# ClickHouse, SQLite vs MySQL Comparison

| | ClickHouse | SQLite | MySQL | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.3 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 23 | 261 | 1,676 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (54.5% of reviews) | Small-Business (44.8% of reviews) | Small-Business (36.7% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | Starting at $1.00 Per Month | No pricing available | $5,000 | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### ClickHouse

Pros:
- Easy Integrations (2 reviews)
- Integrations (2 reviews)

Cons:
- Beginner Unfriendliness (1 reviews)
- Complex Usage (1 reviews)

### SQLite

Pros:
- Setup Ease (2 reviews)
- Ease of Use (1 reviews)

Cons:
- Difficult Learning (1 reviews)
- Feature Limitations (1 reviews)

### MySQL

Pros:
- Ease of Use (16 reviews)
- Reliability (9 reviews)

Cons:
- Feature Limitations (12 reviews)
- Limited Database Support (8 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | ClickHouse | SQLite | MySQL | 
|---|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.2 (14 reviews) | 8.5 (213 reviews) | 8.9 (1405 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.8 (14 reviews) | 8.9 (213 reviews) | 8.7 (1409 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 9.0 (10 reviews) | 9.1 (85 reviews) | 8.6 (672 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 7.5 (6 reviews) | 8.8 (80 reviews) | 8.4 (633 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.3 (12 reviews) | 7.8 (162 reviews) | 8.0 (1185 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | Not enough data | 8.3 (62 reviews) | 8.5 (519 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 10.0 (13 reviews) | 7.5 (207 reviews) | 8.0 (1372 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### ClickHouse

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: ClickHouse Pricing

Price: Starting at $1.00 Per Month

Description: Options for every user, organization, and use case.

Key Features:
- Up to 1 TB storage
- 16 GiB total memory
- Burstable CPU

[Learn more about ClickHouse](https://www.g2.com/products/clickhouse/reviews)

#### Free Trial

No

### SQLite

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### MySQL

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: MySQL Enterprise Edition

Price: $5,000


[Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/mysql/pricing)

#### Free Trial

No

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Database Management Systems (DBMS)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **ClickHouse** | 8.9/10 | 7 |
| **SQLite** | N/A | N/A |
| **MySQL** | N/A | N/A |

#### Management

| Feature | ClickHouse | SQLite | MySQL | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data dictionary** | 9.4 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Replication** | 7.9 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Query Language** | 9.3 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Modeling** | 9.4 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Performance Analysis** | 10.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Maintenance

| Feature | ClickHouse | SQLite | MySQL | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Migration** | 8.8 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Backup and Recovery** | 7.8 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-User Environment** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | ClickHouse | SQLite | MySQL | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Encryption** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **User Access Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Relational Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **ClickHouse** | 9.0/10 | 6 |
| **SQLite** | 8.1/10 | 192 |
| **MySQL** | 8.7/10 | 1291 |

#### Management 

| Feature | ClickHouse | SQLite | MySQL | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Schema** | Not enough data | 8.9 (29 reviews) | 9.0 (149 reviews) | 
| **Query Language** | 9.3 (5 reviews) | 8.8 (32 reviews) | 9.2 (151 reviews) | 
| **ACID - Complaint** | Feature Not Available | 8.5 (28 reviews) | 8.9 (133 reviews) | 
| **Data Replication** | Not enough data | 7.9 (29 reviews) | 8.8 (131 reviews) | 

#### Support 

| Feature | ClickHouse | SQLite | MySQL | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Text Search** | Not enough data | 8.2 (28 reviews) | 8.4 (140 reviews) | 
| **Data Types** | Not enough data | 8.4 (32 reviews) | 8.8 (148 reviews) | 
| **Languages** | Not enough data | 8.3 (31 reviews) | 8.8 (139 reviews) | 
| **Operating Systems** | Not enough data | 8.3 (31 reviews) | 9.1 (137 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | ClickHouse | SQLite | MySQL | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Database Locking** | Feature Not Available | 7.9 (29 reviews) | 8.9 (138 reviews) | 
| **Access Control** | Not enough data | 7.9 (28 reviews) | 9.0 (138 reviews) | 
| **Encryption** | Not enough data | 7.7 (27 reviews) | 8.6 (131 reviews) | 
| **Authentication** | Not enough data | 7.6 (29 reviews) | 8.7 (136 reviews) | 

