What can I use instead of MySQL?

Why you should not use MySQL?

Don't use MySQL if another DBMS is going to prove cheaper / better value. Other leading DBMSs like Oracle or SQL Server have many features that MySQL does not. Also if your employer already has a large investment in other DBMSs it may be prohibitively expensive and difficult to support MySQL without good reason.

Are there any alternatives to SQL?

Some of these alternative SQL query languages include: SchemeQL, CLSQL, ScalaQL and ScalaQuery for the Scheme and Scala dialects of Lisp, respectively. SQLStatement and ActiveRecord for Ruby. HaskellDB for Haskell.

Is MySQL still relevant?

Today, MySQL is one of the most popular and widely used SQL databases. It is also one of the most used databases in Web Applications. Some of the world's largest Web-Scale applications (e.g., Facebook, Uber) uses MySQL.