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Overview

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MySQL is a relational database management system (RDBMS) designed to help businesses record, update, and manage data and...

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Snowflake is a cloud data platform that can enable critical data workloads and secure collaboration. This solution can be...

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

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Pricing

Starting from

2000

/user

Per year

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

23

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.6

2K

5

4

3

2

1

1.3K

689

75

3

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
99%
would recommend this app

4.7

83

5

4

3

2

1

57

23

3

0

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
98%
would recommend this app

Pros

Easy to install and free, nice tool to write SQL queries. Important for data analysts and a good tool on the market.
Overall MySQL is an amazing database for any kind of application. It is robust with almost every feature an application needs.
Great database for open-source but commercial products as well. It has very good performance and lots of additional features (like log-based replication) included without additional cost.

Pros

I have an amazing experience using Snowflake. It is better than out previous Data Warehouse solution in everything I can think of (besides pricing).
This is a cloud database and warehousing service, the syntax of snowflake is like psql. They have a good community support and good documentations for all the queries.
They just added visualization and it is amazing. Super fast to run queries and extremely easy to use and share.

Cons

Error messages are not well explanatory. If you are stuck with an issue, it is difficult to get a support.
Really large databases become slow and need a lot of maintenance. Error messages are often vague and unhelpful so finding what went wrong requires a lot of work.
Worst thing is that in scenarios with multitenant databases with somewhat mediocre load MySQL starts to leak memory.

Cons

Script error messages could be more specific and helpful with identifying errors and troubleshooting.
Costly if data is too big. You can't own the data, you have to depend on the Data Engineering team.
A minute potion of the syntax of sql is slightly different from psql, which makes it hard to migrate the application from different psql service providers.
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Key features

  • Total features145
  • 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
  • Authentication
  • Automated Discovery
  • Automatic Backup
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Behavior Tracking
  • Built-In Database
  • Capacity Management
  • Capacity Planning
  • Change Management
  • Charting
  • Cloud Encryption
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Compliance Management
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Configuration Management
  • Content Filtering
  • Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA)
  • Credential Management
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Dashboard Creation
  • Data Capture and Transfer
  • Data Connectors
  • Data Dictionary Management
  • Data Discovery
  • Data Extraction
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Integration
  • Data Management
  • Data Mapping
  • Data Migration
  • Data Profiling
  • Data Replication
  • Data Security
  • Data Storage Management
  • Data Synchronization
  • Data Verification
  • Data Virtualization
  • Data Visualization
  • Database Conversion
  • Database Support
  • Diagnostic Tools
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Disk Encryption
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • ETL - Extract Transfer Load
  • Event Logs
  • File Encryption
  • Filtering
  • Full Text Search
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • Hardware Integration
  • High Volume Processing
  • Historical Trend Analysis
  • IP Filtering
  • In-Database Processing
  • Incident Management
  • Information Governance
  • Intrusion Detection System
  • Intrusion Prevention System
  • Issue Management
  • Issue Tracking
  • Key Management
  • Log Access
  • ML Algorithm Library
  • Metadata Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Model Training
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-Location
  • Multiple Data Sources
  • Multiple Programming Languages Supported
  • Multitenancy
  • NOSQL Database Management
  • Network Monitoring
  • Next-Generation Firewall
  • OLAP
  • P2P Encryption
  • PCI Compliance
  • Password Management
  • Patch Management
  • Performance Analysis
  • Performance Management
  • Performance Metrics
  • Performance Monitoring
  • Policy Management
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Predictive Modeling
  • Prioritization
  • Query Analysis
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Relational Database Management
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Remote Monitoring & Management
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Resource Management
  • Resource Optimization
  • Risk Alerts
  • Risk Analysis
  • Risk Assessment
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • SSL Security
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Secure Login
  • Security Auditing
  • Server Monitoring
  • Single Sign On
  • Status Tracking
  • Summary Reports
  • Tagging
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Threat Response
  • Tokenization
  • Transaction Monitoring
  • Troubleshooting
  • Two-Factor Authentication
  • Uptime Reporting
  • User Management
  • VPN
  • Version Control
  • Visual Analytics
  • Vulnerability Scanning
  • Workflow Management
  • Total features31
  • 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
  • Authentication
  • Automated Discovery
  • Automatic Backup
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Behavior Tracking
  • Built-In Database
  • Capacity Management
  • Capacity Planning
  • Change Management
  • Charting
  • Cloud Encryption
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Compliance Management
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Configuration Management
  • Content Filtering
  • Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA)
  • Credential Management
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Dashboard Creation
  • Data Capture and Transfer
  • Data Connectors
  • Data Dictionary Management
  • Data Discovery
  • Data Extraction
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Integration
  • Data Management
  • Data Mapping
  • Data Migration
  • Data Profiling
  • Data Replication
  • Data Security
  • Data Storage Management
  • Data Synchronization
  • Data Verification
  • Data Virtualization
  • Data Visualization
  • Database Conversion
  • Database Support
  • Diagnostic Tools
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Disk Encryption
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • ETL - Extract Transfer Load
  • Event Logs
  • File Encryption
  • Filtering
  • Full Text Search
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • Hardware Integration
  • High Volume Processing
  • Historical Trend Analysis
  • IP Filtering
  • In-Database Processing
  • Incident Management
  • Information Governance
  • Intrusion Detection System
  • Intrusion Prevention System
  • Issue Management
  • Issue Tracking
  • Key Management
  • Log Access
  • ML Algorithm Library
  • Metadata Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Model Training
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-Location
  • Multiple Data Sources
  • Multiple Programming Languages Supported
  • Multitenancy
  • NOSQL Database Management
  • Network Monitoring
  • Next-Generation Firewall
  • OLAP
  • P2P Encryption
  • PCI Compliance
  • Password Management
  • Patch Management
  • Performance Analysis
  • Performance Management
  • Performance Metrics
  • Performance Monitoring
  • Policy Management
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Predictive Modeling
  • Prioritization
  • Query Analysis
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Relational Database Management
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Remote Monitoring & Management
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Resource Management
  • Resource Optimization
  • Risk Alerts
  • Risk Analysis
  • Risk Assessment
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • SSL Security
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Secure Login
  • Security Auditing
  • Server Monitoring
  • Single Sign On
  • Status Tracking
  • Summary Reports
  • Tagging
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Threat Response
  • Tokenization
  • Transaction Monitoring
  • Troubleshooting
  • Two-Factor Authentication
  • Uptime Reporting
  • User Management
  • VPN
  • Version Control
  • Visual Analytics
  • Vulnerability Scanning
  • Workflow Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations239
  • Bitbucket
  • Datadog
  • Dropbox Business
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Google Drive
  • HubSpot CRM
  • Jenkins
  • Jira
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Microsoft Teams
  • NetSuite
  • PagerDuty
  • ServiceNow
  • Shopify
  • Slack
  • Trello
  • Zapier
  • Zendesk Suite
  • Total integrations267
  • Bitbucket
  • Datadog
  • Dropbox Business
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Google Drive
  • HubSpot CRM
  • Jenkins
  • Jira
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Microsoft Teams
  • NetSuite
  • PagerDuty
  • ServiceNow
  • Shopify
  • Slack
  • Trello
  • Zapier
  • Zendesk Suite

