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MySQL vs. dotConnect for MySQL

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricMySQL

by Oracle

dotConnect for MySQL

by Devart

Overall rating4.43.8
Review count1,68611
Ease of use8.97.6
Ease of setup8.87.9
Quality of support8.38.4
Meets requirements9.09.5
NPS59.5838590
Small Business37.0%45.5%
Mid-Market30.2%36.4%
Enterprise32.8%18.2%
Total page views84212
Total LLM citations5,0471

MySQL

MySQL is the world's most popular open-source database, renowned for its reliability, performance, and ease of use. It serves as the backbone for many high-profile web applications, including those of Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. MySQL offers a comprehensive suite of features that cater to the needs of modern web, mobile, embedded, and cloud applications. Key Features and Functionality: - Transactional Data Dictionary: Implemented as a set of SQL tables stored in a single InnoDB tablespace, enhancing data management efficiency.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Reliability
  • Easy Integrations
  • Performance
  • Features
  • Query Speed

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.

Pros