# Microsoft Access vs MySQL Comparison | | Microsoft Access | MySQL | |---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.0 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 855 | 1,685 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (38.9% of reviews) | Small-Business (36.7% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | $5,000 | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Microsoft Access **Not enough data** ### MySQL Pros: - Ease of Use (16 reviews) - Reliability (9 reviews) Cons: - Feature Limitations (12 reviews) - Limited Database Support (8 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Microsoft Access | MySQL | |---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.4 (717 reviews) | 8.9 (1414 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 7.7 (723 reviews) | 8.7 (1418 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 7.9 (186 reviews) | 8.6 (681 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.0 (171 reviews) | 8.4 (639 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 7.9 (571 reviews) | 8.0 (1193 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 7.8 (136 reviews) | 8.5 (525 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 6.2 (717 reviews) | 8.0 (1378 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Microsoft Access #### 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 --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Relational Databases | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Microsoft Access** | N/A | N/A | | **MySQL** | 8.7/10 | 1300 | #### Management | Feature | Microsoft Access | MySQL | |---|---|---| | **Data Schema** | Not enough data | 9.1 (153 reviews) | | **Query Language** | Not enough data | 9.2 (154 reviews) | | **ACID - Complaint** | Not enough data | 8.9 (138 reviews) | | **Data Replication** | Not enough data | 8.8 (134 reviews) | #### Support | Feature | Microsoft Access | MySQL | |---|---|---| | **Text Search** | Not enough data | 8.4 (143 reviews) | | **Data Types** | Not enough data | 8.8 (152 reviews) | | **Languages** | Not enough data | 8.8 (141 reviews) | | **Operating Systems** | Not enough data | 9.1 (140 reviews) | #### Security | Feature | Microsoft Access | MySQL | |---|---|---| | **Database Locking** | Not enough data | 8.9 (141 reviews) | | **Access Control** | Not enough data | 8.9 (142 reviews) | | **Encryption** | Not enough data | 8.6 (132 reviews) | | **Authentication** | Not enough data | 8.7 (137 reviews) | #### Performance | Feature | Microsoft Access | MySQL | |---|---|---| | **Disaster Recovery** | Not enough data | 8.4 (131 reviews) | | **Data Concurrency** | Not enough data | 8.6 (133 reviews) | | **Workload Management** | Not enough data | 8.5 (135 reviews) | | **Advanced Indexing** | Not enough data | 8.6 (137 reviews) | | **Query Optimizer** | Not enough data | 8.7 (137 reviews) | #### Database Features | Feature | Microsoft Access | MySQL | |---|---|---| | **Storage** | Not enough data | 8.8 (1159 reviews) | | **Availability** | Not enough data | 9.0 (1162 reviews) | | **Stability** | Not enough data | 8.7 (1167 reviews) | | **Scalability** | Not enough data | 8.1 (1134 reviews) | | **Security** | Not enough data | 8.4 (1121 reviews) | | **Data Manipulation** | Not enough data | 8.7 (1138 reviews) | | **Query Language** | Not enough data | 8.9 (1161 reviews) | --- ## Categories **Unique to Microsoft Access (1):** [Desktop Database Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/desktop-database) **Unique to MySQL (1):** [Relational Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/relational-databases) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Microsoft Access | MySQL | |---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 33.9% | 36.7% | | **Mid-Market** | 27.1% | 30.8% | | **Enterprise** | 38.9% | 32.4% | ### By Industry #### Microsoft Access - **Information Technology and Services:** 7.5% - **Higher Education:** 5.6% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 5.4% - **Computer Software:** 4.6% - **Financial Services:** 4.1% - **Education Management:** 3.9% - **Telecommunications:** 3.1% - **Government Administration:** 2.9% - **Insurance:** 2.8% - **Research:** 2.7% - **Other:** 57.4% #### MySQL - **Information Technology and Services:** 25.1% - **Computer Software:** 20.4% - **Internet:** 4.5% - **Higher Education:** 4.0% - **Education Management:** 3.4% - **Telecommunications:** 3.0% - **Financial Services:** 3.0% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.3% - **Banking:** 2.0% - **Computer & Network Security:** 1.8% - **Other:** 30.5% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Microsoft Access - [Ninox](https://www.g2.com/products/ninox/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (362 reviews) - [OpenOffice Base](https://www.g2.com/products/openoffice-base/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (52 reviews) - [Memento Database](https://www.g2.com/products/memento-database/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (50 reviews) - [LibreOffice Base](https://www.g2.com/products/libreoffice-base/reviews) — 3.8/5 stars (15 reviews) - [Axisbase](https://www.g2.com/products/axisbase/reviews) — 3.9/5 stars (11 reviews) - [Corel Paradox](https://www.g2.com/products/corel-paradox/reviews) — 5.0/5 stars (1 reviews) - [Kintone](https://www.g2.com/products/kintone/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (268 reviews) - [SpeedBase](https://www.g2.com/products/speedbase/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (16 reviews) - [Database Oasis](https://www.g2.com/products/database-oasis/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (13 reviews) - [Desktop Central (EE 1500 computers | Single User) - Endpoint management](https://www.g2.com/products/desktop-central-ee-1500-computers-single-user-endpoint-management/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (12 reviews) ### Alternatives to MySQL - [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (2289 reviews) - [Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (909 reviews) - [IBM Db2](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-db2/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (684 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 (620 reviews) - [Teradata Autonomous Knowledge Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/teradata-autonomous-knowledge-platform/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (374 reviews) - [SQLite](https://www.g2.com/products/sqlite/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (262 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) --- ## Top Discussions ### Microsoft Access - Title: [what is microsoft access used for](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-microsoft-access-used-for) — 4 comments > **Top comment:** "We use this when registering guests for bus trips through our tour company." - Title: [do you know other useful documentation besides those of Microsoft?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/do-you-know-other-useful-documentation-besides-those-of-microsoft) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "There are Microsoft Access for Dummies books that I find very useful. They 're both for novices and people with intermediate skills." - Title: [Is it reliable to use Access forms just like visual basic to build applications?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-it-reliable-to-use-access-forms-just-like-visual-basic-to-build-applications) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Comment deleted by user." - Title: [Is Microsoft Access worth it for operations managers and small teams moving off spreadsheets?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-microsoft-access-worth-it-for-operations-managers-and-small-teams-moving-off-spreadsheets) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "<p>Access still makes a lot of sense when the real goal is adding structure to a familiar Excel-heavy workflow without jumping straight to a full database..." - Title: [What is Microsoft Access used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/microsoft-access-what-is-microsoft-access-used-for) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "It is a database management system used for creating, managing, and querying relational databases, facilitating data entry through forms and generating reports." ### 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: [Can I use MySQL for free?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-i-use-mysql-for-free) — 4 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: [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: [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) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "Try these steps: 1) try normalization 2) use indexes 3) try to separate workloads using different techinques" - 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." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/microsoft-access-vs-mysql)