To properly evaluate the strengths of PostgreSQL and MySQL, the two leading open-source databases, one must look at the history and pedigree of each, and their feature functionality and performance.

Both MySQL and PostgreSQL are powerful open source relational databases, but they excel in different areas, which makes each more suitable for specific use cases. Performance. MySQL is known for its ...

MySQL vs. PostgreSQL Even though MySQL is probably the best-know name in the open source database world, a number of excellent alternatives are available. One of them is PostgreSQL , of which the ...