--- description: Detailed reviews on MySQL based on features, pricing, usability, and ratings. Get a quick overview advantages and disadvantages. Compare MySQL with similar products. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/getapp/og_logo-94fd2a03a6c7a0e54fc0c9e21a1c0ce9.png title: MySQL Reviews, Prices & Ratings | GetApp Canada 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Database Software](/directory/459/database/software) > [MySQL](/software/1985007/mysql) # MySQL Canonical: https://www.getapp.ca/software/1985007/mysql Page: 1 / 85\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.ca/software/1985007/mysql?page=2) > MySQL is a relational database management system (RDBMS) designed to help businesses record, update, and manage data and deploy cloud-native applications. Features include data masking and de-identification, multi-document transaction support, intrusion detection, alerts \& configuration management. > > Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 2094 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Key benefits of MySQL Ease of use: Developers can install MySQL in minutes, and the database is easy to manage. Reliability: MySQL is one of the most mature and widely used databases. It has been tested in a wide variety of scenarios for more than 25 years, including by many of the world’s largest companies. Organizations depend on MySQL to run business-critical applications because of its reliability. Scalability: MySQL scales to meet the demands of the most accessed applications. MySQL’s native replication architecture enables organizations such as Facebook to scale applications to support billions of users. Performance: MySQL HeatWave is faster and less expensive than other database services, as demonstrated by multiple standard industry benchmarks, including TPC-H, TPC-DS, and CH-benCHmark. High availability: MySQL delivers a complete set of native, fully integrated replication technologies for high availability and disaster recovery. For business-critical applications, and to meet service-level agreement commitments, customers can achieve Recovery point objective = 0 (zero data loss) and Recovery time objective = seconds (automatic failover) Security: Data security entails protection and compliance with industry and government regulations, including the European Union General Data Protection Regulation, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, and the Defense Information Systems Agency’s Security Technical Implementation Guides. MySQL Enterprise Edition provides advanced security features, including authentication/ authorization, transparent data encryption, auditing, data masking, and a database firewall. Flexibility: The MySQL Document Store gives users maximum flexibility in developing traditional SQL and NoSQL schema-free database applications. Developers can mix and match relational data and JSON documents in the same database and application. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 2094 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support Software | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Oracle - **Location**: Chicago, US - **Founded**: 1977 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$2,000.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: MySQL offers a free trial for new users, after which the software is available across 4 commercial editions. Pricing and functionality are outlined below. MySQL Cluster Carrier Grade Edition Subscription (1-4 socket server): starts at $10,000 per year MySQL Cluster Carrier Grade Edition Subscription (5+ socket server): starts at $20,000 per year MySQL Enterprise Edition Subscription (1-4 socket server): starts at $5,000 per year MySQL Enterprise Edition Subscription (5+ socket server): starts at $10,000 per year MySQL Standard Edition Subscription (1-4 socket server): starts at $2,000 per year MySQL Standard Edition Subscription (5+ socket server): starts at $4,000 per year MySQL Classic Edition (only available for ISVs/OEMs) - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise), Chromebook (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, European Portuguese, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize and 202 more ## Features - AI/Machine Learning - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Access Management - Active Directory Integration - Activity Dashboard - Activity Tracking - Ad hoc Query - Alerts/Escalation - Alerts/Notifications - Anomaly Detection - Application Encryption - Application Management - Application-Level Analysis - Asset Tracking Software - Audit Management - Audit Planning - Audit Trail - Auditing - Authentication Software ## Integrations (1 total) - WordPress ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base Software - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Database Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/459/database/software) ## Related Categories - [Database Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/459/database/software) - [Audit Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/470/audit-compliance/software) - [Encryption Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/472/encryption/software) - [Firewall Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/2071/firewall/software) - [Database Monitoring Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/1703/database-monitoring/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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With a few command lines we can get all the information we need, and its installation and first use is fast and intuitive. > > **Cons**: Although MYSQL works well for small and medium projects, in large-scale projects we can suffer a bit with information and data management, since this tool is not entirely designed to handle large-volume data. It can handle data