MySQL a great relational database engine
July 06, 2022

MySQL a great relational database engine

Kees-Jan Koster | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with MySQL

Many of our internal web applications use MySQL to store their data. It is a great relational database engine and works great for storing all kinds of relational data. It runs well on our Ubuntu servers and works great from PHP. And we can use it without paying huge amounts for licensing.
  • Storing relational data
  • Querying relational data
  • Programmability from PHP
  • Finetuning for memory consumption can be tricky
  • Some improvement in diagnostics could be helpful
  • MySQL makes it possible that we can store data
  • No licensing cost so doesn't break the bank
I would say that in a Linux environment MySQL works great compared to both PostgreSQL and MS SQL. The added benefit compared to MS SQL is the low or absent licensing cost. As we use it mainly from PHP the programming interface is great for MySQL. PostgreSQL has many of the benefits, but is a bit less used.

Do you think MySQL delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with MySQL's feature set?

Yes

Did MySQL live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of MySQL go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy MySQL again?

Yes

MySQL works great as a relational database server for web applications. It is has good programmability from PHP and runs well in any linux environment. The performance is generally good and it can run on all kinds of servers. It does not need an excessive amount of memory to run well.