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SQL is used mostly in large corporate envs which can afford to spend money for stability, and here most people are building startups. I've never seen much talk
by TokenDiversity 9y ago
SQL is used mostly in large corporate envs which can afford to spend money for stability, and here most people are building startups. I've never seen much talk about SQL server. Heck most don't even know what it is lol.
- dom0 9y agoMS SQL mostly aims at the enterprise markets; Oracle, DB2 and MS SQL are usually considered the big three enterprise databases. MySQL was never aimed at that market. I think it's fair to say that MySQL can't be considered to operate on the same level and likely never will.
- jeltz 9y agoI am pretty sure that was a typo and he was referring to MySQL, but as for how SQL Server and PostgreSQL compares I would say they are pretty similar databases and for most usages you can pick either, giving PostgreSQL which is cheaper the upper hand. Both have some features missing from the other. SQL Server typically has better OLAP features and OLAP performance, while PostgreSQL is more extensible and has excellent geodata support.