MYSQL
MySQL is an open-source relational database management system owned by Oracle Corporation, used by developers and enterprises to store, manage, and query structured data for applications and websites. The MySQL business generates revenue through commercial licenses, enterprise editions, support subscriptions, and related tools and services for organizations that require advanced features, performance, and vendor-backed support. It serves a broad range of customers from startups to large enterprises across industries worldwide.
- Database & Data Storage
- Revenue
- $150.0M
- Employees
- 450
- Founded
- 1995
- Headquarters
- Redwood Shores, United States of America
What 81 Arbolus experts think of MYSQL
NPS scores are predominantly high, with over 75% of experts rating MySQL as 8 or above and many giving 9 or 10. Renewal intent is high among committed users, especially where MySQL is core to transactional workloads. Stickiness is evidenced by the majority of experts operating MySQL for more than 1 year; newer adopters and those piloting show similar satisfaction levels. The main positive sentiment drivers include consistency, broad support, robust performance, and reliability. Concerns linger around advanced feature parity, complex schema migrations, and serverless scalability, but these do not meaningfully detract from overall advocacy.Overall Customer Sentiment: Positive
Who reviewed MYSQL
- C-Suite 52% (42)
- Director 25% (20)
- Manager 23% (19)
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Everything 81 customers told us about MYSQL.
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Sentiment
54 Net Promoter Score, from 81 scored reviews- Promoters 52
- Passives 21
- Detractors 8
Cumulative NPS by month
+0 over 6 months- May 9
- Jun 9
- Jul 9
- Aug 9
- Sep 9
- Oct 9
Net Promoter Score across 7 reviews, accumulated up to each month. Category median 50 across 7 companies.
Praised
- Improving Serverless Compatibility
- AI and Vector Database Capabilities
- Enhanced Learning Support
- Uncompromising Transactional Reliability
Criticised
- Competitive Advancements from PostgreSQL
- Ease of Switching with AI Tooling
- Oracle Governance and Ecosystem Anxiety
- Learning Curve for Advanced Concepts
What customers say
Renewal intent
Plan to renew 72%Plan to renew, by seniority
- 70% 10 answers
- 67% 9 answers
- 100% 2 answers
- 75% 4 answers
- 9.1/10 Average score from customers who will renew
- 9.3/10 Average score from undecided customers
- 9/10 Average score from customers not renewing
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