dotConnect for MySQL vs. dotConnect Universal
A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.
| Metric | dotConnect for MySQL | dotConnect Universal |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| Review count | 11 | 19 |
| Ease of use | 7.6 | 8.9 |
| Ease of setup | 7.9 | 8.9 |
| Quality of support | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| Meets requirements | 9.5 | 9.0 |
| NPS | 0 | 38.888889 |
| Small Business | 45.5% | 36.8% |
| Mid-Market | 36.4% | 21.1% |
| Enterprise | 18.2% | 42.1% |
| Total page views | 12 | 24 |
| Total LLM citations | 1 | 2 |
dotConnect for MySQL
dotConnect for MySQL is a high-performance ADO.NET data provider that grants simple access to MySQL and MariaDB databases when developing MySQL-based applications. It fully supports Entity Framework (EF Core), Dapper, and NHibernate, along with a wide range of MySQL-specific features, such as secure SSL and SSH connections, embedded servers, compression protocol, HTTP tunneling, and others. - Broad compatibility with various MySQL and MariaDB versions and .NET platforms - ORM support: EF Core, Dapper, NHibernate, LinqConnect, etc.
dotConnect Universal
dotConnect Universal offers universal access to data of different databases for the Microsoft .NET Framework. It supports most of major database servers, including Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access, Oracle, DB2, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, InterBase, and Firebird. Other servers can be accessed through their ADO.NET, OLE DB and ODBC providers.