G2 Vendor Directory

MySQL vs. Tiger Data

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

MetricMySQL

by Oracle

Tiger Data

by Tiger Data (creators of TimescaleDB)

Overall rating4.44.6
Review count1,68632
Ease of use8.99.1
Ease of setup8.88.7
Quality of support8.39.6
Meets requirements9.09.3
NPS59.58385968.75
Small Business37.0%78.1%
Mid-Market30.2%18.8%
Enterprise32.8%3.1%
Total page views842481
Total LLM citations5,0475,519

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

Tiger Data

Tiger Data, from the creators of TimescaleDB, is the #1 Postgres time-series database for developers, devices and agents. Keep sensor, on-chain, and customer data fresh while retaining years of history, all queryable in standard SQL. For IoT, Web3, and AI. Why teams choose Tiger Data: - Trusted by thousands of developers. 3M+ active databases, 2k+ customers - Up to 95% Compression. Keep years of history online at a fraction of the cost. - Production-ready without the operational pain. Multi-AZ HA, PITR, cross-region backups, SOC 2/HIPAA/GDPR, deep observability. - Scale effortlessly.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Easy Setup
  • Setup Ease
  • Performance
  • Analytics
  • Speed