MySQL Data Access Components vs. SQLGate vs. TRichView vs. dbExpress Drivers Comparison Chart

Enjoy the highest performance and unlimited possibilities when working with MySQL. MySQL Data Access Components (MyDAC) is a library of components that provides direct access to MySQL and MariaDB from Delphi and C++Builder, including Community Edition, as well as Lazarus (and Free Pascal) on Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, and Android for both 32-bit and 64-bit platforms. Applications based on MyDAC can connect directly to MySQL server or work through the MySQL client library. MySQL Data Access Components are designed to help programmers develop MySQL database applications faster and easier. MyDAC is a complete replacement for standard MySQL connectors and presents an efficient alternative to the Borland Database Engine (BDE) and standard dbExpress driver for access to MySQL.

TRichView is a suite of native Delphi/C++Builder VCL/FireMonkey and Lazarus (Free Pascal) LCL components for displaying, editing, and printing complex rich text documents. TRichView can be used to develop advanced text editors, web/help/book authoring applications, chats and messengers, organizers and diaries, multimedia encyclopedias, and other applications that need a high-quality rich text editor or a hypertext user interface. Supported FireMonkey platforms, Windows, 64-bit macOS. The components support various character attributes (fonts, subscripts/superscripts, colored text background, custom drawn). Documents can contain tables, pictures, images from image lists, footnotes and endnotes, and any Delphi controls. Left, right, center, or justify paragraph alignment, custom margins and indents, multilevel bullets and numbering, background images, print preview, data-aware versions, and more.