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At a Glance
Microsoft Access
Microsoft Access
Star Rating
(842)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (38.6% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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MySQL
MySQL
Star Rating
(1,636)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (36.3% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$5,000
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Microsoft Access vs MySQL

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found MySQL easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with MySQL overall.

  • Reviewers felt that MySQL meets the needs of their business better than Microsoft Access.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that MySQL is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of MySQL over Microsoft Access.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Microsoft Access
No pricing available
MySQL
MySQL Enterprise Edition
$5,000
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Free Trial
Microsoft Access
No trial information available
MySQL
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
704
8.9
1,370
Ease of Use
7.7
710
8.7
1,373
Ease of Setup
7.9
173
8.5
637
Ease of Admin
8.0
168
8.4
625
Quality of Support
7.9
561
8.0
1,158
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.8
133
8.5
513
Product Direction (% positive)
6.3
706
8.0
1,337
Features by Category
Not enough data
8.7
1,256
Management
Not enough data
9.0
127
Not enough data
9.1
128
Not enough data
8.9
114
Not enough data
8.8
111
Support
Not enough data
8.4
121
Not enough data
8.8
125
Not enough data
8.9
120
Not enough data
9.2
118
Security
Not enough data
8.9
118
Not enough data
8.9
119
Not enough data
8.6
113
Not enough data
8.6
118
Performance
Not enough data
8.3
109
Not enough data
8.6
113
Not enough data
8.5
114
Not enough data
8.6
114
Not enough data
8.7
113
Database Features
Not enough data
8.8
1126
Not enough data
8.9
1136
Not enough data
8.7
1138
Not enough data
8.1
1104
Not enough data
8.4
1099
Not enough data
8.7
1110
Not enough data
8.9
1130
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft Access
Microsoft Access
MySQL
MySQL
Microsoft Access and MySQL share no categories
Unique Categories
Microsoft Access
Microsoft Access is categorized as Desktop Database
MySQL
MySQL is categorized as Relational Databases
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft Access
Microsoft Access
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
34.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
27.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
38.6%
MySQL
MySQL
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
36.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
30.9%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
32.7%
Reviewers' Industry
Microsoft Access
Microsoft Access
Information Technology and Services
7.6%
Higher Education
5.5%
Hospital & Health Care
5.4%
Computer Software
4.6%
Financial Services
4.1%
Other
72.8%
MySQL
MySQL
Information Technology and Services
24.8%
Computer Software
20.5%
Internet
4.6%
Higher Education
4.2%
Education Management
3.3%
Other
42.6%
Most Helpful Reviews
Microsoft Access
Microsoft Access
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Michael S.
MS
Michael S.
Verified User in Insurance

Of the many businesses I have worked for all have one thing in common. They track data in a spreadsheet. Access takes Data analysis to a new level. Many people don't know that if built correctly your database can cross reference between many fields of data...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Tapan J.
TJ
Tapan J.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising

It's a very simple form of database supporting small/medium size of data. It slows down exceptionally when queries are run on large datasets.

MySQL
MySQL
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Ross F.
RF
Ross F.
Verified User in Computer Software

MySql simply works and works well. It is exactly as described: a robust, relational DB which scales nicely to 100s of millions of rows. Plus, many web developers are familiar with using it so there is no shortage of expertise available. If you are doing...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Ravindra Y.
RY
Ravindra Y.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Open source have issues in resolving things slow

Alternatives
Microsoft Access
Microsoft Access Alternatives
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MySQL
MySQL Alternatives
Microsoft SQL Server
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Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)
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IBM Db2
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PostgreSQL
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Discussions
Microsoft Access
Microsoft Access Discussions
what is microsoft access used for
4 comments
gail l.
GL
Microsoft Access helps you analyze large amounts of information, and manage related data more efficiently than Microsoft Excel.Read more
do you know other useful documentation besides those of Microsoft?
2 comments
Michael H.
MH
Access for Dummies is actually pretty good.Read more
Is it reliable to use Access forms just like visual basic to build applications?
2 comments
JR
If is a very small project is ok But it’s better use VB.net for create a program and store the data in MySQL or MMSQL or SQLite Read more
MySQL
MySQL Discussions
Does MySQL new version has strong security?
10 comments
JH
here is list of some overlooked security holes in MySql: update the password plugin; password for the root account root accounts that are...Read more
Is there any possibilities than mysql database can be online?
2 comments
Cody H.
CH
Of course! Most hosts provide it automatically. Only the dedicated servers or virtual servers might not. You can install it on any Linux or Windows or Mac...Read more
What version of MySQL do I have?
2 comments
Hasini D.
HD
You can use MySQL Workbench to check the version number. After connected to a server using MySQL Workbench, click on server from main menu. Then "Server...Read more