We performed a comparison between IBM Informix 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."Replication is a valuable feature and easy to use."
"The solution's stability, performance, enhanced functionality, and replication are all great features."
"The stability is incredible. I have customers with uptimes of several years."
"So far, we do not have a lot of issues. It's pretty problem-free."
"For IoT business cases, having Informix Enterprise Edition work on edge computers, like Raspberry Pi and using Informix replication, makes complex situations simple to build and maintain."
"It supports in-house-built applications in .NET and VB6"
"This solution has made financial reporting possible by allowing financial people the opportunity to set Informix to "Auto Pilot" so that they can attend other duties."
"The scalability is very good."
"The connectivity with PHP is quite good."
"The solution helps us perform with our databases and extract data."
"We are completely comfortable with the database’s performance and it is a mature product. My organization was looking for an open-source database for our smaller customers like the community edition. For bigger customers, we can scale into commercial and supported editions."
"We use MySQL for enterprise data storage as well as part of the back-end of websites and web applications."
"The most valuable features are that it's free and the documentation is good."
"The solution is free to use, which is its most valuable aspect."
"It is easy to use. It is simple to implement, which makes it suitable for our projects because we have deadlines. MySQL is also open-source, which is another plus point."
"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."
"This product could be made easier to use for beginners."
"The support team could include local engineers to establish efficient communication. It will help us speed up the escalation process."
"I would like to see backups from secondary servers."
"In my opinion, the packages could be improved. The version I use doesn't allow for packages. I can do some general procedures, but no packages like in Oracle. So, develop separate modules in SQL language. This would be most beneficial for me."
"The solution really doesn't add new features very often."
"The technical support services need substantial improvement."
"The pricing is a bit expensive."
"This solution is in need of more current tools."
"It isn't as reliable as an SQL Server."
"Could use some additional JSON query support in the solution."
"This solution needs to be improved when it comes to working with desktop applications on the developer side."
"Clusters are hard to perform so we use no SQL alternates like MongoDB."
"Sometimes, not because the version is not the latest version, there are some issues with it. Sometimes there's an issue with the server which creates issues with it."
"It could be more secure."
"I feel that some tools which make it easier to create queries or make it easier for other functions would be really interesting to see."
"MySQL needs improvements on its diagnostic features."
IBM Informix is ranked 14th in Relational Databases Tools with 16 reviews while MySQL is ranked 4th in Relational Databases Tools with 140 reviews. IBM Informix is rated 8.6, while MySQL is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of IBM Informix writes "Quite stable and flexible but not very innovative". On the other hand, the top reviewer of MySQL writes "Good beginner base but it should have better support for backups". IBM Informix is most compared with Oracle Database, SQL Server, IBM Db2 Database, MariaDB and Teradata, whereas MySQL is most compared with Firebird SQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Teradata and SQL Server. See our IBM Informix vs. MySQL report.
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