Comparative Performance Analysis of MySQL and SQL Server Relational Database Management Systems in Windows Environment

Abstract: The enormous amount of data flow has made� Relation Database Management System the most important and popular tools for persistence of data. While open-source RDBMS systems are not as widely used as proprietary systems like Oracle DB or SQL Server, but over the years, systems like MySQL have gained massive popularity. In a stereotypical view, SQL Server is considered to be an enterprise-level tool, MySQL has carved a niche as a backend for website development. This� paper is an attempt to set a benchmark in comparing �the performance of MySQL against SQL Server in Windows Environment. To test and evaluate the performance the Resort Management System named Repose is considered. The result shows �that SQL Server is still a significantly better performer when compared to MySQL.

Keywords: MySQL, SQL Server, Performance Analysis,Repose.