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PostgreSQL vs MySQL Comparison (2026)

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Overview

PostgreSQL is an open-source relational database management system (RDBMS), which helps businesses store, manage, and scale data workloads, from single machines to data warehouses with multiple concurrent users.

MySQL is a relational database management system (RDBMS) designed to help businesses record, update, and manage data and deploy cloud-native applications. Features include data masking and de-identification, multi-document transaction support, intrusion detection, alerts & configuration management.

  • 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

0.01

One-time payment

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

Starting from

2000

/user

Per year

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

User reviews

4.6

412

5

4

3

2

1

275

126

10

1

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
89%
would recommend this app

4.6

2.1K

5

4

3

2

1

1.3K

697

76

3

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
86%
would recommend this app

Pros

“Postgres implements catalog internally, so it stores differently from other RDBMS(s).”
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Shaunak P.

Senior Data Engineer

“PostgresSQL is very famous among the data engineering fraternity due to its high resilience and throughput.”
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Shaunak P.

Senior Data Engineer

“PgAdmin is best tool to manage the DB with intuitive UI.”
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Shaunak P.

Senior Data Engineer

Pros

“Writing queries, filtering data, joining tables, and retrieving specific information is efficient, and there is a large amount of documentation available when you need help.”
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Rashad G.

New Well Delivery and Geomechanics Team Lead

“I use MySQL for all our internal projects in our company for our DB software.”
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Ryan M.

Board Advisor

“MySQL have great features for a organization which is depending on no crash and no performance issues.”
VD

Vijay D.

Director

Cons

“The only problem I faced with Postgres SQL was that API people need column comments, and for a table with huge number of columns like 250-300 fields, it is very hard to update column via SQL query. And there is no provision in Postgres to tag comment to a column with DDL statement.”
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Shaunak P.

Senior Data Engineer

“The diagram feature isn't as customizable as I would prefer.”
LH

Leslie H.

Student

“One thing that i dislike from PostgreSQL is it's hard to setup and install PostgreSQL at the beginning.”
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Frico S.

BE

Cons

“One of the most irritating problem is crashing Workbench during altering tables”
VD

Vijay D.

Director

“MySQL becomes lagging and doesn't handle queries well when working with large, heavy and complex datasets, unlike MSSQL or PostgreSQL.”
SK

Shreyas K.

Reporting Financial Analyst

“One common criticism of MySQL is its handling of complex queries and lack of advanced features compared to other databases like PostgreSQL.”
MR

Mahmood R.

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Key features

  • Total features19
  • 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
  • Archiving & Retention
  • Asset Tracking
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Planning
  • Audit Trail
  • Auditing
  • Authentication
  • Automated Discovery
  • Automatic Backup
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Behavior Tracking
  • 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 Extraction
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Management
  • Data Mapping
  • Data Migration
  • Data Replication
  • Data Security
  • Data Storage Management
  • Data Synchronization
  • Data Virtualization
  • Data Visualization
  • Database Conversion
  • Diagnostic Tools
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Disk Encryption
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Encryption
  • Event Logs
  • File Encryption
  • Filtering
  • Full Text Search
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • Hardware Integration
  • Historical Trend Analysis
  • IP Filtering
  • Incident Management
  • Intrusion Detection System
  • Intrusion Prevention System
  • Issue Management
  • Issue Tracking
  • Key Management
  • Log Access
  • ML Algorithm Library
  • 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
  • P2P Encryption
  • PCI Compliance
  • Password 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 features141
  • 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
  • Archiving & Retention
  • Asset Tracking
  • Audit Management
  • Audit Planning
  • Audit Trail
  • Auditing
  • Authentication
  • Automated Discovery
  • Automatic Backup
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Behavior Tracking
  • 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 Extraction
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Management
  • Data Mapping
  • Data Migration
  • Data Replication
  • Data Security
  • Data Storage Management
  • Data Synchronization
  • Data Virtualization
  • Data Visualization
  • Database Conversion
  • Diagnostic Tools
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Disk Encryption
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Encryption
  • Event Logs
  • File Encryption
  • Filtering
  • Full Text Search
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • Hardware Integration
  • Historical Trend Analysis
  • IP Filtering
  • Incident Management
  • Intrusion Detection System
  • Intrusion Prevention System
  • Issue Management
  • Issue Tracking
  • Key Management
  • Log Access
  • ML Algorithm Library
  • 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
  • P2P Encryption
  • PCI Compliance
  • Password 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 integrationsN/A
  • WordPress
  • Total integrations1
  • WordPress