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Azure Database for PostgreSQL vs Oracle MySQL Cloud Service comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Azure Database for PostgreSQL
Ranking in Open Source Databases
4th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
Database as a Service (DBaaS) (5th)
Oracle MySQL Cloud Service
Ranking in Open Source Databases
11th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
21
Ranking in other categories
Relational Databases Tools (14th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Open Source Databases category, the mindshare of Azure Database for PostgreSQL is 1.9%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle MySQL Cloud Service is 1.9%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Open Source Databases Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Azure Database for PostgreSQL1.9%
Oracle MySQL Cloud Service1.9%
Other96.2%
Open Source Databases
 

Featured Reviews

Sathish Palanisamy - PeerSpot reviewer
Staff Data Engineer at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
Improves database performance, supports AI integration, and accelerates customer-focused innovation
Azure Database for PostgreSQL can be improved in the area of elastic capabilities. One of the things we were actively looking for is the elastic feature, which was made a GA at this Ignite event. I am really happy that finally in Azure, we have a product which we can use for elastic clusters. If you are bound with a single server, then you have a vertical limit. Now you do not have any limits. As long as your use case grows, we can grow. The only thing I would maybe be thinking about is we should also allow customers to pick different node sizes for every node inside the elastic eventually. Some nodes do not need that big capacity. So that may be a nice-to-have feature, though it is not a must-have at this point.
RS
Director at Adamos Tecnologia
Efficiently manages extensive datasets with rapid connections and wide tool support
Oracle MySQL Cloud Service is easy to manage and install. It does not require a DBA for management. The connections are very fast and it supports several thousand users simultaneously without any issues. New connections do not hang server operations. As soon as new releases are put out, they work as expected. Oracle MySQL Cloud Service is supported by every vendor and tool, including architectural, integration, and generation tools, offering wide protocol support. This makes Oracle MySQL Cloud Service a valuable solution.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Automatic patching and backups have saved us time; anything automatic is a blessing—it allows us to be hands-off, and the reliability has been very good with it."
"Overall, we are satisfied with Microsoft solutions and recommend them."
"Azure Database has become easier to use over time."
"We use PostgreSQL to speed up application development. Our applications are ready sooner because we don't need to depend on other database teams."
"I rate Azure Database for PostgreSQL 10 out of 10."
"The benefits we have realized as a company from using Azure Database for PostgreSQL on Azure make the life of our customers and our solution easier."
"We transact 128 trillion data per month using Azure Database for PostgreSQL, which helps us to be more successful on every transaction that the customer is requesting from us."
"The most valuable features of Azure Database for PostgreSQL are its networking capabilities, which allow for integration with other Azure services."
"MySQL is very stable and works beautifully with large amounts of data."
"The most valuable feature is the data aggregation function."
"Oracle MySQL Cloud Service handles data easily."
"The product is good for tuning."
"All the features are excellent."
"It’s easy to implement and affordable."
"Oracle MySQL Cloud Service is easy to use and implement."
"The stability of the solution is very good. I wouldn't have used it for the past seven years if I was not satisfied."
 

Cons

"They can offer more RAG extensions. Currently, it only has the vector search."
"We had to move to a CSP. This has been a significant challenge. We experienced trouble with our CSP and had to change CSPs because we could not get the level of support we needed from them."
"I would add that from my perspective, Microsoft technical support isn't great; we have tickets sitting in the bucket."
"Azure Database for PostgreSQL can be improved in ways I'm very curious to explore with Horizon."
"My impressions of the latency and availability of Azure Database for PostgreSQL is that it is a concern that arises post-migration."
"In the future, I would like to see anomaly detection."
"Microsoft support for Azure Database for PostgreSQL rates about four out of ten based on my experience. You always get the same questions with Microsoft support, and it's not really straightforward."
"There aren't any notable areas for improvement that I could see. PostgreSQL was self-sufficient with no need for additional database knowledge to maintain it."
"Oracle MySQL Cloud Service should be easier to replicate and integrate into further solutions."
"Oracle MySQL Cloud Service's scalability is an area of concern that can be better."
"There could be more courses where the people could learn more easily how to use the tool."
"The support is not that great. They're not really supporting directly anymore and relying on experts to figure out technical issues."
"In a production environment, upgrading from a lower to an upper version is a very long process that needs to be improved."
"The tool’s stability must be improved."
"It is difficult to do any coding with this solution."
"There could be improvements, particularly in Firebird, where the indexing is limited to just a single B-tree index, leading to poor performance for large-scale queries."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing experience is positive. Azure Database for PostgreSQL reduces the need for hardware investments, and the pay-as-you-go pricing model positively affects database-related costs by allowing us to start small and scale as needed."
"We do not pay for a full-year subscription because our usage is still at the beginning phase and not much. The pay-as-you-go model works well for us."
"There aren't any notable areas for improvement that I could see. PostgreSQL was self-sufficient with no need for additional database knowledge to maintain it."
"The pay-as-you-go pricing model plays a critical role in managing database-related costs and resource allocation. We build using Infrastructure as Code (IAC) and maintain a focus on FinOps to control Azure service costs. Some clients are pushy on price. It's critical to automate it, so we're just using it when appropriate and switching it off in certain scenarios."
"The product is free since it is an open-source tool."
"The product is expensive."
"The solution’s paid plans are expensive."
"The license is expensive."
"Oracle has a better licensing model compared to its competitors."
"While the core solution itself is not exorbitant, the support services are associated with a significant maintenance fee, often ranging from twenty to thirty percent."
"It is an open-source product."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Marketing Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Construction Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise16
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise12
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure Database for PostgreSQL?
My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing for Azure Database for PostgreSQL is positive; I appreciate it all. The pricing is very cost-effective and stable given that we have many data...
What needs improvement with Azure Database for PostgreSQL?
Azure Database for PostgreSQL can be improved in ways I'm very curious to explore with Horizon. I'm interested in seeing how the fully enterprise-hardened features change things and where that blur...
What is your primary use case for Azure Database for PostgreSQL?
My main use cases for Azure Database for PostgreSQL came from a personal project to scratch an itch, and it was the easiest one to go grab. I appreciate how easy PostgreSQL is to get running locall...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle MySQL Cloud Service?
I have never paid for the full version of Oracle MySQL Cloud Service. We use the free version or the version available in RDS ( /products/amazon-rds-reviews ) from AWS ( /products/amazon-aws-review...
What needs improvement with Oracle MySQL Cloud Service?
Oracle MySQL Cloud Service should be easier to replicate and integrate into further solutions. Although it targets Linux and UNIX environments, its performance is not as optimized on Windows platfo...
What is your primary use case for Oracle MySQL Cloud Service?
I work in finance, financial services, banking, and financial services.
 

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Omnis, Naveex, Rehash Technologies
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