#### Performance 

| Feature | ClickHouse | SQLite | MySQL | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Disaster Recovery** | Not enough data | 7.8 (26 reviews) | 8.4 (128 reviews) | 
| **Data Concurrency** | Not enough data | 8.1 (27 reviews) | 8.6 (131 reviews) | 
| **Workload Management** | Not enough data | 8.1 (27 reviews) | 8.5 (132 reviews) | 
| **Advanced Indexing** | Not enough data | 8.2 (27 reviews) | 8.6 (135 reviews) | 
| **Query Optimizer** | Not enough data | 8.5 (28 reviews) | 8.7 (133 reviews) | 

#### Database Features

| Feature | ClickHouse | SQLite | MySQL | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Storage** | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 8.1 (176 reviews) | 8.8 (1153 reviews) | 
| **Availability** | 9.3 (5 reviews) | 8.4 (173 reviews) | 8.9 (1157 reviews) | 
| **Stability** | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 8.3 (177 reviews) | 8.7 (1161 reviews) | 
| **Scalability** | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 6.7 (162 reviews) | 8.1 (1129 reviews) | 
| **Security** | Not enough data | 6.9 (159 reviews) | 8.4 (1117 reviews) | 
| **Data Manipulation** | Not enough data | 8.0 (176 reviews) | 8.7 (1131 reviews) | 
| **Query Language** | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 8.3 (180 reviews) | 8.9 (1153 reviews) | 

### Columnar Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **ClickHouse** | 8.5/10 | 9 |
| **SQLite** | N/A | N/A |
| **MySQL** | N/A | N/A |

#### Storage

| Feature | ClickHouse | SQLite | MySQL | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Model** | 9.2 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Types** | 9.0 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Availability

| Feature | ClickHouse | SQLite | MySQL | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Auto Sharding** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Auto Recovery** | 7.8 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Replication** | 8.3 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Performance

| Feature | ClickHouse | SQLite | MySQL | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Integrated Cache** | 8.1 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | ClickHouse | SQLite | MySQL | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Role-Based Authorization** | 9.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Authentication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Audit Logs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Encryption** | 8.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Support

| Feature | ClickHouse | SQLite | MySQL | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Model** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Operating Systems** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Real-time Analytic Database

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **ClickHouse** | N/A | N/A |
| **SQLite** | N/A | N/A |
| **MySQL** | N/A | N/A |

#### Query latency

| Feature | ClickHouse | SQLite | MySQL | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Lower query latency** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Continuous queries** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Data latency

| Feature | ClickHouse | SQLite | MySQL | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Lower data latency** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data pipeline performance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Connectors

| Feature | ClickHouse | SQLite | MySQL | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Faster ingestion** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Built-in connectors** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Scale

| Feature | ClickHouse | SQLite | MySQL | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Linearly scalable database** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Storage management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Architecture

| Feature | ClickHouse | SQLite | MySQL | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Lockless architecture** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [Relational Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/relational-databases)

**Unique to ClickHouse (3):** [Real-time Analytic Database Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/real-time-analytic-database), [Database Management Systems (DBMS)](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-management-systems-dbms), [Columnar Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/columnar-databases)




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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | ClickHouse | SQLite | MySQL | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 54.5% | 44.8% | 36.7% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 36.4% | 23.8% | 30.8% | 
| **Enterprise** | 9.1% | 31.3% | 32.5% | 

### By Industry

#### ClickHouse

- **Information Technology and Services:** 31.8%
- **Computer Software:** 22.7%
- **Wholesale:** 4.5%
- **Telecommunications:** 4.5%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 4.5%
- **Leisure, Travel & Tourism:** 4.5%
- **Information Services:** 4.5%
- **Hospitality:** 4.5%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 4.5%
- **Financial Services:** 4.5%
- **Other:** 9.1%

#### SQLite

- **Information Technology and Services:** 30.2%
- **Computer Software:** 21.8%
- **Higher Education:** 5.2%
- **Financial Services:** 3.6%
- **Internet:** 3.2%
- **Education Management:** 2.8%
- **Research:** 2.4%
- **Management Consulting:** 1.6%
- **Computer Hardware:** 1.6%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 1.6%
- **Other:** 26.2%