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MANAS M.

Retail, 1,001-5,000 employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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Overall Rating
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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MySQL

Popular and power full transactional relational database system, which is widely used everyware

Reviewed 4 years ago

this is the beat transactional and relational database solution, i am having a great experience with this, all the dump and require are very easy with commands like msqldump

Pros

This is the database system which has implemented the transactional model , so this can be used for normal form (n1,n2, n3) data base schema design and not to be used for demential schema design, Mysql is a server based database model, which has implemented the relational model, it is not a cloud based solution, With mysql the database import and export is very easy, with mysqldump commands, mysql has a workbench applications which is really usefully, it has major features like data transfer between tables in different servers etc and schem designing diagram builder etc

Cons

Mysql dose not have s3 integration and don't have advance copy commands etc which psql and snowflake supports, since mysql is meant for transactional this is fine , syntax difference between psql

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Matthew C.

Marketing and Advertising, 51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

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  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Snowflake

Impressive product with a promising future

Reviewed 3 years ago

Overall, Snowflake has made managing, processing, aggregating and sharing data easier across the organization. It still has some work to do in terms of UI to make the user experience smoother, but the underlying technology at its core is solid and solves many issues with backups, data retention and overall user error in working with data.

Pros

The "Time Travel" aspect of Snowflake, being able to pick a point in time and see the state/contents of nearly any table is astonishing. Very useful and impressive feature. What is equally as impressive is the overall performance of the platform. I've worked with Oracle, DB2, MySQL, Vertica, Teradata, ParAccel, and others. Maybe not always in the most optimal configurations, but Snowflake's performance has been overall the best in my experience.

Cons

As a newer platform, there are certain convenience elements that Snowflake lacks. - No auto-complete of object names. - No "easy" import wizard to import data. - Some bugs with the browser-based interface (worksheets did not properly save). - Limited customizations to filter out the tables or objects you don't work with regularly. Always shows full list, oftentimes very large.