Is SQL better than CSV?

Is SQL more efficient than CSV?

Generally, CSV is much, much faster than MySQL.

Why are SQL databases better than CSV files?

They're faster; unless you're loading the entire flat file into memory, a database will allow faster access in almost all cases. They're safer; databases are easier to safely backup; they have mechanisms to check for file corruption, which flat files do not.

Is CSV good for database?

CSV stands for comma-separated values and is a file format that can be imported and exported from files that store data in tables. Some examples of programs that use CSV files are Microsoft Excel, Notepad, Google Docs, and DB Browser for SQLite, which makes CSV files a great way to populate your database.

Is SQL good for storing data?

SQL, which stands for structured query language, is the industry standard language for interacting with relational databases. At Shopify, we use MySQL as our RDBMS. MySQL is durable, resilient, and persistent. We trust MySQL to store our data and never, ever lose it.