G2

Vikas Kumar S.

Software Development Engineer

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5/21/2025

"Great for Learning Distributed Databases with Real-World Use"

4.5/5

What do you like best about YugabyteDB?

One thing I've appreciated more recently is how well YugabyteDB handles failover in practice - not just in theory. When I tested node failures in a 3-node setup, the recovery was smoother than I expected. The PostgreSQL compatibility has also gotten noticeably better; more of my existing queries just work without tweaking. The active open-source community on GitHub has also been helpful when I ran into edge cases. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about YugabyteDB?

The observability story still feels incomplete out of the box. Getting meaningful metrics without plugging in external tools like Prometheus takes more effort than it should. Also, the error messages during misconfigured cluster setups can be cryptic - a bit more guidance there would save a lot of debugging time. Documentation has improved, but advanced topics like PITR and xCluster replication still feel like they assume too much prior knowledge. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is YugabyteDB solving and how is that benefiting you?

YugabyteDB is solving the problem of needing a database that can handle large amounts of data and many users without slowing down. It gives the power of traditional SQL databases with the scalability of NoSQL systems. For me, as someone new to the software field, it helped me understand how modern applications manage data across different regions and servers while staying fast and reliable. It’s also helping me learn how real-world systems are built — like how companies make sure their apps don’t go down even if one part of the system fails. It’s been a great learning tool and has given me confidence to explore more advanced database concepts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.