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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

    SAS Data Management

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AA suite of solutions for data connectivity, enhanced transformations and robust governance. Solutions provide a unified view of data with access to data across databases, data warehouses and data lakes. Connects with cloud platforms, on-premises systems and multicloud data sources.N/A
    Pricing
    MySQLSAS Data Management
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    MySQLSAS Data Management
    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
    MySQLSAS Data Management
    Considered Both Products
    Oracle
    No answer on this topic
    SAS
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    49 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    51 Answers
    80%
    Delivers good value for the price
    4 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    51 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    36 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    46 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    MySQLSAS Data Management
    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of MySQL and SAS Data Management
    Feature
    MySQL
    -
    Ratings
    SAS Data Management
    8.3
    10 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Connect to traditional data sources00 Ratings8.610 Ratings
    Connecto to Big Data and NoSQL00 Ratings8.19 Ratings
    Data Transformations
    Comparison of Data Transformations features of MySQL and SAS Data Management
    Feature
    MySQL
    -
    Ratings
    SAS Data Management
    6.7
    8 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Simple transformations00 Ratings6.18 Ratings
    Complex transformations00 Ratings7.48 Ratings
    Data Modeling
    Comparison of Data Modeling features of MySQL and SAS Data Management
    Feature
    MySQL
    -
    Ratings
    SAS Data Management
    6.7
    8 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Data model creation00 Ratings5.56 Ratings
    Metadata management00 Ratings7.47 Ratings
    Business rules and workflow00 Ratings6.67 Ratings
    Collaboration00 Ratings7.07 Ratings
    Testing and debugging00 Ratings6.17 Ratings
    Data Governance
    Comparison of Data Governance features of MySQL and SAS Data Management
    Feature
    MySQL
    -
    Ratings
    SAS Data Management
    7.9
    9 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Integration with data quality tools00 Ratings7.69 Ratings
    Integration with MDM tools00 Ratings8.27 Ratings
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    Score9.1 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
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    Score8.8 out of 10
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    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    MySQLSAS Data Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (146 ratings)
    7.6
    (11 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    7.9
    (18 ratings)
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.7
    (6 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    MySQLSAS Data Management
    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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    SAS
    When data is in a system that needs a complex transformation to be usable for an average user. Such tasks as data residing in systems that have very different connection speeds. It can be integrated and used together after passing through the SAS Data Integration Studio removing timing issues from the users' worries. A part that is perhaps less appropriate is getting users who are not familiar with the source data to set up the load processes.
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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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    SAS
    • SAS/Access is great for manipulating large and complex databases.
    • SAS/Access makes it easy to format reports and graphics from your data.
    • Data Management and data storage using the Hadoop environment in SAS/Access allows for rapid analysis and simple programming language for all your data needs.
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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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    SAS
    • Requires third-party drivers to connect to common data sources like SFDC, MS SQL, Postgres.
    • Debugging errors from the logs is a complicated process.
    • E-mail alert system is very primitive and needs customization to make it more modern,
    • Cannot send SMS alerts for jobs.
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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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    SAS
    We are happy with the software and its functionality. As a SAS-shop, DataFlux is a logical choice for complex data integration.
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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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    SAS
    The main negative point is the use of a non-standard language for customizations, as well as the poor integration with non-SAS systems. However, there is no doubt that it is a high-performance and powerful product capable of responding optimally to certain requirements.
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    Performance
    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    SAS
    It worked as expected.
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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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    SAS
    With SAS, you pay a license fee annually to use this product. Support is incredible. You get what you pay for, whether it's SAS forums on the SAS support site, technical support tickets via email or phone calls, or example documentation. It's not open source. It's documented thoroughly, and it works.
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    Implementation Rating
    Oracle
    1. Estimate your data size. 2. Test, test, and test.
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    SAS
    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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    SAS
    Because of ease of using SAS DI and data processing speed. There were lots of issues with AWS Redshift on cloud environment in terms of making connections with the data sources and while fetching the data we need to write complex queries.
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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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    SAS
    • We have more users who can connect to the many different data sources.
    • Our users do have existing SAS programming knowledge and that can carry over.
    • Business functions are starting to rely on SAS Data Integration Studio work product shortly after introduction.
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