MySQL

Score8 out of 10

971 Reviews and Ratings

Community insights

TrustRadius Insights for MySQL are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.

Pros

Ease of Use: Users have found MySQL easy to get started with, lightweight, scalable, and well-supported. They appreciate its quick processing speed and flexibility in handling various tasks efficiently. The open-source licensing adds to its appeal by offering a cost-effective solution for diverse database needs.

Reliability: Reviewers acknowledge the proven reliability of MySQL over time, providing a stable foundation for their data management needs. The consistent updates and enhancements contribute to its reputation for dependability. Users trust MySQL for critical operations due to its track record of performance and stability.

Support and Resources: Customers value the accessible technical support provided for MySQL, along with the abundance of online resources available. The cost-effectiveness of using MySQL is also highlighted as a significant advantage by users. With widespread knowledge about MySQL across communities, users can easily find solutions and guidance when needed.

Reviews

142 Reviews

MySQL Database Review

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

June 12, 2025

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use MySQL mostly for relational data base system for our core data base related work. It work as a tool for storing structured data and many web services dependency on MySQL for retrieval and storage.Business problems we solve using MySQL includes data management and reporting ,Data warehousing and analytics.

Pros

MySQL usability is easier compare to other database.
MySQL supports many SQL features to handle light analytical workloads.
MySQL with the InnoDB storage provides full ACID compliance which is suitable for transactional systems where data integrity is critical.

Cons

For complex reporting or analytical queries it has limited advanced SQL features.
Weak JSON and NoSQL capabilities for applications that require flexible document storage.
partitioning challenges for horizontally scaling a massive database

Likelihood to Recommend

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.

Manidipa Kundu

Data Analyst in Quality Assurance at Gfactors (11-50 employees)

Vetted Review

3 years of experience

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Best database in open-source

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

May 23, 2025

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use the MySQL database for applications like Confluence, Jira, and a few other Java-based applications. As it is Open source, we have also been using it for application development and testing purposes.
MySQL is a very lightweight database, which makes it faster and easier to manage and our applications run smoothly on the MySQL database.

Pros

As its open source, we can modify the code as per our need.
For developing and testing purposes, we can extensively use it without thinking about cost as its free to download
As it's lightweight, we don't have to worry much about resources like CPU, memory, etc.

Cons

As it's open source, there is a lack of support when it's required.
Its good for small scale applications, but for large scale operation, there still needs some improvements in feature and performance.
MySQL is not very suitable for OLTP and analytics-based applications.

Likelihood to Recommend

In my experience, the MySQL database is well-suited for the development and testing of small-scale applications. The database is easy to configure and doesn't require much maintenance, so it can be handled by a few DBA resources.
However, I think MySQL is not suitable for large datasets and OLTP because of scalability challenges.

Verified User

Professional in Information Technology (1001-5000 employees)

Vetted Review

7 years of experience

MySQL for Database Management

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

May 19, 2025

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

MySQL is being used for a few projects in our organization for storing master data used in the applications. MySQL is easy to learn and use for delivering high performance and also supports scalability based on the requirements.
We are using MySQL in all the environments including Development and Production environments. It is cost effective to use MySQL as it is open source product.

Pros

High performance is achieved even with large volumes of data
It is easy to learn and use
Data security
Good support for scalability, making it go to product for large and complex applications

Cons

MySQL requires high processing power, memory and storage which can make applications slow due to high resource utilization
Achieving scalability can be challenging for complex applications
Limited support for advanced SQL features

Likelihood to Recommend

MySQL is ideal for small to mid-size organizations where data volumes are not too high. Being an open source product, it can help to save cost associated with acquiring licensed products. It is not recommended for large organizations as managing large volumes of data using MySQL will not be easy and large volumes of storage, memory and processing will be required with increase in data volumes.

Verified User

Employee in Information Technology (5001-10,000 employees)

Vetted Review

7 years of experience

Reliable and easy to use database

Rating: 9 out of 10

November 20, 2023

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

It is solving the problem of efficient processing of a decent amount of data sets. Before that, all data was stored in an Excel sheet, which was difficult to manage, and the configuration system froze during processing. However, with the advent of RDBMS, it solves a very critical problem for us.

Pros

It is extremely easy to use.
It offers host based verification and password encryption which makes it very secure
It assures 24/7 uptime which is great relief for us

Cons

It lacks container types and arrays
It is prone to DDos attacks that slows down and possibly crashes the database
It is not built to tackle complex queries and huge datasets

Likelihood to Recommend

If you are looking for a database management system which is easy to use then MySQL should be the number one choice without a doubt, however, if you are looking a platform to handle large datasets and complex queries then you might have to give it a thought.

