Materialized Views vs Regular Views

Developers should use materialized views when dealing with slow, complex queries in read-heavy applications, such as reporting dashboards, data analytics, or caching frequently accessed data meets developers should use regular views to encapsulate complex joins, aggregations, or filtering logic, making queries more readable and maintainable in applications. Here's our take.

Materialized Views

Nice Pick

Developers should use materialized views when dealing with slow, complex queries in read-heavy applications, such as reporting dashboards, data analytics, or caching frequently accessed data

Pros

• They are ideal for scenarios where real-time data is not critical, as they reduce database load and latency by serving precomputed results
• Related to: postgresql, oracle-database

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Regular Views

Developers should use regular views to encapsulate complex joins, aggregations, or filtering logic, making queries more readable and maintainable in applications

Pros

• They are essential for implementing row-level or column-level security in databases, such as hiding sensitive data from unauthorized users
• Related to: sql, relational-databases

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

These tools serve different purposes. Materialized Views is a database while Regular Views is a concept. We picked Materialized Views based on overall popularity, but your choice depends on what you're building.

The Bottom Line

Materialized Views wins

Based on overall popularity. Materialized Views is more widely used, but Regular Views excels in its own space.