mechanisms. I used MySQL as part of the Bitnami WAMP stack (MariaDB is now packaged in Bitnami) to get a complete server bundle that is easy for students to deploy and configure. Before I relied in my teaching on a networked Oracle installation that was not that performance efficient and didn't give students the chance to configure the server environment. Moreover, with a networked configuration testing various SQL concepts would be a bit complex compared to having a local database installation.
Cons
Changing the open-source license by Oracle was a bit disappointing. MariaDB is a kind of open-source alternative to MySQL with very similar features and architecture.
- Industry: Accounting
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
Value benefit product
Reviewed on 19/02/2024
Pros
ease of use, user friendly, good interface
Cons
not updated with latest requirements of my field
- Industry: Business Supplies & Equipment
- Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Easy to learn and use - effective tool
Reviewed on 29/09/2024
Overall wonderful experience and great learning tool
Overall wonderful experience and great learning tool
Pros
Very user friendly and easy to learn and connect
Cons
Large datasets are not easily supported and may not be compatible
- Industry: Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
There is no better database management system than MySQL.
Reviewed on 15/09/2023
I've used MySQL for a few years, and I'd heartily recommend it. It is a very capable and flexible...
I've used MySQL for a few years, and I'd heartily recommend it. It is a very capable and flexible solution for managing your server-based data.
Pros
Despite being available for free, MySQL has numerous functionalities that are also present in commercial products like SQL Server.
Cons
The majority of other databases, save for MySQL, offer data transfer between DB and distributed file systems like AWS S3.
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
MySQL, a good option to store customer data in a safe way
Reviewed on 1/06/2023
My experience with MySQL has been very good. I have been able to create powerful software that...
My experience with MySQL has been very good. I have been able to create powerful software that takes advantage of the main feature of MySQL.
Pros
Free, easy to install and configure, good support of many programming languages and a big community. The documentation is very detailed.
Cons
Lower perfomance than other database options, the monitoring feature can be improved and the configuration for distributed databases should be easier to set
Reasons for Switching to MySQL
Because the lowest price of MySQL and the huge community of users- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
MySQL A database
Reviewed on 12/04/2024
Pros
Easy to Impliment,its fast and Accurate,good connectivity with multiple platform,and works everywhere
Cons
Large data complexicity,sometimes gets intigration issues with third party applications
- Industry: Computer Games
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
MySQL database managment system.
Reviewed on 28/04/2024
My experience with MySQL has been for testing locally databases for my videogames, best for local...
My experience with MySQL has been for testing locally databases for my videogames, best for local testing before launching in an open environment.
Pros
The best relational database managment system, the best thing and it´s biggest pro is that it is open source.
Cons
No Cons at all, if you are proficient in SQL and the needs of your database is for relational managment, it is for you.
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Monthly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Easy to set up. Great compatibilty
Reviewed on 12/04/2024
Pros
Ease of use and learning. Is compatible with a wide variety of platforms. It is known for its ability to scale and handle large volumes of data without compromising performance.
Cons
Has some limitations regarding maximum database and storage size. Query optimization in MySQL can be a challenge for less experienced developers. Uses table locking to manage transactions, which can result in slower response times.
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Monthly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Powering Business Applications with a Reliable Open-Source Database
Reviewed on 14/05/2024
Pros
MySQL has been our go-to choice for managing relational databases, offering a stable and secure environment for storing and retrieving data. The software's scalability, ease of integration, and active community support have helped us build robust and efficient business applications that cater to our unique needs and growth trajectory.
Cons
MySQL lacks certain advanced features found in more expensive proprietary databases; evaluate your needs before committing.
- Industry: Industrial Automation
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10
Review about mysql
Reviewed on 20/09/2023
We run our pos software database with mysql databases
We run our pos software database with mysql databases
Pros
Easy to use and very scalable for our organization
Cons
For now we see everything we need for our operation is present
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Easy to use- Industry: Management Consulting
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Simple yet powerful
Reviewed on 27/05/2024
Pros
Very simple to get started with and take advantage of a broad set of features. Low learning curve to master it. In depth documentation with a large community support. Plethora of robust tools to support it, like the MySQL Workbench.
Cons
There are some not so intuitive functionalities that you have to look up the documentation to understand and work around. One of them is killing a query in process. Also, the profiler tool is not as powerful as some of the competitor DBMS.
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
My experience with MySQL
Reviewed on 6/08/2023
Overall, my experience with MySQL has been great. Every developer in my office prefer to use MySQL...
Overall, my experience with MySQL has been great. Every developer in my office prefer to use MySQL for the database. I myself have a huge fan of this classic database management system. I even tried using other DBM Systems but I couldn't have anything as easy to use as MySQL. This is why I recommend everyone to use MySQL every time.
