The following comparison chart explains their main differences:
BETWEEN Operator
This operator is used to selects the range of data between two values.
It returns records whose column value lies in between the defined range.
IN Operator
The values can be numbers, text, and dates as well. It is a logical operator to determine whether or not a specific value exists within a set of values. This operator reduces the use of multiple OR conditions with the query.
It compares the specified column's value and returns the records when the match exists in the set of values.
The following syntax illustrates this operator:
SELECT * FROM table_name
WHERE column_name BETWEEN 'value1' AND 'value2'; The following syntax illustrates this operator:
SELECT * FROM table_name
WHERE column_name IN ('value1','value 2');
