What is your favorite relational DB?

When it comes to relational databases, I've mainly worked with just MySQL and a bit of PostgreSQL.

Some of the most popular alternatives include Oracle, MariaDB, SQLite, ElevateDB and lots of others.

What is your preferred choice when it comes to relational databases and why would you recommend it?

Comments

[Jukka-Pekka Keisala]

Microsoft SQL because of tooling and documentation. I like also PostgreSQL with its additional NoSQL features.

[Ian Mubangizi]

PostgreSQL is so feature rich

[Margo McCabe]

Always an interesting discussion topic!

[Ken Aguilar]

MSSQL because of customer support. lol. For OSS projects, postgreSQL.

[Jesus Pacheco]

MySQL, it was my first experience.

[Chris Bongers]

MySQL, for me maybe just because I grew up with it.
But it works, easy to understand and I know the queries from the top of my head.

[JWP]

I'm a TSQL fan (Microsoft). They provide free of charge the Microsoft SQL Express product. More than enough for a small buisness.

[Mirko Vukušić]

MSSQL was allways one of the few MS products I really respected, especially it's tooling. However, lately it's Postgres.

[Tobias Nickel]

looking forward for the developers 10 favorit RDBMS article 😉

I like CouchDB. Since Version 2.0 I think we can also consider it a relational DB.

[hooopo wang]

Postgresql

[EzeM]

MSSQL