When it comes to handling large-scale, real-time data, not all SQL databases are created equal. In our Dockerized benchmark, SingleStore consistently outperformed MySQL and PostgreSQL across common query patterns in fintech and analytics applications.

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The post compares MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SingleStore using a benchmark with over 100 million transactions in Docker containers. The results show SingleStore has superior performance in handling complex queries involving heavy joins and analytics, while MySQL struggles and PostgreSQL performs better than MySQL but not as well as SingleStore. A full benchmarking setup is shared for readers to try on their own systems.

MySQL vs PostgreSQL vs SingleStore Performance in Docker