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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    MySQL

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AMySQL is a popular open-source relational and embedded database, now owned by Oracle.N/A

    Sage X3

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/ASage X3 is an ERP solution with a robust range of capabilities supported by collaboration, analytics, and workspace tools.N/A
    Pricing
    MySQLSage X3
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    MySQLSage X3
    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
    MySQLSage X3
    Considered Both Products
    Oracle
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    Sage
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    49 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    51 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    51 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    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
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    MySQLSage X3
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of MySQL and Sage X3
    Feature
    MySQL
    -
    Ratings
    Sage X3
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings6.42 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of MySQL and Sage X3
    Feature
    MySQL
    -
    Ratings
    Sage X3
    5.3
    3 Ratings
    34% below category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings5.22 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings5.33 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of MySQL and Sage X3
    Feature
    MySQL
    -
    Ratings
    Sage X3
    7.2
    4 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.13 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings6.34 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of MySQL and Sage X3
    Feature
    MySQL
    -
    Ratings
    Sage X3
    5.3
    4 Ratings
    34% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings5.74 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings5.14 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings5.14 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of MySQL and Sage X3
    Feature
    MySQL
    -
    Ratings
    Sage X3
    6.2
    4 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings6.44 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings6.44 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings6.33 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings6.53 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings6.44 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings6.44 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings6.44 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of MySQL and Sage X3
    Feature
    MySQL
    -
    Ratings
    Sage X3
    7.5
    4 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings7.93 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings7.43 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings7.44 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of MySQL and Sage X3
    Feature
    MySQL
    -
    Ratings
    Sage X3
    6.8
    4 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Pricing00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings7.84 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Order Orchestration00 Ratings7.43 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of MySQL and Sage X3
    Feature
    MySQL
    -
    Ratings
    Sage X3
    6.0
    4 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Billing Management00 Ratings7.44 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings7.44 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings6.84 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings6.54 Ratings
    Period Close00 Ratings7.44 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of MySQL and Sage X3
    Feature
    MySQL
    -
    Ratings
    Sage X3
    6.7
    2 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Project Planning and Scheduling00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings6.42 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings6.52 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings6.42 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of MySQL and Sage X3
    Feature
    MySQL
    -
    Ratings
    Sage X3
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings8.22 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of MySQL and Sage X3
    Feature
    MySQL
    -
    Ratings
    Sage X3
    7.2
    3 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings6.83 Ratings
    Contract Authoring00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Contract Repository00 Ratings6.93 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings7.73 Ratings
    Supplier Management00 Ratings7.73 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of MySQL and Sage X3
    Feature
    MySQL
    -
    Ratings
    Sage X3
    7.3
    2 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Risk Repository00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Control Management00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Issue Detection00 Ratings7.42 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of MySQL and Sage X3
    Feature
    MySQL
    -
    Ratings
    Sage X3
    5.7
    4 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings6.54 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings6.54 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings6.94 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management00 Ratings7.34 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings6.94 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of MySQL and Sage X3
    Feature
    MySQL
    -
    Ratings
    Sage X3
    7.3
    3 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Production Process Design00 Ratings7.33 Ratings
    Production Management00 Ratings7.33 Ratings
    Configuration Management00 Ratings7.43 Ratings
    Work Execution00 Ratings7.33 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings7.23 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of MySQL and Sage X3
    Feature
    MySQL
    -
    Ratings
    Sage X3
    6.8
    3 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings6.63 Ratings
    Inventory Planning00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of MySQL and Sage X3
    Feature
    MySQL
    -
    Ratings
    Sage X3
    7.4
    2 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Proposal Management00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management00 Ratings7.42 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    MySQLSage X3
    Small Businesses
    MariaDB Platform
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Zoho One
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    PostgreSQL
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Zoho One
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    SQLite
    Score8 out of 10
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    Score4.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    MySQLSage X3
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (146 ratings)
    6.8
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.9
    (18 ratings)
    6.9
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    MySQLSage X3
    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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    Sage
    I wouldn't suggest this ERP for small organizations, especially if there is no IT staff. While they do offer support packages, they can be costly as certain packages limit the number of times you can call in. Hiring an outside consulting firm to support is another route, however that could become costly as well. Medium to large businesses with savvy tech staff would be a good fit for this ERP.
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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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    Sage
    • Easy to understand software for new users.
    • Journal entry and review process is easy.
    • Sage is efficient in tracking multi subsidiary transactions.
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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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    Sage
    • The reports
    • Imports
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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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    Sage
    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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    Sage
    The interface could be a little bit more friendlier and intuitive. Normally end users complain about the ergonomics of the system, even though my experience tells me that is a situation that dilutes itself pretty fast. Another aspect that I think Sage could improve, is the way reports and queries are managed, it seems that at least at some level, there could be a easy drag and drop way (or just by picking fields) to create simple queries/reports. Having to rely on some data base knowledge is not very user friendly. But overall the system is very powerful and a good tool for companies that want to have control over their operations.
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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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    Sage
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Oracle
    1. Estimate your data size. 2. Test, test, and test.
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    Sage
    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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    Sage
    Unfortunately, the product was purchased before I began working at the organization. I am unsure what other products they may have reviewed before purchasing Sage ERP X3.
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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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    Sage
    • Sage was easy to setup when we got started.
    • Exporting data out of sage has been extremely hard.
    • Sage is quite fairly priced compared to other alternatives.
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