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1995
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110
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1B
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MySQL is fast, reliable, scalable, and easy to use. It was originally developed to handle large databases quickly and has been used in highly demanding production environment. MySQL Products: MySQL HeatWave, our fully managed database service, for OLTP, OLAP, & ML workloads. MySQL Enterprise Edition for delivering business-critical, enterprise database applications. MySQL Enterprise Edition for ISVs, OEMs and VARs who want a proven, low cost, embedded database.
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We have a great experience with mysql in our software internally that uses it. we can get the information we need quickly and our apps run along side it very well.
Pros: I use MySQL for all our internal projects in our company for our DB software. Mysql is reliable for our transactional db needs.
Cons: I would be nice to have better json support but tradional querys it is simple and works very well for our needs.
Ryan M. · Board Advisor · Automotive · May 13, 2026
Overall, I can see how this product is an industry standard for database management and querying. I like how accesible it is, and I use it daily. 90% of the time it works without any bugs or issues!
Pros: In my opinion it is the easiest option to host our databases. A lot of our company relies on this platform. It is easy enough for non-developers to learn and be able to access data on their own. I personally had no experience in coding and managed to learn a decent amount of MySQL in a few years.
Cons: The commands can sometimes be a little buggy, and the server response times can be a little slow. The UI sometimes crashes when trying to export large CSV's from exported results, which is critical to our workflow.
Anonymous User · Senior Product Manager · Biotechnology · March 30, 2026
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I will still MySQL until today since I had use it when I was in college until my professional years.
Pros: MySQL has improved some of its features and its still one of the best open source platform for database development
Cons: MySQL may had improved but there are also bugs and errors are still present which may improve for its functionality.
Myanmar A. · Administrative Aide VI · Construction · February 9, 2026
Pros: Il bénéficie d'une large communauté d'utilisateurs et est connu à travers le monde. Son utilisation est gratuite.
Cons: Certaines fonctionnalités nécessitent la consultation de la documentation pour être comprises et utilisées.
Anonymous User · Formateur Technique · Professional Training & Coaching · January 26, 2026
My overall experience has been pretty good so far and make easier my work process every day is very nice
Pros: I like the most about MySQL that is wonderful and most easier structured query language that I have seen
Cons: I like the easy way that I could update, insert, delete, update documents, it’s nice for me and my colleagues
Lisa M. · Finance Analyst · Logistics and Supply Chain · January 8, 2026
Pros: Ease of administration and deployment, Workbench is a great UI for quick querying and one-off administration tasks
Cons: Worse performance than Postgres and lack of granular ACLs and table inheritance. It's also less extensible (no custom types)
Augusto Z. · Software Developer · Computer Software · November 25, 2025
Generally brilliant and reliable. I’ve used MySQL in countless projects as the database backend for its reliability and scalability.
Pros: MySQL is an intuitive database language that provides incredible reliability and scalability for what is a community driven language.
Cons: Coming from a mixed SQL background, it would be great if MySQL shared some of the advanced features that MSSQL has.
Jack I. · IT Development Lead · Insurance · July 26, 2025
Pros: MySQL est un système de gestion de base de données très stable, utilisé depuis des décennies dans des projets de toutes tailles.
Cons: MySQL reste un peu en retrait pour les fonctionnalités complexes comme les types de données personnalisés, la gestion fine des transactions, ou les requêtes récursives.
Florian B. · Co-gérant · Internet · June 28, 2025
I've used the community version of MySQL for 25+ years and have found it to be a very powerful database for use for web site, mobile apps, and software back ends.
Pros: MySQL is a powerful database software that has been open source and community driven for many years and is now owned by Oracle
Cons: MySQL was purchased by Oracle and the commercial use cost and support have gone up. The community version of MySQL have also lost features and many in the community and user base have slowly moved away.
Anonymous User · CEO - IT Consultant · Information Technology and Services · May 28, 2025
Solid, concrete database management, a powerful relational database management system that can keep your application running fine for years.
Pros: It's easy to use, and widely usage, with tons of accessible resources to handle any kind of query you can have about database management.
Cons: How can you find weaknesses in this product? I mean, it's solid, it works, it's well supported, some could argue it's competitors are facing faster performance, I doubt if you compare same period of time versions.
Paul B. · Customer Experience Manager · Sports · May 23, 2025
It is convenient to use to preoare database and data, becayse it is open souce the cide sql can be customized to suit the needs of custonwrs
Pros: It is useful to retrieve and make a database using sql queries. The queries can be customized using the nesyed queries and can utilize the techniques of sql
Cons: It is opensource internally uses sql. All capabilities of sql can ve ised within queries. It can used for large scale and ecommer applications
Sreerekha B. · Sr Developer · Computer Software · May 20, 2025
Overall it does a good job to handle relatively smaller datasets with integrated systems to process complex queries and computations for data modeling.
Pros: I like how MySQL integrates well with web applications like Power BI, Python and Microsoft excel, etc.
Cons: MySQL becomes lagging and doesn't handle queries well when working with large, heavy and complex datasets, unlike MSSQL or PostgreSQL.