in large volume, but the way in which it will do it will not be the most efficient or the most optimal, which can cause a certain lack of speed when deploying our project. > > To get started in application development, I highly recommend it for its ease of use and how effective it can be for handling data on a small scale. Of course, MYSQL has to be just a step to later migrate to systems that better manage data on a large scale, such as SQL Server or Oracle. ----- ### "Great overall but has some very important caveats." — 4.0/5 > **Aleksandr** | *April 23, 2021* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10 > > **Pros**: There a whole world of documentation, best practice, books on mysql. It can be found on nearly any cloud, system, paas. It is really fast (on MyISAM), support transactions (InnoDB), may perform as in-memory cache (memory), or even CSV (never use this one except for testing or reports). Deploy and set up takes next to no time, it consumes very little resources. Actually I feel it is hard to write a review on MySql because over decades of extensive usage it become the standard de-facto, even LAMP has (M) for MySQL. It is a mature if, well known RDBMS with tons of extensions and forks (not sure I may name them here). It is worth to mention though that MySQL is a default backend storage for a whole number of software. MySQL is compliant to SQL standard though with some differences. It may require some changes to your codebase but still, they should not be critical. What will really surprise you is that ORDER by lacks "nulls first/last" clause and that collates may surprise you. In a somewhat unpleasant way. Window functions, virtual tables, temporary tables are here as well and trust me - this is quite important matter, something that is a vital part of any DB. You will find a lot of web and standalone management tools to work both with server and data, some of them are free, others are not, chose yours. > > **Cons**: First and biggest cons is that MySQL is not suitable for big amount of data. It always had and still have troubles performing complex joins. Database may get corrupted under some scenarios when significant selections is performed same time as other clients perform batches of inserts/updates (basically, there is a long lasting bug in memory management). Transactions are available in a single engine InnoDB and it is much slower than MyISAM. Worst thing is that in scenarios with multitenant databases with somewhat mediocre load MySQL starts to leak memory. This i a known well-issue, and there is no cure at this moment, you have to reboot the database instance. This is simply a disaster. Performance insight is something that could enjoy some more love. While Mysql is compatible with most of standard SQL, there are still some hard to explain differences. > > Mysql as any other tools has it's advantages and downsides. It may be fast, ACID-compatible, it may serve as memory cache. It has some dark corners and sometimes may hang on complex queries, or even corrupt the data (this is really rare case, but I faced it more than 10 times during my experience). Consider your scenario carefully. And always, always, ALWAYS make backups. ----- ### "Mysql software user opinions" — 3.0/5 > **Robert** | *August 5, 2022* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: To insert, select, delete and update they are easy to use with few lines of commands Stetements example "Select \* from table\_ name" this statement can select all columns from a given table > > **Cons**: Some things are difficult and I don't like such as concept of inner-join, encryption, outer-join and normalization. > > \-i always use MySQL to store data by connecting its database with other languages to help end users to access data and interact with it. Thought it need to have new option like non- developer option where user with little MySQL knowledge can use it. - To use command line to insert data is not preferred since it is time consuming but if we could have an option to create our statements once and then these statements bring buttons or widgets to continue executing based on the commands wrote on each button then it is easy for many user and enterprise to acquire it ----- ### "MySQL is the world's most popular free open source database" — 5.0/5 > **Torikul** | *September 23, 2021* | Internet | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: MySQL is so easy to use and comfortable, even a lot suitable for the WordPress platforms. I like how this database has organized everything, backup process, data replacement, adding or deleting tables, find out the important data even query. If I want to do something, I can write some code as commands and all done. This database supports a query language too. > > **Cons**: There are no cons I've noticed with the MySQL database. But I think it should be easier because newbies will get confused while using and learning MySQL. With little knowledge, you can't manage and control the MySQL database. > > It's simply perfect that was able to fulfil my needs. Basically, I use the MySQL database for web development purposes, It was so helpful for me so far. My overall experience is really remarkable with the MySQL database. ----- ### "Love MySQL's query style but too slow when compare with MongoDB" — 5.0/5 > **Zaw Lwin** | *November 10, 2024* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like normalization on MySQL and also love query style. > > **Cons**: I don't like slow. If I compare with MySQL and MongoDB, MongoDB is so fast. > > I have about 5 years experience with mysql. ----- Page: 1 / 85\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.ca/software/1985007/mysql?page=2) ## Links - [View on GetApp](https://www.getapp.ca/software/1985007/mysql) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-MX | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data