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PROS

SingleStore offers exceptional speed, allowing real-time generation of reports, dashboards, and data segments, improving user experience and decision-making capabilities.
Its distributed relational database architecture enhances performance by distributing the workload across multiple nodes to process large data effectively.
SingleStore's ability to store data in memory, complemented by robust failover mechanisms, stands out significantly.
The application enables the creation of pipelines to streamline and extract data efficiently.
By supporting the MySQL protocol, SingleStore offers a short learning curve while maintaining powerful database capabilities.

CONS

SingleStore is not optimal for direct data collection through queries; it's more suited for aggregation tasks.
For new customers, it is difficult to start due to unorganized documentation and lack of online training.
Poor key distribution can impact performance, requiring a backward design approach instead of incremental table additions.
SingleStore Azure pipelines lack parameterization features compared to AWS.
Integration with DataDog is not good, indicating room for improvement.
 

SingleStore Pros review quotes

Kelvin  Ben - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at Honeywell
Mar 8, 2026
SingleStore has impacted my organization positively by enabling us to run low-latency analytics and model-driven use cases at scale, which is quite difficult for OLAP and OLTP databases alone.
Nir Levy - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President, Research & Development at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Jun 25, 2026
SingleStore is a pretty good database engine set up to handle very large loads of both transactions and data, and it is very easy to use.
LN
Database Administrator at Twingo
Jul 29, 2026
After moving to SingleStore, we definitely managed to speed things up and reduce costs because we do not need to have many tables split by month as in SQL Server.
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reviewer2802714 - PeerSpot reviewer
SDE III at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
May 18, 2026
SingleStore's speed and scalability have made a significant difference for our team, as we scaled without major performance issues and reports, dashboards, and data segments that previously took much longer to generate are now produced in real time, which overall improves the user experience and helps teams access insights faster for operational and decision-making.
reviewer2796066 - PeerSpot reviewer
Devops Engineer at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Apr 9, 2026
SingleStore has impacted my organization positively because the output and performance of the app have been improved.
VK
Solution Architect at Wipro Limited
Dec 14, 2023
The ability to store data in memory is a standout feature, enhanced by robust failover mechanisms.
reviewer2321985 - PeerSpot reviewer
Database Administrator at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Jan 2, 2024
It's a distributed relational database, so it does not have a single server, it has multiple servers. Its architecture itself is fast because it has multiple nodes to distribute the workload and process large amounts of data.
Yasin Sarı - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Data Analyst at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Dec 7, 2023
The paramount advantage is the exceptional speed.
MA
Owner at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
Oct 23, 2020
MemSQL supports the MySQL protocol, and many functions are similar, so the learning curve is very short.
Khawaja Shoaib Hamid - PeerSpot reviewer
Regional Sales Manager at Cinergie Digital
Jul 26, 2023
The product can automatically reinstall and reconfigure in case of a shutdown.
 

SingleStore Cons review quotes

Kelvin  Ben - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer at Honeywell
Mar 8, 2026
SingleStore can be improved in the aspect that the Azure pipelines do not have many parameterization features compared to others, for example, AWS.
Nir Levy - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President, Research & Development at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Jun 25, 2026
If you are going for self-managed, you need to set up a solid backup pipeline with SingleStore support, which was my only dissatisfaction, but after doing what was needed, we have very good backup and restore pipelines running, and in Helios, everything is perfect.
LN
Database Administrator at Twingo
Jul 29, 2026
In my opinion, SingleStore could be improved, and we are talking about this directly with SingleStore.
Learn what your peers think about SingleStore. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: July 2026.
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reviewer2802714 - PeerSpot reviewer
SDE III at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
May 18, 2026
SingleStore is very well at the current stage, but I see room for improvement in ease of administration, monitoring, and reducing troubleshooting time.
reviewer2796066 - PeerSpot reviewer
Devops Engineer at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Apr 9, 2026
I have noticed that SingleStore can be improved because the integration of SingleStore with DataDog is not good.
VK
Solution Architect at Wipro Limited
Dec 14, 2023
Poor key distribution can significantly impact performance, requiring a backward approach in design rather than adding tables incrementally.
reviewer2321985 - PeerSpot reviewer
Database Administrator at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Jan 2, 2024
For new customers, it's very tough to start. Their documentation isn't organized, and there's no online training available. SingleStore is working on it, but that's a major drawback.
Yasin Sarı - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Data Analyst at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Dec 7, 2023
It is not the optimal choice for direct data collection through queries, and it's more suited for aggregation tasks.
MA
Owner at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
Oct 23, 2020
There should be more pipelines available because I think that if MemSQL can connect to other services, that would be great.
Khawaja Shoaib Hamid - PeerSpot reviewer
Regional Sales Manager at Cinergie Digital
Jul 26, 2023
We don't get good discounts in Pakistan.