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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    MySQL

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AMySQL is a popular open-source relational and embedded database, now owned by Oracle.N/A

    Navicat

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ANavicat is a Database Administration and development platform that provides a unified graphical interface for managing multiple database systems. The solution allows users to connect to both relational and non-relational databases to execute queries, model data, and manage administrative tasks from a single environment.N/A
    Pricing
    MySQLNavicat
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    MySQLNavicat
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    MySQLNavicat
    Considered Both Products
    Oracle
    No answer on this topic
    PremiumSoft
    Chose Navicat
    Some of the free database clients are not bad at all. In fact, I have known a few developers who swear by them. However, I don't share that view. As a professional, I want a lot of features that you just can't find in free products, or at least, all in the same product.
    Incentivized
    Chose Navicat
    Navicat allows for easier querying of data while still allowing for visualization and modeling.
    Incentivized
    Chose Navicat
    Navicat is superior in allowing us to save complex queries and share them with other users. It is also better at administering the database. It also allows us to easily transfer data and structure to a test database server. This saves a ton of time when working on our dev …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    49 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    51 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    51 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    36 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    46 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    MySQLNavicat
    Database Development
    Comparison of Database Development features of MySQL and Navicat
    Feature
    MySQL
    -
    Ratings
    Navicat
    8.2
    5 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Version control tools00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Test data generation00 Ratings8.24 Ratings
    Performance optimization tools00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Schema maintenance00 Ratings9.25 Ratings
    Database change management00 Ratings8.85 Ratings
    Database Administration
    Comparison of Database Administration features of MySQL and Navicat
    Feature
    MySQL
    -
    Ratings
    Navicat
    8.3
    5 Ratings
    3% above category average
    User management00 Ratings9.25 Ratings
    Database security00 Ratings8.25 Ratings
    Database status reporting00 Ratings7.64 Ratings
    Change management00 Ratings8.25 Ratings
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    MySQLNavicat
    Small Businesses
    MariaDB Platform
    Score9.1 out of 10
    DBeaver
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    PostgreSQL
    Score8.8 out of 10
    DBeaver
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    SQLite
    Score8 out of 10
    DBeaver
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    MySQLNavicat
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (146 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.9
    (18 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    MySQLNavicat
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Oracle
    MySQL is best suited for applications on platform like high-traffic content-driven websites, small-scale web apps, data warehouses which regards light analytical workloads. However its less suited for areas like enterprise data warehouse, OLAP cubes, large-scale reporting, applications requiring flexible or semi-structured data like event logging systems, product configurations, dynamic forms.
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    PremiumSoft
    Navicat Premium is a very well-rounded tool with a reasonable licensing fee given its feature set. It is primarily suited for technical resources who must work with a variety of different database systems, but who may not be database or command line tool wizards. However, its query building and job batch scheduling feature support end-users as they build competency, and it continues to hold its value even as users outgrow their training wheels. Navicat is probably not so appropriate for DBAs and others for whom database development and management is already a career path; these folks have their preferred toolsets, both vendor-supplied and homegrown, and they might consider the additional licensing cost to outweigh the value they'd personally get out of Navicat.
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    Pros
    Oracle
    • Stable - it just runs, with minimal downtime or errors
    • Fast - well-structured data is quickly written and read
    • Secure - MySQL is easy to keep data secure from people and applications that shouldn't see it
    • Easy to use - SQL is industry standard so no problems with adding, editing and reading data stored in MySQL
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    PremiumSoft
    • Really helpful auto-completion.
    • Can connect to multiple (different) database types simultaneously.
    • Can generate some really impressive charts.
    • The new data dictionary tool is great!
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    Cons
    Oracle
    • Learning curve: is big. Newbies will face problems in understanding the platform initially. However, with plenty of online resources, one can easily find solutions to problems and learn on the go.
    • Backup and restore: MySQL is not very seamless. Although the data is never ruptured or missed, the process involved is not very much user-friendly. Maybe, a new command-line interface for only the backup-restore functionality shall be set up again to make this very important step much easier to perform and maintain.
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    PremiumSoft
    • Remote deploy databases
    • Clone databases
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Oracle
    For teaching Databases and SQL, I would definitely continue to use MySQL. It provides a good, solid foundation to learn about databases. Also to learn about the SQL language and how it works with the creation, insertion, deletion, updating, and manipulation of data, tables, and databases. This SQL language is a foundation and can be used to learn many other database related concepts.
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    PremiumSoft
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Oracle
    I give MySQL a 9/10 overall because I really like it but I feel like there are a lot of tech people who would hate it if I gave it a 10/10. I've never had any problems with it or reached any of its limitations but I know a few people who have so I can't give it a 10/10 based on those complaints.
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    PremiumSoft
    There is quite a lot to learn because Navicat Premium is a very comprehensive database management and development tool, but it's User Interface is intuitive enough to pick up fairly quickly. I have also referred to the documentation on occasion, and can attest that it is quite good. I feel that it works best on a large monitor, but that's fairly common for this sort of software.
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    Support Rating
    Oracle
    We have never contacted MySQL enterprise support team for any issues related to MySQL. This is because we have been using primarily the MySQL Server community edition and have been using the MySQL support forums for any questions and practical guidance that we needed before and during the technical implementations. Overall, the support community has been very helpful and allowed us to make the most out of the community edition.
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    PremiumSoft
    Very robust online community and well as excellent support staff. Easy to follow video tutorials. Detailed sample configurations are provided with guided walk-throughs via remote classroom instruction. Very fast response from support staff. No internal hires were necessary for support as vendor support staff fully met all technical expertise. 24/7 incident reporting and tracking is great.
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    Implementation Rating
    Oracle
    1. Estimate your data size. 2. Test, test, and test.
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    PremiumSoft
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Oracle
    MongoDB has a dynamic schema for how data is stored in 'documents' whereas MySQL is more structured with tables, columns, and rows. MongoDB was built for high availability whereas MySQL can be a challenge when it comes to replication of the data and making everything redundant in the event of a DR or outage.
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    PremiumSoft
    Navicat allows for easier querying of data while still allowing for visualization and modeling
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    Return on Investment
    Oracle
    • As it is an open source solution through community solution, we can use it in a multitude of projects without cost license
    • The acquisition by Oracle makes you need to contract support for the enterprise version
    • If you have knowledge about oracle databases, you can get more out of the enterprise version
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    PremiumSoft
    • Assisting new employees with understanding our DB
    • Reduce debugging and testing time with being able to visualize data/queries
    • Allowing non-SQL users to execute queries to get real-time data.
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