--- description: Review of MySQL Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice New Zealand. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: MySQL | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice NZ --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Audit Software](/directory/4188/audit/software) > [MySQL](/software/395969/mysql) # MySQL Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/395969/mysql Page: 1 / 85\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/395969/mysql?page=2) > MySQL is a scalable database management system, which enables organizations to securely record, update and manage data in compliance with GDPR, PCI, HIPPA and various regulatory standards. Features include data masking, audit, de-identification, real-time monitoring, provisioning, patching and authentication. The ACID-compliant solution comes with a query analyzer, which helps developers gain visibility into query activities and execution, identify problematic queries and filter out specific issues such as full table scans and bad indexes. Using MySQL Workbench, professionals can perform database modeling, develop queries, configure servers, migrate databases and automate backup and recovery. Administrators can use the Enterprise Firewall, its intrusion detection feature to block SQL injection attacks and prevent data loss. MySQL also helps developers set up custom warning thresholds for collected metrics and track configuration changes. It is available both as open-source and on annual subscriptions. MySQL Products include: MySQL HeatWave, our fully managed database service, for OLTP, OLAP, \& ML workloads. MySQL Enterprise Edition for delivering business-critical, enterprise database applications. MySQL Enterprise Edition for ISVs, OEMs and VARs who want a proven, low cost, embedded database. MySQL Benefits include: Ease of use: Developers can install MySQL in minutes, and the database is easy to manage. Reliability: MySQL is one of the most mature and widely used databases. It has been tested in a wide variety of scenarios for more than 25 years, including by many of the world’s largest companies. Organizations depend on MySQL to run business-critical applications because of its reliability. Scalability: MySQL scales to meet the demands of the most accessed applications. MySQL’s native replication architecture enables organizations such as Facebook to scale applications to support billions of users. Performance: MySQL HeatWave is faster and less expensive than other database services, as demonstrated by multiple standard industry benchmarks, including TPC-H, TPC-DS, and CH-benCHmark. High availability: MySQL delivers a complete set of native, fully integrated replication technologies for high availability and disaster recovery. For business-critical applications, and to meet service-level agreement commitments, customers can achieve Recovery point objective = 0 (zero data loss) and Recovery time objective = seconds (automatic failover) Security: Data security entails protection and compliance with industry and government regulations, including the European Union General Data Protection Regulation, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, and the Defense Information Systems Agency’s Security Technical Implementation Guides. MySQL Enterprise Edition provides advanced security features, including authentication/ authorization, transparent data encryption, auditing, data masking, and a database firewall. Flexibility: The MySQL Document Store gives users maximum flexibility in developing traditional SQL and NoSQL schema-free database applications. Developers can mix and match relational data and JSON documents in the same database and application. > > Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 2094 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 2094 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Oracle - **Location**: Chicago, US - **Founded**: 1977 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$2,000.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: MySQL offers a free trial for new users, after which the software is available across 4 commercial editions. Pricing and functionality are outlined below. MySQL Cluster Carrier Grade Edition Subscription (1-4 socket server): starts at $10,000 per year MySQL Cluster Carrier Grade Edition Subscription (5+ socket server): starts at $20,000 per year MySQL Enterprise Edition Subscription (1-4 socket server): starts at $5,000 per year MySQL Enterprise Edition Subscription (5+ socket server): starts at $10,000 per year MySQL Standard Edition Subscription (1-4 socket server): starts at $2,000 per year MySQL Standard Edition Subscription (5+ socket server): starts at $4,000 per year MySQL Classic Edition (only available for ISVs/OEMs) - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise), Chromebook (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, European Portuguese, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize and 202 more ## Features - AI/Machine Learning - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Access Management - Active Directory Integration - Activity Dashboard - Activity Tracking - Ad hoc Query - Alerts/Escalation - Alerts/Notifications - Anomaly Detection - Application Encryption - Application Management - Application-Level Analysis - Asset Tracking - Audit Management - Audit Planning - Audit Trail - Auditing - Authentication ## Integrations (1 total) - WordPress ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Audit Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4188/audit/software) ## Related Categories - [Audit Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4188/audit/software) - [Encryption Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4659/encryption/software) - [Database Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4512/database-management-systems/software) - [Firewall Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4664/firewall/software) - [Machine Learning Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4358/machine-learning/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[Microsoft Access](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/397748/microsoft-access) — 4.4/5 (205 reviews) ## Reviews ### "One of the best open source database management tool" — 5.0/5 > **Myanmar** | *9 February 2026* | Construction | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: MySQL has improved some of its features and its still one of the best open source platform for database development > > **Cons**: MySQL may had improved but there are also bugs and errors are still present which may improve for its functionality. > > I will still MySQL until today since I had use it when I was in college until my professional years. ----- ### "MySQL has always been one of the best relational databases" — 5.0/5 > **Emiliano** | *12 May 2021* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: First of all there's a free community version, as well as alternative software like MariaDB and Percona Server which have an open-source approach as well. There are multiple services to manage MySQL like Amazon RDS as well as similar products on GCP or Azure, so it's not entirely required to have expert knowledge to use these databases if you are willing to pay for support. > > **Cons**: The upgrade process for MySQL requires downtime and it's not easy to perform a rollback either (on some cases it's entirely impossible unless you restore a backup). Managed services don't provide a zero-downtime upgrade process either, except for migration all your info and deltas into a new database (which sometimes is not entirely available) > > Many of our relational databases work nowadays with MySQL, we find it easier to maintain than PostgreSQL or other alternatives, as well as it's knowledge more broadly distributed due to it being very beginner friendly for web projects, joined with PHP usually. ----- ### "MySQL - I want to like it..." — 3.0/5 > **Patrick** | *25 September 2019* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10 > > **Pros**: The most appealing features are it is "free" and it is used across the web. I am a web developer and any free or low cost software is desirable. > > **Cons**: MySQL is a very frustrating product. It seems it is used by the majority of websites and is very appealing because it is "free". However, coming from a Microsoft background, it is one of the most frustrating pieces of software I have ever used. MS SQL Server is refined and has a great user interface. MySQL seems sloppy and cobbled together. It's pure luck whenever I get it to do what I need. > > The UI is just afwul. It may be because it is cross-platform, but it is very clunky on Windows and it amazes me it is used so much. ----- ### "A good software for Database handling and Advanced Analytics" — 5.0/5 > **Shreyas** | *20 April 2025* | Law Practice | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like how MySQL integrates well with web applications like Power BI, Python and Microsoft excel, etc. > > **Cons**: MySQL becomes lagging and doesn't handle queries well when working with large, heavy and complex datasets, unlike MSSQL or PostgreSQL. > > Overall it does a good job to handle relatively smaller datasets with integrated systems to process complex queries and computations for data modeling. ----- ### "Best Relational Database" — 4.0/5 > **Andrew** | *29 March 2025* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Its flexibility and reliability make it a solid choice for both small and large projects > > **Cons**: I feel that the configuration and optimization can be complex > > Everything can be within this powerful database management system. ----- Page: 1 / 85\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/395969/mysql?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/395969/mysql) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data