🆚 Microsoft SQL Server vs. MySQL

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

📈 MySQL is much more popular than Microsoft SQL Server.
🌍 MySQL is more popular in all countries.

Microsoft SQL Server

MySQL

Type

Database technology

About

Microsoft SQL Server is a relational database management system developed by Microsoft.

It supports Transact-SQL (T-SQL) as its query language, runs on both Windows and Linux platforms, includes features such as Always On Availability Groups, in-memory OLTP, Transparent Data Encryption, and row-level security.

MySQL is an open-source relational database management system currently owned by Oracle.

It supports ACID transactions via the InnoDB storage engine, provides support for stored procedures, triggers, views, high availability through replication and clustering, and can scale to tables with billions of rows.

Headquarters

Redmond, Washington, United States

Austin, Texas, United States

Website

microsoft.com/sqlserver/ #3

mysql.com #1,650

Pricing

Free version ✔️Express

Pay-as-you-goStandard$73/core/month
Enterprise$274/core/month

Free version ✔️Community Edition, open source

Commercial LicenseStandard Edition$2,140+/year
Enterprise Edition$5,350+/year
Cluster Carrier Grade Edition$10,700+/year

* The open source version of MySQL can be used for commercial purposes.
A commercial license is required for OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers), ISVs (Independent Software Vendors), and VARs (Value Added Resellers) who distribute MySQL with commercially licensed software.