BETWEEN clause versus <= AND >=

Question

Is there a performance difference between using a BETWEEN clause or using <= AND >= comparisons?

i.e. these two queries:

SELECT *  
  FROM table           


        

Answer 1

You better check your execution plans because there can be some weird edge cases where BETWEEN can have a different execution plan from the standard >= and <= combination.

https://blog.pythian.com/oracle-can-between-and-greater-than-or-equal-to-and-less-than-or-equal-to-differ/

Caveat emptor obviously. But since execution plans can change over time and I really do not have an appetite to test such things, I rather not use BETWEEN at all.

Sometimes less choice is better.