Should you use open-source databases?
Several sources confirm the growing popularity of open-source databases. For example, the DB-Engines ranking shows that open-source databases have been overtaking commercial ones since early 2021 in terms of popularity.
The top 4 most used databases are, indeed, all open source.
The adoption of open-source databases is set to grow. According to this Percona survey, nearly half of IT companies are planning to increase their adoption of open-source solutions in the upcoming years...