{"id":4344,"date":"2022-09-22T17:01:42","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T21:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/data-management\/?p=4344"},"modified":"2022-10-04T14:45:16","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T18:45:16","slug":"postgresql-vs-mysql-key-reasons-to-choose-the-former","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/data-management\/postgresql-vs-mysql-key-reasons-to-choose-the-former\/","title":{"rendered":"PostgreSQL vs. MySQL: Four Key Reasons to Choose the Former"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This is part of Solutions Review’s Premium Content Series, a collection of contributed columns written by industry experts in maturing software categories. In this submission, Instaclustr<\/a>‘s VP & Global Head of Data Solutions Anil Inamdar offers a comparison between PostgreSQL vs. MySQL and reveals his evaluation criteria.
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\"SRIf your organization is currently weighing the pros and cons of adopting PostgreSQL versus MySQL and looking for advice, I\u2019m here to explain why in my mind there\u2019s little debate. For those that need a proven enterprise-grade SQL database with every advanced capability out there\u2014and one available as a true open-source solution at no cost to run\u2014PostgreSQL offers an extremely compelling option.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s get into some of the top reasons why PostgreSQL is my clear recommendation over MySQL:<\/p>\n

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PostgreSQL vs. MySQL<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Development and Licensing<\/strong><\/h3>\n

PostgreSQL releases a new major version every year. Apart from a few hiccups (I\u2019m talking about you, reindex concurrently bug), Postgres has delivered new first-class enterprise features with each of its last few versions. From its continuous partitioning improvements to introducing index deduplication, PostgreSQL is consistently getting better with every release. The open-source community\u2019s response to bugs is usually immediate: important bugs are fixed\u2014with full transparency\u2014in a matter of days at most.<\/p>\n

Postgres is also a fully open-source project that\u2019s been available under the PostgreSQL license since 1996. Its code quality is highly regarded: an achievement stemming from the project\u2019s commitment to open and public code review processes. The project is unquestionably a testament to the capabilities of its broad and talented open-source community.<\/p>\n

In contrast, MySQL has a, let\u2019s call it more complex standing. While ostensibly \u201copen-source,\u201d MySQL has increasingly added commercial modules with proprietary licensing since its acquisition by Oracle in 2010. And while \u201cMySQL Community Edition\u201d is still supported by a large community of open-source developers, MySQL development has certainly felt the impact of Oracle\u2019s influence.<\/p>\n

The past year has seen a lot of activity with open-source projects changing their licensing, unfortunately leading to greater usage restrictions in most cases. Open core vendors that lure in customers with the promise of open-source flexibility while concealing vendor and technical lock-in continue to lie like traps within the solution landscape. Amid these challenges for organizations simply seeking safe open-source technologies to build and scale their products upon, Postgres stands out as a particularly mature project backed by a particularly strong community\u2014and with diverse project leadership dedicated to true open-source principles.<\/p>\n

Strong Community and Commercial Support<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Because of Postgres\u2019 public code review approach to development, the entire public history of the solution\u2019s development and discussions, including thousands of volunteer committers and Postgres professionals, is available in mailing list archives (as well as platforms like Slack, IRC, Telegram, and others). It\u2019s also quite easy for developers to ask questions and receive the right answers from the community. Organizations in need of more elaborate assistance can also easily find experienced providers offering professional PostgreSQL support.<\/p>\n

MySQL\u2019s Community Edition features a sizeable open-source community as well, and MySQL has available professional support. However, it\u2019s all the more necessary to take care to avoid the lock-in perils of open core when navigating the MySQL ecosystem.<\/p>\n

Overall Performance (and Flexibility)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Without diving into the gritty technical details of Postgres and MySQL, the two feature a noticeable difference in delivered performance. MySQL does outperform Postgres in a few specific use cases (such as certain simple primary key lookups). That said, Postgres provides stronger performance in most use cases, including heavy data ingestion, complex analytics, and working with NoSQL data.<\/p>\n

In use cases from developing new applications, to migrating large existing databases, to conforming to continuously changing business requirements, it\u2019s hard not to pick the most flexible system. Even if MySQL did offer faster performance\u2014which it doesn\u2019t\u2014Postgres still would be the better choice, simply for its flexibility.<\/p>\n

Easy Deployment and Management<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Postgres is simple to deploy and works on absolutely everything, from a Raspberry Pi Zero to multi-server clusters. You can compile it on a SPARCstation, launch a Postgres Docker container on your laptop, or deploy multiple instances using Kubernetes. While MySQL is arguably easier to manage, Postgres is relatively easy as well. Postgres also offers helpful default settings ready to support simple but powerful prototyping and much more. There\u2019s a reason that \u201cJust use Postgres\u201d has become a common suggestion for developers starting on new applications when it comes to addressing a range of specific needs.<\/p>\n

As a true open-source database solution being compared to one saddled with open core limitations, Postgres delivers powerful features, data portability freedom, and free cost to put organizations at a meaningful advantage. Those benefits make investments in alternative proprietary or open-core solutions like MySQL increasingly difficult to justify.<\/p>\n

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