Microsoft Access vs MySQL

• One good aspect of Microsoft Access is how the software can be customized for different applications. This is very useful because we are able to use this software for multiple applications, which makes it cost-friendly.
• Another strong point of Microsoft Access is the skill required to customize, the amount of programming required is less than most other database programs. This is good for a beginner looking to get into database management.
• Microsoft Access is one of the more cost-friendly database applications, and most of the time it comes with Microsoft Office. Other database programs can be expensive and not as easy to use.

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• The Community Server edition remains a strong candidate for a SQL-based database solution that supports a wide array of data structures.
• It scales well for both small business and enterprise use.
• It performs very well provided your database schema is well-planned and carefully considered (which is the case for any database solution).
• It has a number of interface solutions including GUI-based ones such as phpMyAdmin and MySQL Workbench that allow for easy management of your databases.

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• Well, it requires a lot more training or research than other more "intuitive" Microsoft products.
• The buildout of custom reports is highly complex, and I think that area, in particular, could be more intuitive.
• Queries can be difficult to develop if you don't know the right language or terminology, and I think that those terms could be better visible in the ribbon.

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• MySQL doesn't provide good data wrangling functionalities, such as parsing JSON or XML. We had to transform them outside MySQL on the web application server side using JSP.
• As we move forward to adopt more genomics information, MySQL may lack of dealing with "big data" functionalities.
• It is a freely available S/W and easy to manage budget, but there are possibilities to spend cost for additional technical support.

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• Access runs many business processes. They mainly begin with a manual process that someone developed on their desktop with MS Access. As the process matures, is refined and becomes a dependency, it is then moved away from Access onto more enterprise-grade software.
• Access helps us provide quick ad-hoc reporting to management without an expensive Business Intelligence license.
• For number crunchers, Access is a must-have.

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• Since MySQL is a free database package, if you have someone on staff that understands databases and how to use them, the ROI is very high when using MySQL.
• If you need to hire a MySQL developer to implement and manage your database then it can be quite costly to manage and that will negatively impact your ROI when using this product.
• Since there are some very expensive alternatives in the SQL database space, if you compare the overall costs of using MySQL to those other products, I think you will find your ROI is always better when using MySQL

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