We performed a comparison between CockroachDB and MySQL based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Relational Databases Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I use CockroachDB to test big data samples and to create the best structure for databases. We have four users and required 10 people for deployment and maintenance."
"The best feature of CockroachDB is the ability to keep the nodes in different locations."
"The initial setup and deployment are simple."
"The product has valuable security features."
"The availability and the easy to use feature is the most valuable. The documentation is also good."
"The most valuable features of the solution are its resiliency features and the geo-partitioning capabilities."
"The tool's most valuable feature is node syncing, which takes only 0.54 milliseconds."
"The subset of SQL that my client is using is completely supported."
"The initial setup is easy."
"The solution has been very easy to scale so far."
"The relations in the database, the dynamic workflow, and the ability to connect with all columns. It's useful for e-commerce."
"This product is a good teaching tool for students who want to learn about networked databases."
"The deployment process is pretty fast."
"However, it is easy to scale MySQL using the functions provided with the product."
"The one interesting thing about this product is that it is open source. It comes from an open source product. MySQL has been positioned as open source, but it also provides support."
"While MySQL offers strong basic functionality."
"The closer they can make CockroachDB to being completely compatible with Postgres, the better. It's almost compatible, but not completely. If it was, it would be nice to just be able to use Postgres libraries without any fiddling."
"The platform could be more extensible."
"The product must improve its disaster recovery features."
"I find the serverless offer a bit confusing."
"We are looking for more features to support distributed high availability and geo-partitioning."
"The initial setup and pricing could be improved."
"Cockroach does not support all types of protocols. I need to improve it myself to support a CouchDB on my network."
"CockroachDB needs to improve store processes."
"It would be helpful if there were a graphical user interface to administer, configure, and tune it."
"It should provide better customer experiences."
"Improvements to MySQL depend on the specific use case. For example, in my scenario, I frequently need to maintain and store data, which can then be utilized to generate reports. On the other hand, others may suggest incorporating a feature that allows for easier visualization of the data, such as what is available in Power BI or other similar tools."
"MySQL needs improvements on its diagnostic features."
"I would like to have features that allow us to jump between the cloud and our on-premises system."
"Integration is a key feature in need of improvement."
"The solution could improve by having better performance and security."
"The licensing cost of the solution is expensive, which MySQL needs to consider improving."
CockroachDB is ranked 10th in Relational Databases Tools with 10 reviews while MySQL is ranked 4th in Relational Databases Tools with 142 reviews. CockroachDB is rated 8.0, while MySQL is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of CockroachDB writes "Open source with extensive documentation and a University for training". On the other hand, the top reviewer of MySQL writes "Good beginner base but it should have better support for backups". CockroachDB is most compared with Oracle Database, Citus Data, Amazon Aurora, SQL Server and MariaDB, whereas MySQL is most compared with Firebird SQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Teradata and SQLite. See our CockroachDB vs. MySQL report.
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