Shreyas K. · Reporting Financial Analyst · Law Practice · April 20, 2025
Everything can be within this powerful database management system.
Pros: Its flexibility and reliability make it a solid choice for both small and large projects
Cons: I feel that the configuration and optimization can be complex
Andrew H. · Software Developer · Information Technology and Services · March 29, 2025
Pros: The best thing I like about it’s integration with Excel.
Cons: It’s a little hard to understand for beginners.
Harshit G. · Financial Analyst · Financial Services · March 9, 2025
Pros: Queries can be solved effectively in minimum amount.
Cons: If want to use other language you need to shift to other dbms
Sayali S. · Project buyer · Automotive · March 7, 2025
I use MySQL very often for making small proof-of-concept for my work. It is very easy to handle multiple databases with work bench. I also use cloud version of it and the one hosted on cPanels for data hosting purposes.
Pros: 1) Biggest benefit that I see with MySQL is it supports addition of columns to desired position (using BEFORE and AFTER keyword), this basic functionality is not provided with premier tools like Postgre SQL. 2) Almost all web hosting providers supports MySQL by default and it is undisputed choice for a lot of PHP based applications. 3) Community support is also widely available, because MySQL can be used at any machine, cloud, bare-metal, and etc.
Cons: There are no cons, it provides all the security features even at open-source level that are equivalent to enterprise level.
Shaunak P. · Senior Data Engineer · Information Technology and Services · March 6, 2025
For smaller projects, this has been my recommendation to the IT team if at all is a choice to use. The product is scalable (to a degree), efficient, and user friendly.
Pros: MySQL UI is fantastic across the board. There are so many third party UIs as well that work well with its usage and administration
Cons: I honestly don't have anything negative to say about this product.
Vince L. · Director, Application Development · Information Technology and Services · March 2, 2025
MySQL has been fantastic, having said that, a normal characteristic of positive evolution is developing more complex configurations for enterprises due to our growth. Therefore, it is a stable choice
Pros: MySQL is highly efficient with large datasets, it does it at a very fast speed with the required reliability
Cons: Although, it can be a bit challenging to deal with complex queries, bigger databases, problems that we might face when we scale up
Adam T. · Software Analysts · Food & Beverages · February 22, 2025
Quando ouvi falar sobre o Mysql pensei que era uma aplicação difícil de lidar e trabalhar com ela, mas depois que recebi o treinamento adequado e fui utilizando no dia a dia vi que não era tão complicado assim, é até menos complexos que outros programas que existem por aí. Recomendo.
Pros: gostei do layout da sua estrutura, uma linguagem de fácil entendimento e manipulação.
Cons: Não tenho o que reclamar, me atende perfeitamente e a todos os meus clientes.
Elisa S. · Assistente administrativa · Computer Software · January 29, 2025
MySQL is fast, easy to use, and great for web apps, but it lacks some advanced features and flexibility compared to databases like PostgreSQL.
Pros: MySQL is valued for being open-source, easy to use, high-performing, scalable, and secure, with strong community support and compatibility across platforms.
Cons: One common criticism of MySQL is its handling of complex queries and lack of advanced features compared to other databases like PostgreSQL. Specifically, its historically weaker support for features like full ACID compliance, advanced indexing, and sophisticated query optimization can be limiting for complex applications.
Mahmood R. · Call center · Computer & Network Security · January 28, 2025
Pros: MySQL is reliable and easy to use. It’s great for managing databases and works well for small to medium-sized projects
Cons: Sometimes it can be a bit slow with large datasets, and setting up advanced features might take some time. But overall, it’s a solid tool
Federico T. · Software Engineer · Information Technology and Services · January 15, 2025
Pros: It’s robust, scalable, easy to use. The paid version is a nice bonus for extra features
Cons: It needs tuning for big datasets or heavy traffic. Some advanced tools are only in the paid version
Erika G. · Data Analyst · Information Technology and Services · January 13, 2025
I have many applications using this software and all are working well.
Pros: I found this program gives me the ability to incorporate a true relational database which is similar to Oracle.
Cons: It's not the actual Oracle product. I understand that when using it.
Matt M. · Software Engineer · Computer Software · December 13, 2024
I've been using MySQL because it's great for relational database management, it's fast and smooth and easy to understand for new starters.
Pros: Its open-source nature and extensive community support make it a cost-effective solution for businesses of all sizes. Features like replication and clustering enhance scalability and availability for enterprise applications.
Cons: Its default storage engine, InnoDB, may struggle with large-scale data analytics or high write-heavy workloads without careful optimization.
Anonymous User · Owner of ShadowPlayersDev · Information Technology and Services · December 10, 2024
After I realised that there was a bug, I contacted my friends in Uganda and requested them to run their scripts via SQL Server or ORACLE.. MySQL did have a bug though. I think it has been fixed. Ugandan websites are no longer crashing.
Pros: MySql seems to work for many websites. I think it is good for people who can't afford
Cons: Some years ago, online websites in Uganda were timing out. I found later that they were using MySQL. **I thought there was a bug**
Martha N. · CEO · Consumer Services · December 2, 2024
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