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A few other things I would add:

- MySQL performs a bit better when reading by primary key

- Postgres performs a bit better when doing random inserts/updates.

- MySQL you don't need to worry about vacuums

- The MySQL query optimizer is nice because you can give it hints when it misbehaves. This can be a godsend during certain production incidents.

- Last I checked MySQL still has a nicer scaling story than postgres, but I'm not sure what the latest here is.

- Connection pooling is still heavily in MySQLs favor i.e. you don't need the PG bouncer for lots for scenarios.




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