• InnoDB 有行级别的锁，而 MyISAM 只能锁定到表级别。
• InnoDB 有更好的故障恢复机制.
• MyISAM 有全文索引，InnoDB 直到5.6(Feb 2013)才拥有。
• InnoDB 实现了事物、外键和关系限制, MyISAM 没有.

ref: https://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/1/what-are-the-main-differences-between-innodb-and-myisam

总的来说，引用完整性和事物才是数据库的本质，所以说：“MyISAM is a file system that understands SQL. There’s no comparison. If you want a database engine with MySQL, use InnoDB.”

ref: https://jeremystein.com/journal/innodb-versus-myisam-no-comparison/