Verified User

Director in Professional Services (51-200 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

Cost Effective and Reliable Database

Rating: 5 out of 10

Incentivized

August 22, 2023

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use MySql to store our long time storage data and a backup place for our opensearch indexes so if any index is corrupted or delted we can easily use the backup from he db and also we use it as a single source of truth for all of our operations and data and stuff

Pros

Storing data for long term storage
More Intutuitve Worbench than orcale sql workbench
Easy to Learn for a new Comer
Community Support is excellent
Old Battle Test TEch not like som enew software

Cons

The workbench is old caould use some impovement
Need support for different type of indexing

Likelihood to Recommend

From me as a long-term storage user perspective it's good, it's not good if you need lighting fast response time it's just not made for it u can use other NoSQL databases but for relational i think MySQL is the most newbie-friendly database in the market

Verified User

Engineer in Engineering (11-50 employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

MySQL - reliable, scalable and cost effective

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

August 11, 2023

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use MySQL primarily for the backend database to our corporate intranet. In this case, it powers all the apps that run on this web-based system, including user details (matched against and extending our ldap directory), technical document retrieval, IT helpdesk tickets, and our design change request system.

MySQL allows us to implement an enterprise-grade database in a cost-effective and easily supportable way - we don't have to depend upon proprietary database formats, it has great performance, scales as we need it to, runs on a variety of operating systems, can be easily migrated to new hardware and is easy to securely backup.

Because it is easily and widely connected to, we can also use it in a variety of other apps and as a repository for large amounts of structured data.

Pros

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

Cons

Free it from Oracle's grasp! Bring back the old days...

Likelihood to Recommend

From my own perspective and the tasks that I perform on a daily basis, MySQL is perfect. It has a reasonable footprint, is fast enough and offers the security and flexibility I need.

Everyone has their preferred applications and, no doubt, for larger data warehouses or more intensive applications, MySQL may have its limits, but for the area that I operate in, it's a great match.

Calum Morrison

IT Manager in Information Technology at Window Supply Company Ltd (51-200 employees)

Vetted Review

15 years of experience

MySQL the database of the future, with great power equal to or greater than any other

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

August 11, 2023

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We have at least 15 databases with MySQL We have solved our performance and response issues by getting queries fast

Pros

Great performance in our servers
fastly response in our system
takes up less disk space and db compre

Cons

I like because can be used in front of any query at the beginning with select, insert, replace, delete and update.
Also, it is a profiling tool for queries that shows information about where MySQL spends time on query.

Likelihood to Recommend

It is a profiling tool for queries that shows information about where MySQL spends time on query, its performance and response problems by getting queries fast and takes up less disk space,

Starling Trinidad

IT in Information Technology at PETROQUIM (201-500 employees)

Vetted Review

10 years of experience

MySQL - One of the best RDBMS solutions available

Rating: 9 out of 10

November 3, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We have deployed in house MySQL cluster for our fintech application where transaction flow is around 100 read and write transactions per minute. Cluster comprises of "Master Master and Slave" structure. Masters were used to Write and Read transactions and read only slave is usually used for data dumps. Also we have a Proxy in place to load balance between DB servers.

Pros

Replication between instances is very spontaneous
Free and easy to install.
DB backup and restoration is easy.
excellent community support.

Cons

Tends to be getting Slow with large databases.
Unhelpful error messages.

Likelihood to Recommend

Scenarios where I wouldn't recommend MySQL:
*) If you have huge databases, in that case MySQL tends to get slow.

Scenarios where I would recommend MySQL:
*) If you have a medium size DB.
*) Need cost effective RDBMS solution

Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology (1001-5000 employees)

Vetted Review

7 years of experience

MySQL as the Go-To Database

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

July 21, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use MySQL as a storage database in the context of machine log parsing and analysis. We have integrations between MySQL and our SIEM tool that allows us to store data in MySQL, but also access via our SIEM software for further in depth analysis. We store data across data of tables in MySQL for efficient organization and quick access.

Pros

Easy integration with a wide variety of software tools
Ease of scalability as our capacity increases
Very fast and efficient searching

Cons

Could use enhancements to the debug tools
Not as efficient at very large database sizes
Not always as stable as I would prefer

Likelihood to Recommend

The primary scenario I would not recommend MySQL is in the case of very large databases. It is commonly known that performance is lacking in this regard. Though it is well suited to those databases in the small to medium range. I would highly recommend MySQL when integrating with other software tools. Many tools, such as Tableau, have connectors that are ready to run and hook into your MySQL database. This makes accessing the data a breeze and is very helpful when integrating with other tools.

Kendal Droddy

Senior System Engineer in Engineering at General Dynamics Information Technology (201-500 employees)

Vetted Review

3 years of experience

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Amazing Features Of MySQL

Rating: 7 out of 10

Incentivized

July 18, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Due to its friendly user ineterface and extensilbility with upgraded new features, we as full stack developers perfer to user it for storing and reterving our data. The main problem that it has fixed for us will be its feature of supporting large databases. Also, due to the client and utiliy programs that Mysql offers it is one of the best choices for our business needs.

Pros

Data storage
Integration
Scalibility

Cons

Error Messages
Query Optimization
Version Errors

Likelihood to Recommend

It has some great features for storing large sets of rows so it is well recommended for storing large chunks of data. As for the less suited, it may be a bit of a hassle while trying to optimise the queries for trying to achieve better performance of the retrieval of data.

Rao Tahir

DotNet Project Manager in Engineering at BookingWhizz (201-500 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

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