Pros
Without a doubt, every feature MySQL offers is very useful and effective. The database management system that MySQL provides is very important in the field I am in. The developers in my company use MySQL for the data management in backend. Our company itself stores the data of its employees in the database using MySQL. I myself have used MySQL a lot. I completed my final year project in university by developing a website which store all of the user's data in MySQL database. It is very easy use and understand. The way it performs even with huge number of data is also very impressive. Data filtering and monitoring are also fluid and easy to carry out using MySQL.
Cons
MySQL is heavily based on queries or commands and it is quite confusing sometimes. Personally, I have a habit of forgetting small details in the queries and commands which I have to google search later. I would prefer to have a GUI based options to work with MySQL or suggestions with commands. But, that is a personal preference, not all users will forget the queries. Other than that, I don't have any complaints with MySQL as of now.
- Industry: Publishing
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Relational database management system
Reviewed on 3/06/2024
MySQL remains one of the most popular open source databases.
MySQL remains one of the most popular open source databases.
Pros
MySQL open source software, easy to manage and query. In my experience, it's reliable and very efficient. It enables efficient database management. MySQL provides a very high level of security.
Cons
Mysql has its limits when it comes to very advanced functions, or when the load is high. The SQL-dependent system does not support certain languages.
- Industry: Insurance
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Great database management software
Reviewed on 11/11/2023
Pros
The ease of use and the it has been around for a long time
Cons
None that I can think of at this time to share
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
Work with SQL Power with low cost
Reviewed on 26/04/2024
It enough for my databases and more simple than the others
It enough for my databases and more simple than the others
Pros
Works ok and is simple to use. The most important is a low-cost SQL solution
Cons
Some commands are not equal to other SQL platforms.
- Industry: Consumer Services
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
MySQL is a feature rich database mangement system
Reviewed on 19/08/2023
It is the popular and most used database management system which has a large community support....
It is the popular and most used database management system which has a large community support. The ready only tasks can be efficient in using mySQL but the large data sets may sometime take more time and memory. It is the easy choice to learn for beginners.
Pros
As it is open source, there is a large community of developers. It has an user friendly design so that the setting up process is simple. Since it supports SQL it can be used in various environments.
Cons
It is not optimized well to handle huge data sets. Complex join statements can eat up lot of memory that can slow the system.
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
MySQL for Machine learning and webs!!!!!
Reviewed on 28/12/2023
Pros
MySQL is easy to use and operate. It is one of the widest and well known SQL databases with a very huge community support. It can be used for Machine learning and NLP based analysis and even for big data analytics. Helping get insights over recommendation systems and social networks from the within the SQL database architecture.
Cons
MySQL has somedocument gaps related to use of it although this is the rare case but when this error somewhat occurs it gets problematic.
- Industry: Financial Services
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
MySQL database review
Reviewed on 20/12/2023
It is always fun when uploading website scripts on MYSQL database
It is always fun when uploading website scripts on MYSQL database
Pros
It is a good experience using MSQL. I like the website uploading, it amazes me when I upload a script on a website and the site starts working.
Cons
I do not understand some aspect of database security
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
MySQL review
Reviewed on 29/05/2023
Pros
It's one of the most complete Relational database in the market, it has a lof of features that makes the developer's workflow easier.
Cons
All the features that I might need were already covered so I have nothing to complain about.
- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
My first love in SQL management system
Reviewed on 27/12/2023
Pros
Best to work on in terminal, it's cool to use it. Also comes with a workbench that makes it easy to operate in many conditions.
Cons
There are many alternatives available in the market, there is no innovation in recent future.
- Industry: Computer Networking
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
MySQL review
Reviewed on 31/07/2023
MySQL is and reliable database system and one of the most popular open-source relational database...
MySQL is and reliable database system and one of the most popular open-source relational database management systems
Pros
MySQL is easy to install and set up, widely supported by various operating systems, programming languages, and platformsone of the best features is that MySQL provides strong security features by using user authentication to access and login plus encrypted data connections
Cons
MySQL may not have all the advanced features , need to develop analytics and reporting features
- Industry: Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10
Great database software
Reviewed on 30/05/2024
Pros
Great tool for querying database and sql.
Cons
not as great/ better as oracle sql and pl/sql.
- Industry: Food Production
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Definitely worth it
Reviewed on 13/09/2023
Am majorly using SQL for back up and recovery since SQL can handle large volumes of data.
Am majorly using SQL for back up and recovery since SQL can handle large volumes of data.
Pros
It is easy to create new tables and easily allows to drop previously defined tables. Plus no long lines of codes are required, just use of basic key words like;SELECT and UPDATE
Cons
SQL databases can be complex to set up and manage, requiring one to be highly skilled to be able to manage/create databases.
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
great free choice
Reviewed on 15/09/2023
Pros
Comparing it with mssql, this database wins in its free version for the simplest installation and configuration.remains the first choice for developing web applications while still losing some points for desktop solutions
Cons
its native workbench is excellent, and the online community is excellent for solving problems and finding ready-made solutions ready to be used or incorporatedI find the incompatibility of the countless versions of the ODBC drivers penalizing and the lack of a tool in the installation set which is completed by the use of third-party tools such as HeideSql