We performed a comparison between MySQL and SAP SQL Anywhere 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."The relations in the database, the dynamic workflow, and the ability to connect with all columns. It's useful for e-commerce."
"Setup is easy. MySQL of various flavours has community editions to easily test, deploy, and run."
"The most valuable features are that it's free and the documentation is good."
"The speed is very good."
"It is a very stable solution. I deployed the product six years ago, and it still works fine."
"MySQL has cross-platform support for multiple operating systems. The backups on a Linux machine can be restored on a Windows machine, and vice versa."
"MySQL is easy to integrate. It works with just about every language."
"The replication feature is the most valuable. We are replicating our servers."
"We've found the solution very reliable overall. It's very fast."
"SAP SQL Anywhere is very helpful."
"The most valuable features of SAP SQL Anywhere are the ease of use and the user interface is intuitive."
"It works well in general."
"The auto-backup replication is a perfect feature. That is the feature I liked the most."
"They should come up with a better solution than the NDB cluster for better scaling. If they could come up with a better solution for write scaling, apart from the NDB cluster, which is supported by all open source communities, that would be great. Although the NDB cluster, I believe, is an open-source tool, it's not widely supported as a solution."
"Integration is a key feature in need of improvement."
"In an upcoming release, there should be something added similar to EPL. For example, when using the flow diagram, we can create a schema. We have two useful features to add or create the table, but there should be some UI features to allow us to drag and drop to create other schemas. This would be very helpful."
"There should be an arrangement for end-users to get trained to use the tool...Improvement-wise, a graphical interface could be added for new users, eliminating the need to memorize the complex syntax."
"We have encountered some performance issues, and the solution takes time for performing complex queries."
"The licensing cost of the solution is expensive, which MySQL needs to consider improving."
"The GUI could improve in MySQL."
"The analytics features are in need of improvement."
"SAP SQL Anywhere needs to incorporate functionalities like SAP S/4HANA."
"It is not as secure as it could be."
"The interface is not easy in comparison to the SQL Server. It could be more user-friendly."
"We have had some stability issues with SAP SQL Anywhere, but I am not sure if it is an application or network issue. We sometimes have a large amount of data being queried and it cannot handle it."
"A problem we are experiencing now is when doing a backup in SQL 2012 and 14."
MySQL is ranked 4th in Relational Databases Tools with 142 reviews while SAP SQL Anywhere is ranked 20th in Relational Databases Tools with 6 reviews. MySQL is rated 8.2, while SAP SQL Anywhere is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of MySQL writes "Good beginner base but it should have better support for backups". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP SQL Anywhere writes "Reliable and able to expand but needs to be more secure". MySQL is most compared with Firebird SQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Teradata and SAP HANA, whereas SAP SQL Anywhere is most compared with SQL Server, SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise, Oracle Database, SAP HANA and MariaDB. See our MySQL vs. SAP SQL Anywhere report.
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