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MySQL - Database Management Software

MySQL Reviews in May 2025: User Ratings, Pros & Cons

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MySQL Reviews & Ratings

4.4

Very Good

Based on 428 reviews

Rating Distribution

Excellent

(318)

Very Good

(98)

Good

(10)

Poor

(1)

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Expert's Review

MySQL stands out as a top choice for small to medium-level businesses due to its open-source nature and ease of use. Users appreciate its quick installation process and intuitive interface, making it a preferred option for database management. MySQL's support for spatial data and functions adds a layer of efficiency, especially for geographical calculations. Its ...Read more

MySQL pros and cons

  • Easy to use with quick installation and user-friendly interface.

  • Provides excellent performance and scalability for relational database management.

  • Supports spatial data and functions, enhancing geographical calculations.

  • Open source nature with industry-level security and community support.

  • Limited support for marketplace apps and connectors, restricting advanced functionalities.

  • Richness of features and customizations can be complex without proper support.

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Carlos A

08/23/19

4.5 out of 5

Fast database

What do you like best? i'm using MySQL for a long time and is very stable and easy to operate, you can access and administer them from the CLI with or GUI. What do you dislike? I feel that the development of MySQL is not progressing rapidly Recommendations to others considering the product: A easy to setup and stable DB What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? I use this DB engine for different applications or web developments, mainly ...

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Hanh N

08/23/19

4 out of 5

Straight forward

What do you like best? Good User interface, documentations are straight forward. Works well with both Mac and Windows. I particularly like the forward engineering option. What do you dislike? Password in Vault crashed on me multiple times. What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? Combining master tables by joining them, finding commonalities. This is particularly good for ad-hoc analyses.

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Arun kumar G

08/23/19

4 out of 5

MYSQL rocks for database query

What do you like best? I like that MySQL has enabled me to store data in a database This has enabled us to perform analytics in real-time and also helped in decision making. To add, MySQL is very powerful and it handles simultaneous database connections with ease and multiple queries can be run in parallel without affecting performance. Also major problem is you cannot break the json in MYSQL if you are running query on direct Database. What do you dislike? The learning curve for ...

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Rahul R

08/22/19

5 out of 5

MySQL is the best among all.

What do you like best? MySQL offers unmatched scalability to facilitate the management of deeply embedded apps using a smaller footprint even in massive warehouses that stack terabytes of data. On-demand flexibility is the star feature of MySQL. MySQL stored procedures are secure because the database administrator can grant appropriate permissions to applications that access stored procedures in the database without giving any permissions on the underlying database tables. MySQL ...

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User in Information Technology and Services

08/22/19

4.5 out of 5

Best tool to maintain and perform daily task in database. Very important to boost your Business.

What do you like best? It is an important tool which is required to meet daily business requirement. Every company has tones of data to be processed on daily basis and doing it manually one by one is tedious work. So in such scenario MySQL is a saviour. Best thing about MySQL is, its an open source. Very useful for database management which saves lots of time, money and human efforts. We can integrate also with any other platforms to achieve our requirement. And easy to ...

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User in Education Management

08/22/19

4 out of 5

Intuitive UI and accessible

What do you like best? MySQL Is open source and MySQL is designed with a focus on the Web, Cloud and Big Data. What do you dislike? MySQL is Oracle-owned instead of community driven and isn’t mature as other options. Recommendations to others considering the product: Its a great all around option. What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized? Introducing Global Transaction Identifiers (GTIDs) make it simple to track and compare replication ...

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Darshan T

08/22/19

4 out of 5

Idea platform to use

What do you like best? I like that MySQL has enabled me to store data in a database which I then query using PHP so as to display the queried data in our web applications dashboards. This has enabled us to perform analytics in real-time and also helped in decision making. To add, MySQL is very powerful and it handles simultaneous connections with ease and multiple queries can be run in parallel without affecting performance. Further, MySQL is an open source software and therefore the cost ...

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User in Information Technology and Services

08/21/19

3.5 out of 5

Easily understand Database system

What do you like best? Most helpful about MySql is its syntax and language, as it is very easy to understand as well as to learn. This is best for managing relation database. I found it flexible to use for anyone who wants to use it. What do you dislike? This is not very helpful for big enterprises, but is best option for startups. Also it does not have ARRAY data types so sometimes it is not suitable for projects. Recommendations to others considering the product: I thing this is ...

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07/27/19

4.5 out of 5

Sistema de gestión compacta de base de datos

What do you like best? MySQL es muy atractiva y de gran factibilidad pues representa una herramienta multiplataforma que puede funcionar en una gama de sistemas diferentes e interactuar con aplicaciones programadas en diversos lenguajes. Esta herramienta es muy rápida, posee una capacidad operativa de excelencia, es de fácil acceso y manipulación por lo que con conocimientos necesarios se puede realizar aplicaciones web seguras y confiables gracias a que su sistema ofrece protección ...

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07/25/19

5 out of 5

MySQL is the ideal platform for managing relational database.

What do you like best? MySQL is most popular open source database. It is used by the technical department in our office. MySQL is a relational database management system which we can use to save data and work with the data while developing a web applications or websites. It is the best software for small business or companies. It is very integrated software and it provide the best service of the costumer. It can manage our system in a more efficient way. This is very useful for small ...

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