Postgres vs MySQL
Debates and discussions on reasons to choose PostgreSQL over MySQL or vice versa, including technical advantages, experiences, and arguments for preferring one database over the other in projects.
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What are your technical reasons for choosing Postgres over MySQL?
What are some reasons I might consider Postgres over MySQL when choosing a DB platform?
Can you share your take on why MySQL and not Postgres?
Probably the same reason they used postgres instead of MySQL.
I think because Postgres is commonly being considered as an alternative to MySQL rather than MSSQL or Oracle.
Convince me to not just use Postgres for everything!
Postgres is very good. So much so that many of us use it instead of Mysql in any case:-)
What was your opinion of Postgres vs the others?
Is Postgres gaining momentum such that it might displace MySQL as the go-to DB?
There's no good reason to use MySQL over PostGres these days.