--- description: Learn more about MySQL price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in New Zealand. Read verified software reviews and find tools that fit your business needs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: MySQL Pricing, Reviews & Features - Capterra New Zealand 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Database Software](/directory/18/database-management/software) > [MySQL](/software/11482/mysql) # MySQL Canonical: https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/11482/mysql Page: 1 / 85\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/11482/mysql?page=2) > Meet the database challenges of next gen web, cloud, \& communications services with uncompromising scalability, uptime and scalability > > Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 2094 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses MySQL? MySQL suits organizations of any size, in any industry, including Enterprise and SMB across Web \& E-commerce, Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail, Telecom and More. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 2094 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Oracle - **Location**: Chicago, US - **Founded**: 1977 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$2,000.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: MySQL offers a free trial for new users, after which the software is available across 4 commercial editions. Pricing and functionality are outlined below. MySQL Cluster Carrier Grade Edition Subscription (1-4 socket server): starts at $10,000 per year MySQL Cluster Carrier Grade Edition Subscription (5+ socket server): starts at $20,000 per year MySQL Enterprise Edition Subscription (1-4 socket server): starts at $5,000 per year MySQL Enterprise Edition Subscription (5+ socket server): starts at $10,000 per year MySQL Standard Edition Subscription (1-4 socket server): starts at $2,000 per year MySQL Standard Edition Subscription (5+ socket server): starts at $4,000 per year MySQL Classic Edition (only available for ISVs/OEMs) - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise), Chromebook (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, European Portuguese, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize and 202 more ## Features - Access Controls/Permissions - Access Management - Activity Dashboard - Alerts/Notifications - Anomaly Detection - Audit Planning - Audit Trail - Backup and Recovery - Change Management - Collaboration Tools - Compliance Management - Content Filtering - Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) - Dashboard - Data Import/Export - Data Replication - Data Synchronisation - Data Visualisation - Database Conversion - File Encryption - Historical Trend Analysis - Incident Management - Intrusion Detection System - Intrusion Prevention System - Key Management - Log Access - ML Algorithm Library - Model Training - Multiple Programming Languages Supported - Network Monitoring - Password Management - Performance Monitoring - Policy Management - Predictive Analytics - Predictive Modeling - Query Analysis - Reporting & Statistics - Reporting/Analytics - Risk Assessment - Search/Filter - Troubleshooting - Workflow Management ## Integrations (1 total) - WordPress ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Database Software](https://www.capterra.co.nz/directory/18/database-management/software) ## Related Categories - [Database Software](https://www.capterra.co.nz/directory/18/database-management/software) - [Audit Software](https://www.capterra.co.nz/directory/30664/audit/software) - [Firewall Software](https://www.capterra.co.nz/directory/32415/firewall/software) - [Encryption Software](https://www.capterra.co.nz/directory/30209/encryption/software) - [Machine Learning Software](https://www.capterra.co.nz/directory/31103/machine-learning/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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I’ve used MySQL in countless projects as the database backend for its reliability and scalability. ----- ### "MySQL...The Power to Manage Your Data" — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *28 May 2025* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: MySQL is a powerful database software that has been open source and community driven for many years and is now owned by Oracle > > **Cons**: MySQL was purchased by Oracle and the commercial use cost and support have gone up. The community version of MySQL have also lost features and many in the community and user base have slowly moved away. > > I've used the community version of MySQL for 25+ years and have found it to be a very powerful database for use for web site, mobile apps, and software back ends. ----- ### "A solid workhorse for database management" — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *30 March 2026* | Biotechnology | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: In my opinion it is the easiest option to host our databases. A lot of our company relies on this platform. It is easy enough for non-developers to learn and be able to access data on their own. I personally had no experience in coding and managed to learn a decent amount of MySQL in a few years. > > **Cons**: The commands can sometimes be a little buggy, and the server response times can be a little slow. The UI sometimes crashes when trying to export large CSV's from exported results, which is critical to our workflow. > > Overall, I can see how this product is an industry standard for database management and querying. I like how accesible it is, and I use it daily. 90% of the time it works without any bugs or issues\! ----- ### "Usage of mysql" — 3.0/5 > **Sreerekha** | *20 May 2025* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 6.0/10 > > **Pros**: It is useful to retrieve and make a database using sql queries. The queries can be customized using the nesyed queries and can utilize the techniques of sql > > **Cons**: It is opensource internally uses sql. All capabilities of sql can ve ised within queries. It can used for large scale and ecommer applications > > It is convenient to use to preoare database and data, becayse it is open souce the cide sql can be customized to suit the needs of custonwrs ----- ### "MySQL experience" — 5.0/5 > **Lisa** | *8 January 2026* | Logistics & Supply Chain | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like the most about MySQL that is wonderful and most easier structured query language that I have seen > > **Cons**: I like the easy way that I could update, insert, delete, update documents, it’s nice for me and my colleagues > > My overall experience has been pretty good so far and make easier my work process every day is very nice ----- Page: 1 / 85\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/11482/mysql?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/11482/mysql) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | ja | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data