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IBM solidDB vs MySQL comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

IBM solidDB
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
35th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
MySQL
Ranking in Relational Databases Tools
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
152
Ranking in other categories
Open Source Databases (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Relational Databases Tools category, the mindshare of IBM solidDB is 1.0%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MySQL is 6.2%, down from 7.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Relational Databases Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
MySQL6.2%
IBM solidDB1.0%
Other92.8%
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Featured Reviews

it_user722241 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Engineer at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
​No other solution came close to this product's speed and tech support is on a really high level
If you need local DB cache with extreme speed, then go for it, if you need something to work as a distributed cloud database, then solidDB would not be the right decision. With our Telco experience, we help with suggestions for new features and improvements of existing ones for new versions of solidDB. Also, in our labs, we do some pre-alpha testing to help them to complete some new features in the right way.
Varuns Ug - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Developer at NIT
Reliable transactions have supported secure payments, refunds, and bookings at high volumes
Regarding MySQL improvements, a pain point is horizontal scalability. MySQL scales very well vertically and can support read replicas, but as a system grows significantly, sharding and distributed data management can become complex compared to databases that are designed to scale horizontally from the beginning. This is one of the areas where I think MySQL should work more. Another area is handling very large analytic workloads. MySQL is excellent for transactional systems, but for large-scale analytics or reporting, specialized analytic databases may sometimes be a better fit. Apart from that, one area is performance troubleshooting. As the database grows, diagnosing things such as slow queries, lock contention, and deadlocks becomes complex.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Memory cache DB and carrier grade high availability, best fit to Telco demands."
"The tool is open-source and there is no cost involved in its use."
"However, it is easy to scale MySQL using the functions provided with the product."
"I would use MySQL for a medium project, with around 1,00,000 hundred thousand users, because of the indexing and stored procedures."
"Overall, this is a boon to small to medium database applications."
"MySQL is a good database; we are using it, and we'll continue to use it."
"MySQL is a great tool for using in data-consistent applications; it is a highly mature, reliable, and practical database, and its consistency, ecosystem, and proven track record make it an excellent choice for transactional and business-critical applications."
"It's a mature solution that's been around for decades."
"MySQL is a light database; it's not very complex, and it's easy to develop, easy to maintain, and easy to back up and restore."
 

Cons

"Data replication and data distribution between multiple nodes definitely have room for improvement here."
"I do not think MySQL's data security features were at an industrial level for my project, so I did not make use of them."
"On the database side, it should be really lightweight, and the data structure should be like MongoDB."
"I would just say that it could be a little bit simpler to use."
"It’s not easy to scale horizontally, don’t think it was ever meant for it. Lacks ease of installation and continuous usage."
"The simplicity of the product lets people abuse it."
"I would rate the stability a seven out of ten. It does break down a little at times."
"At times, the autoscaling does not happen when there is a surge in load."
"The analytics features are in need of improvement. They aren't as far along as the capabilities that you have in terms of analytics for SQL Server and Oracle."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"There is no cost involved, no licensing fees."
"The tool is open source."
"The solution’s pricing depends on customer requirements. A license is not required for the community edition."
"I use the open-source free community version."
"The solution is open source so is free."
"When you know the setup will continue to grow, make sure you have the paid support."
"This product has a good price point."
"Can range from free to quite expensive, depending on the environments and requirements, so better to really set goals ahead of setting it up."
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Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Construction Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

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Small Business74
Midsize Enterprise34
Large Enterprise63
 

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Why are MySQL connections encrypted and what is the biggest benefit of this?
MySQL encrypts connections to protect your data and the biggest benefit from this is that nobody can corrupt it. If you move information over a network without encryption, you are endangering it, m...
Considering that there is a free version of MySQL, would you invest in one of the paid editions?
I may be considered a MySQL veteran since I have been using it since before Oracle bought it and created paid versions. So back in my day, it was all free, it was open-source and the best among sim...
What is one thing you would improve with MySQL?
One thing I would improve related to MySQL is not within the product itself, but with the guides to it. Before, when it was free, everyone was on their own, seeking tutorials and how-to videos onli...
 

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