The following table lists the string data types available in MySQL and shows whether or not they are available in Oracle, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server:
NOTE: The size allowances on SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and Oracle may be different even if the data type name is the same.
| String data types in MySQL | Also available in | ||
| Data Type | SQL Server | PostgreSQL | Oracle |
| CHAR | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| VARCHAR | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| BINARY | Yes | No | No |
| VARBINARY | Yes | No | No |
| BLOB | No | No | No |
| TINYBLOB | No | No | No |
| MEDIUMBLOB | No | No | No |
| LONGBLOB | No | No | No |
| TEXT | Yes | Yes | No |
| TINYTEXT | No | No | No |
| MEDIUMTEXT | No | No | No |
| LONGTEXT | No | No | No |
| ENUM | No | No | No |
| SET | No | No | No |