MySQL Reviews & Product Details

I have used MySQL for both personal projects and production environments, and it has consistently proven to be a reliable option. One of its main strengths is its widespread adoption, which makes it easy to find resources, community support, and experienced developers. The installation and setup process is straightforward, making it accessible even for individuals or smaller teams.

Currently, I am running MySQL on AWS RDS, where maintenance, performance monitoring, and automated backup setup are all simple tasks. The platform streamlines database management and keeps overhead to a minimum. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

MySQL may not be the ideal choice for applications that require handling extremely high volumes of intensive write operations, as its performance can decline under such conditions. In these scenarios, other databases might be more suitable. However, for the vast majority of use cases—about 90% of the time—it remains a reliable and dependable solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I really like how easy it is to implement and use MySQL on a daily basis. I use it frequently for different kinds of projects—from small apps to larger systems—and it has never felt overwhelming. The community support is excellent, with plenty of tutorials, forums, and documentation that make problem-solving quick and straightforward. It’s lightweight, integrates well with multiple programming languages, and offers stable performance without demanding heavy resources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The official customer support can feel limited unless you’re on an enterprise plan, so I mostly rely on the community for help. While that usually works, direct support could be stronger. Also, at very large scale with high-concurrency workloads, MySQL sometimes requires extra tuning or falls short compared to other specialized databases. For analytics-heavy scenarios, it’s not always the most efficient option. But for frequent, everyday use cases, these drawbacks are not a deal-breaker. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

MySQL is lightweight, fast, and incredibly reliable. As a developer working on web applications and IoT systems, I appreciate how easily it integrates with PHP and other backend technologies. Whether I’m managing event data or sensor logs, MySQL handles it efficiently without overcomplicating things Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

While MySQL is reliable for small to medium projects, it starts to show limitations with large-scale data and high transaction loads. It doesn’t handle horizontal scaling well, and setting up consistent database clusters can be tricky. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Balance of performance, scalability and ease of use. It is an open-source which makes it easily accessible for everyone. Also, it has seamless integration with most programming languages and web frameworks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It can struggle with high concurrent and large scale workload. Also some advance features like JSON handling, or complex analytics are less mature than in other databases. Also, its inconsistent support for strict SQL compliance can lead to unexpected behavior Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Very simple to get started with and take advantage from a vast set of features. It requires a low learning curve to master it as well. In my experience, it is reliable and very efficient. It enables efficient database management and also provides a very high level of security. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

MySQL has it limits when it comes to very advanced functions, or instances wherein load is very high. The SQL dependant system also does not support certain languages. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

With Endless online community support and easy of use its a global standard and built in to many web applications. The cost is essentially free and if your purpose is for something like an internal intranet or portal page its perfect. I use it every day for our internal holiday and CRM system as well as for business reporting and it just chugs along with little attention needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not as robust and business critical as something like MSSQL but also a hell of a lot cheaper and I still run my companies business analytics and internal intranet pages 24/7 on it with no issues Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I value the InnoDB storage engine for its support for ACID-compliant transactions and its efficient handling of read-heavy operations. The native replication capabilities provide a standard method for scaling out reads and implementing high-availability architectures. The ecosystem includes functional tools like MySQL Workbench, which assists directly with data modeling, server administration, and SQL development. Its cross-platform compatibility ensures a consistent database environment across various operating systems. Finally, the extensive technical documentation and large community make it possible to find solutions to most technical issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Achieving high performances requires a significant investment in configuration tuning Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the most about my sql is that it is easy to handle, implement and integrate with other technology. It has amazing support and lot of features like transaction management, lots of data type support. At last it is super easy to use so i use it multiple times in a day. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes I face while scaling issues while increasing performance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

normalized relational database engine, Good structured components

Creating database is easy and integrate it with .net applications is good and stable. you don't need to be an expert to implement it you can easily connect to customer support to get answers to your inquiries, I use it frequently for developing my applications Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Need to specify the code page at the beginning of creating the connection string in the application code Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its have one feature which allow me to dump and copy any query and easily dump can be uploaded. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

some time it gets hang and feels like performance issue Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.