{"id":175874,"date":"2024-01-06T12:32:53","date_gmt":"2024-01-06T11:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/?p=175874"},"modified":"2024-01-06T12:36:49","modified_gmt":"2024-01-06T11:36:49","slug":"postgresql-vs-mysql-what-are-the-differences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/postgresql-vs-mysql-what-are-the-differences","title":{"rendered":"PostgreSQL vs MySQL: What are the differences?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"175874\" class=\"elementor elementor-175874\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc693f7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"fc693f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d91b24e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d91b24e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do you choose between two database systems as popular as PostgreSQL vs MySQL, each of which boasts unrivalled credentials in addition to recognized qualities: processing speed, large community, support for multiple languages... What should you choose? Here are some answers.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1749a0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"a1749a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8c5ae5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8c5ae5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>If you&#8217;re going to build a <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/acid-in-database-management\">company&#8217;s relational database management system (RDBMS),<\/a> the first thing to do is to select a given environment. This is not an easy decision in itself, as it will affect the future of the company in question, which will have to deal, if all goes according to plan, with an a priori unpredictably huge number of customers, products, suppliers&#8230; Will the<strong> RDBMS<\/strong> that worked with excellent response times when the site had 10,000 visitors a day be able to stand up to the shock when the million mark is passed? A social network like Friendster, extremely popular in 2004, collapsed because it couldn&#8217;t cope with the unexpected influx of members.<\/p><p>A somewhat adventurous developer might be tempted by a relatively recent but <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/snowflake-training-master-the-1st-cloud-data-warehouse\">popular solution like Snowflake.<\/a> But in reality, for most, the dilemma will come down to a choice between two behemoths: <strong>PostgreSQL vs MySQL<\/strong>. Two well-established blue chips, teeming with quality. So how do you decide which one is best suited to your project?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ed2ba8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"2ed2ba8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44227c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44227c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PostgreSQL, one of the world's oldest database systems<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26c1082 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26c1082\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>PostgreSQL<\/strong> is the oldest of the lot. It was born at the University of California in 1989, as the result of the work of a team including a leading DBMS specialist, Michael Stonebraker, on the basis of the legendary Ingres, Oracle&#8217;s main competitor at the time.<\/p><p>Its popularity stemmed from a number of factors:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/open-source-definition-use-cases-and-more\">open source<\/a> with a particularly flexible license,<br \/>frequent updates,<\/li><li>customizability, such as user-defined functions,<\/li><li>a wide range of data types, all of which can be defined in the same way<\/li><li>various types of indexing,<\/li><li>excellent scalability (ability to grow with increasing data volumes)<\/li><li>a strong community of active users.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c5bb45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c5bb45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This <strong>RDBMS<\/strong> has become the backbone of many famous Web applications: Facebook, Instagram, Spotify, Etsy, IMDB&#8230; It has also been adopted by companies such as Apple and Sun Microsystems.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e31acc9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"e31acc9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b35b99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b35b99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is MySQL?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab73688 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab73688\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You&#8217;d think that all bets were off. But <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/demystifying-mysql-a-comprehensive-guide-to-relational-data-managemen\">MySQL<\/a> has little to envy PostgreSQL. First released in 1995, it was the brainchild of Swedish computer scientist Michael &#8216;Monty&#8217; Widenius and his team at <strong>MySQL AB in Finland<\/strong>. Its success was so great that the company was absorbed by Sun Microsystems in 1998 and then by Oracle in 2010.<\/p><p>Its key strengths include:<\/p><ul><li>open source,<\/li><li>easy to learn,<\/li><li>low cost,<\/li><li>the ability to manage vast datasets with velocity,<\/li><li>proven stability,<\/li><li>scalability options,<\/li><li>maintenance by <strong>Oracle<\/strong> itself, with frequent updates,<\/li><li>a community of users ready to help those with questions.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dae4a4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dae4a4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In terms of references in <strong>PostgreSQL vs MySQL<\/strong>, MySQL also boasts a number of prestigious names. WordPress, for example, is based on this RDBMS. It is used by Netflix, Twitter, Google (notably for YouTube), NASA, Wikipedia, Uber, the US Navy&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ed6b30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ed6b30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MySQL-vs-PostgreSQL.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3a4d0a elementor-align-center button-principale elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c3a4d0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Training in MySQL or PostgreSQL<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e7f418 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"0e7f418\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3728bfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3728bfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PostgreSQL vs MySQL: What is the difference between the two database systems?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19f998e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19f998e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>So who to choose between these two stars, PostgreSQL vs MySQL? A few criteria can be set out.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46ce24d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46ce24d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ease of use<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a15804 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a15804\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If ease of use is a key factor for you, then <strong>MySQL<\/strong> is the way to go. It has a reputation for being easy to install and optimize. What&#8217;s more, it&#8217;s easy to find database admins with <strong>MySQL<\/strong> experience. <strong>PostgreSQL,<\/strong> by comparison, will require more technical expertise.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cec8b7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cec8b7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Operating speed<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2542992 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2542992\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It&#8217;s not easy to separate these two behemoths on this criterion. <strong>MySQL<\/strong> is fast on highly concurrent functions and read-only. But PostgreSQL is better at handling complex queries and huge loads. In fact, some benchmarks favor one or the other. However, MVCC (multi-version concurrency control) appears to be PostgreSQL&#8217;s strong point, even <strong>though MySQL offers MVCC via the InnoDB engine.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e3f732 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e3f732\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Compatibility<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e24a5f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e24a5f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Both<strong> SGDBRs are compatible<\/strong> with the main programming languages. However, PostgreSQL appears to be a little better equipped. And it&#8217;s based on an object-oriented programming language, which offers more possibilities. As for operating systems, we find the essentials (<strong>Windows, MacOS, Linux<\/strong>) on both sides, as well as Solaris.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fb78f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5fb78f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scalability<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-501fcdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"501fcdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>MySQL<\/strong> can integrate data from numerous storage engines. However, PostgreSQL was designed from the outset to manage very large volumes of data. Adjust.com uses it to manage 4 Petabytes of data, and reports brilliant performance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d79f52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d79f52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Support<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5783093 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5783093\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MySQL has a larger community ready to contribute. PostgreSQL also has a large community, but support is less readily available, according to the G2 review site.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d6bfdf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"8d6bfdf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-411dea5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"411dea5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion: PostgreSQL vs MySQL<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63cc8ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63cc8ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>So, which to choose? <strong>PostgreSQL has more features than MySQL,<\/strong> so it&#8217;s better suited to handling &#8220;extraordinary&#8221; situations, i.e. complex queries on ultra-voluminous databases. 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