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That is a very, very superficial comparison. Half of the contras for MySql (the ones referring to MyIsam) don't really apply, since you simply use InnoDB if you

• jbellis 17y ago
  But then a lot of the pro- points go away, too. It's almost like it's two different pieces of software.
  • vidarh 17y ago
    True to a point, but MySQL lets you pick and match on a per-table basis. I've used MySQL extensively, and use Postgres for most things now, and I prefer MySQL for many things. Not least replication, which is so much simpler with MySQL (I'd love to be proved wrong on this - please someone point me to a replication solution for Postgres that is as simple as for MySQL). But the differences aren't great enough for most typical use that I'd worry too much about which one to use. Currently I use Postgres because that is what my team is familiar with.