#### MySQL

- **Information Technology and Services:** 25.1%
- **Computer Software:** 20.4%
- **Internet:** 4.5%
- **Higher Education:** 4.1%
- **Education Management:** 3.3%
- **Financial Services:** 3.0%
- **Telecommunications:** 3.0%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.3%
- **Banking:** 2.0%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 1.8%
- **Other:** 30.5%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to ClickHouse

- [Google Cloud BigQuery](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-bigquery/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1227 reviews)
- [Snowflake](https://www.g2.com/products/snowflake/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (756 reviews)
- [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (2284 reviews)
- [Teradata Autonomous Knowledge Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/teradata-autonomous-knowledge-platform/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (375 reviews)
- [SAP HANA Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-hana-cloud-2025-10-01/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (621 reviews)
- [MariaDB](https://www.g2.com/products/mariadb/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (226 reviews)
- [Oracle Database](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-database/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (1010 reviews)
- [PostgreSQL](https://www.g2.com/products/postgresql/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (682 reviews)
- [Amazon Aurora](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-aurora/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (457 reviews)
- [Amazon Redshift](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-redshift/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (402 reviews)

### Alternatives to SQLite

- [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (2284 reviews)
- [Oracle Database](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-database/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (1010 reviews)
- [Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (908 reviews)
- [PostgreSQL](https://www.g2.com/products/postgresql/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (682 reviews)
- [MariaDB](https://www.g2.com/products/mariadb/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (226 reviews)
- [Firebird](https://www.g2.com/products/firebird/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (24 reviews)
- [LibreOffice Base](https://www.g2.com/products/libreoffice-base/reviews) — 3.8/5 stars (15 reviews)
- [IBM Db2](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-db2/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (682 reviews)
- [SAP HANA Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-hana-cloud-2025-10-01/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (621 reviews)
- [Teradata Autonomous Knowledge Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/teradata-autonomous-knowledge-platform/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (375 reviews)

### Alternatives to MySQL

- [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (2284 reviews)
- [Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (908 reviews)
- [IBM Db2](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-db2/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (682 reviews)
- [PostgreSQL](https://www.g2.com/products/postgresql/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (682 reviews)
- [SAP HANA Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-hana-cloud-2025-10-01/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (621 reviews)
- [Teradata Autonomous Knowledge Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/teradata-autonomous-knowledge-platform/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (375 reviews)
- [Azure SQL Database](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-sql-database/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (241 reviews)
- [MariaDB](https://www.g2.com/products/mariadb/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (226 reviews)
- [IBM Informix](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-informix/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (111 reviews)
- [Google Cloud SQL](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-sql/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (366 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### ClickHouse

No discussions available for this product.

### SQLite

- Title: [Is SQLite free to use?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-sqlite-free-to-use) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Yes. It is free and easy to use.
"
- Title: [Where can i find better documentation for SQLite? Any tutorials?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/41315-where-can-i-find-better-documentation-for-sqlite-any-tutorials) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "https://www.sqlitetutorial.net/"

### MySQL

- Title: [Does MySQL new version has strong security?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/10422-question-about-mysql) — 10 comments, 2 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "Hasini, What do you mean? Have you experienced any security issue? How are you using MySQL (any back-end language) If so, like any other language it depends..."
- Title: [Could you explain how to optimize MySQL database performance for a new user handling large-scale data?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/could-you-explain-how-to-optimize-mysql-database-performance-for-a-new-user-handling-large-scale-data) — 3 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Try these steps:
1) try normalization 
2) use indexes 
3) try to separate workloads using different techinques"
- Title: [What is MySQL used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-mysql-used-for) — 3 comments
  > **Top comment:** "MySQL is a widely used relational database management system (RDBMS) that serves various purposes across different industries and applications. Here are some..."
- Title: [Can I use MySQL for free?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-i-use-mysql-for-free) — 3 comments, 2 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "Yes, If you are using it for your own purpose (not business purpose), you can download MySQL Community version for free. 
Link for downloading the community..."
- Title: [Is there any possibilities than mysql database can be online?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-there-any-possibilities-than-mysql-database-can-be-online) — 2 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Yes, you can make MySQL databases accessible online and many websites/application do this. It all depends on server configuration."

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