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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

    Oracle NoSQL Database

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AOracle offers a NoSQL Database.N/A
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    MySQLOracle NoSQL Database
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    MySQLOracle NoSQL Database
    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
    MySQLOracle NoSQL Database
    Considered Both Products
    Oracle
    Chose MySQL
    For our needs, MySql was enough and it was better known than the others.
    Incentivized
    Chose MySQL
    MySQL is a most generic implementation of a database of a sort that is coherent with major designs of web engines and frameworks. As it works in cross-platform environments and easy to deploy it seems to be a competitive choice and prospective solution for integration into web …
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    Oracle
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    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
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    46 Answers
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    Best Alternatives
    MySQLOracle NoSQL Database
    Small Businesses
    MariaDB Platform
    Score9.1 out of 10
    IBM Cloudant
    Score7.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    PostgreSQL
    Score8.8 out of 10
    IBM Cloudant
    Score7.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    SQLite
    Score8 out of 10
    IBM Cloudant
    Score7.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    MySQLOracle NoSQL Database
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (146 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.9
    (18 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    MySQLOracle NoSQL Database
    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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    Oracle
    Oracle NoSQL Database is well-suited for you if your data formats are not consistent, if you have limited hardware resources, if you higher data throughput (whether the database is on the cloud or running locally), and if you don't need a declarative query language to maintain a standardized schema of your data. If you need reduced data redundancy and require ACID compliance, you are better off finding an SQL database solution.
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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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    Oracle
    • Data-model flexibility. Unlike RDBMS solutions, Oracle NoSQL does not restrict you to a predefined set of data types.
    • Ability to Handle an Increased Amount of Traffic. As Oracle NoSQL can process queries much quicker than Oracle Database, Oracle NoSQL is able to respond to a lot more queries in the same amount of time.
    • Data-model simplicity. In SQL-oriented databases, there is a learning curve in learning the relationship between databases, tables, rows, and keys. On the other hand, Oracle NoSQL's key-value based storage is much easier to get the hang of.
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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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    Oracle
    • Fewer analytical functions to choose from. When compared to Oracle Database, there is significant difference in the amount of built-in analytical functions.
    • Eventual data consistency. It is not guaranteed that a write or delete query will be immediately visible for subsequent queries.
    • Data redundancy. As there are no mechanisms that insure data integrity, users are more likely to have redundant data across their documents.
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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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    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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    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Oracle
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    Implementation Rating
    Oracle
    1. Estimate your data size. 2. Test, test, and test.
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    Oracle
    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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    Oracle
    I have not used any other types of NoSQL databases.
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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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    Oracle
    • We pay less for computing resources, as Oracle NoSQL databases respond quicker than our previous SQL databases.
    • Our database administrators and software developers do not need to worry about "data massaging" and can focus on perfecting application logic.
    • Oracle NoSQL has built-in integration to other Oracle products, so we didn't not need to spend money on building custom integrators or higher additional developers.
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