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At a Glance
MySQL
MySQL
Star Rating
(1,654)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (36.5% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$5,000
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MySQL 5.7
MySQL 5.7
Star Rating
(15)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (40.0% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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MySQL vs MySQL 5.7

  • Reviewers felt that MySQL 5.7 meets the needs of their business better than MySQL.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that MySQL 5.7 is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of MySQL 5.7 over MySQL.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
MySQL
MySQL Enterprise Edition
$5,000
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MySQL 5.7
No pricing available
Free Trial
MySQL
No trial information available
MySQL 5.7
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
1,384
9.0
8
Ease of Use
8.7
1,387
9.6
8
Ease of Setup
8.6
651
9.7
5
Ease of Admin
8.4
630
9.3
5
Quality of Support
8.0
1,169
8.5
8
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
517
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.0
1,351
8.5
8
Features by Category
8.7
1,271
Not enough data
Management
9.0
140
Not enough data
9.1
141
Not enough data
8.9
127
Not enough data
8.8
124
Not enough data
Support
8.4
134
Not enough data
8.8
138
Not enough data
8.9
132
Not enough data
9.2
130
Not enough data
Security
8.9
131
Not enough data
8.9
132
Not enough data
8.6
126
Not enough data
8.6
131
Not enough data
Performance
8.3
122
Not enough data
8.5
125
Not enough data
8.5
126
Not enough data
8.6
126
Not enough data
8.7
125
Not enough data
Database Features
8.8
1139
Not enough data
8.9
1149
Not enough data
8.7
1151
Not enough data
8.1
1117
Not enough data
8.4
1112
Not enough data
8.7
1123
Not enough data
8.9
1143
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
MySQL
MySQL
MySQL 5.7
MySQL 5.7
MySQL and MySQL 5.7 share no categories
Unique Categories
MySQL
MySQL is categorized as Relational Databases
MySQL 5.7
MySQL 5.7 is categorized as AWS Marketplace
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
MySQL
MySQL
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
36.5%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
30.9%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
32.6%
MySQL 5.7
MySQL 5.7
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
33.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
40.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
26.7%
Reviewers' Industry
MySQL
MySQL
Information Technology and Services
24.8%
Computer Software
20.4%
Internet
4.6%
Higher Education
4.2%
Education Management
3.4%
Other
42.7%
MySQL 5.7
MySQL 5.7
Computer Software
26.7%
Information Technology and Services
20.0%
Education Management
13.3%
Telecommunications
6.7%
Retail
6.7%
Other
26.7%
Alternatives
MySQL
MySQL Alternatives
Microsoft SQL Server
MS SQL
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Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
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IBM Db2
IBM Db2
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PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
Add PostgreSQL
MySQL 5.7
MySQL 5.7 Alternatives
Discussions
MySQL
MySQL Discussions
Does MySQL new version has strong security?
10 Comments
JH
here is list of some overlooked security holes in MySql: update the password plugin; password for the root account root accounts that are...Read more
What version of MySQL do I have?
2 Comments
Hasini D.
HD
You can use MySQL Workbench to check the version number. After connected to a server using MySQL Workbench, click on server from main menu. Then "Server...Read more
when am unable to access my database when am in need of it what can i do?
2 Comments
Aakshit R.
AR
Restoring corrupt MySQL databases can be difficult with manual methods, but it is necessary to retrieve data from corrupt databases. So, here we have...Read more
MySQL 5.7
MySQL 5.7 Discussions
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MySQL 5.7 has no discussions with answers