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EDB Postgres Advanced Server vs MySQL comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

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

EDB Postgres Advanced Server
Ranking in Open Source Databases
10th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
MySQL
Ranking in Open Source Databases
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
150
Ranking in other categories
Relational Databases Tools (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Open Source Databases category, the mindshare of EDB Postgres Advanced Server is 2.5%, down from 4.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MySQL is 8.9%, down from 14.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Open Source Databases Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
MySQL8.9%
EDB Postgres Advanced Server2.5%
Other88.6%
Open Source Databases
 

Featured Reviews

Laksiri Bala - PeerSpot reviewer
Enhancing database learning with AI features and Oracle compatibility but needs performance improvements
I am a lecturer, and in universities, we use EDB Postgres Advanced Server to start with databases for practical purposes. I also assist with migrations, especially when clients want to migrate from Oracle to Postgres. So, while I am not a regular user, I am involved during migrations Since the…
Prabir Kumar Kundu - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers robust security and availability with impressive replication capabilities
Regarding their documentation and interface, there is room for improvement. Documentation is definitely required when running multiple databases on a cluster system. The load balancer, MySQL LB, which is used to connect to the application, lacks clear documentation. When there are multiple application servers connecting to the MySQL cluster and going through the MySQL load balancer, the documentation is not user-friendly. It's there, but only technical persons with deep knowledge of the MySQL database can implement it. Most of the community users or ISVs who use MySQL don't have many technical persons or DBA experts, so they face some challenges for the high availability of connecting high available databases from high available applications. That documentation should be simplified.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The number of indices available in Postgres is remarkable."
"The product is user-friendly."
"Postgres is highly compatible with many software and programming languages. Its compatibility is excellent, covering nearly everything related to data engineering or migration."
"I like that EDB Postgres Advanced Server scales well. A valuable feature of the solution is multi-tenancy support. It also supports JSONB."
"The low cost and functionality allows us to save money on smaller database projects."
"It gives us a solid, less expensive alternative to deploying with Oracle."
"I rate EDB Postgres Advanced Server's stability an eight out of ten."
"The feature of vector database management for AI is quite interesting and impactful."
"It has a remote access feature to manage the database from a remote location. This enables in-work collaboration."
"I rate the solution's stability a ten out of ten since it has been running flawlessly."
"MySQL has helped my customers' database management by providing better RTO and RPO; the RPO can be less, RTO can be less, using this replication software, which is an inbuilt feature of the database itself, and you don't have to purchase an additional license for the replication."
"The feature that I have found most valuable is its ubiquity. MySQL is everywhere, so if I need to find a developer to do things to it that I don't know, it's very easy to find someone who has expertise in it."
"The solution is great for small applications in particular."
"It is a very stable solution. I deployed the product six years ago, and it still works fine."
"The solution is a small application and is very easy to deploy."
"We use the basic features of MySQL. The interface that allows us to see the parameters of the server is good."
 

Cons

"The system is aging and not keeping up with the performance of new, enhanced database models."
"An area for improvement in EDB Postgres Advanced Server is JSONB querying. It would be nice to have even stronger JSONB support from the solution."
"The security is not very robust and the product would be much more useful with more security options."
"There aren't specific new features we wish to add."
"I have faced performance issues in the community edition."
"The product currently fails to offer a mobile application."
"I would like to see improvements in the performance, especially in large-scale operations, as it currently cannot match Oracle's performance."
"The replication needs improvement. It's becoming a native cloud product like Oracle DB or Cockroach DB."
"The GUI could improve to make MySQL better."
"Stability needs improvement and the backup needs to be enhanced."
"It should have some code analytical functions. It can also have a monitoring tool."
"It would be helpful if there were a graphical user interface to administer, configure, and tune it."
"Even for the best database, we always want the database to perform much better, so we wish MySQL would be much better, in terms of performance."
"We want to continue using MySQL but it merged with Oracle and the scalage changed."
"Sometimes, I get lost in the toggles and buttons, and a better visual design would be nice. The layout is not user-friendly or efficient."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I have been working on the community edition."
"The product is either free with community support or very inexpensive with a small yearly fee for paid support."
"It is an open-source product."
"Pricing is significantly lower than competing products."
"EDB Postgres Advanced Server is open source, so I don't pay for licensing."
"MySQL is a cheap solution."
"It has a community version."
"We are using the free community version of the solution."
"It is an open source platform."
"It's cheaper than other solutions."
"Can range from free to quite expensive, depending on the environments and requirements, so better to really set goals ahead of setting it up."
"MySQL is free."
"There is a licensing cost because we are going for a proprietary product. There are some other versions for which there is no licensing cost."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Retailer
7%
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Educational Organization
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise8
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business73
Midsize Enterprise31
Large Enterprise61
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about EDB Postgres Advanced Server?
I rate EDB Postgres Advanced Server's stability an eight out of ten.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for EDB Postgres Advanced Server?
EDB Postgres Advanced Server offers both processor-based and user-based licensing options. The cost is reasonable, particularly for middle and lower-tier customers, but there are hiccups when deali...
What needs improvement with EDB Postgres Advanced Server?
It was challenging to think of improvements for Postgres. We did not choose to extend or add new features to Postgres since it already meets our needs so well. There aren't specific new features we...
Why are MySQL connections encrypted and what is the biggest benefit of this?
MySQL encrypts connections to protect your data and the biggest benefit from this is that nobody can corrupt it. If you move information over a network without encryption, you are endangering it, m...
Considering that there is a free version of MySQL, would you invest in one of the paid editions?
I may be considered a MySQL veteran since I have been using it since before Oracle bought it and created paid versions. So back in my day, it was all free, it was open-source and the best among sim...
What is one thing you would improve with MySQL?
One thing I would improve related to MySQL is not within the product itself, but with the guides to it. Before, when it was free, everyone was on their own, seeking tutorials and how-to videos onli...
 

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