MariaDB 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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MariaDB

4.7

(72)

Pricing

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About MariaDB

MariaDB is the database for all, supporting any workload, in any cloud, at any scale. It has the versatility to support transactional, analytical & hybrid workloads as well as relational, JSON & hybrid data models. MariaDB scales from standalone databases & data warehouses to fully distributed SQL for executing millions of TPS & performing interactive, ad hoc analytics on billions of rows. Deploy MariaDB on commodity hardware, on all major public clouds & through MariaDB SkySQL DBaaS. MariaDB is the database for all, supporting any workload, in any cloud, at any scale.

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MariaDB Features

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Data Replication
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Multiple Programming Languages Supported
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Customizable Fields
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Data Capture and Transfer
Data Import/Export
Data Storage Management
Data Visualization
Disaster Recovery
Document Storage
High Availability
Real-Time Data
Real-Time Monitoring
Relational Database Management

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MariaDB User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.7

Ratings Breakdown

69%

31%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.5

Value for money

4.8

Customer support

4.2

Functionality

4.6

Armando I.

Verified reviewer

Computer Networking

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed January 2022

DB That makes difficult things easy.

With MariaDB I was able to get transactions above 52,000/sec between selects and filters. Real-time statistics with 3rd party tools allow you to see the correct operation. My implementations are at medium scales. They worked very well without much parameterization and tuning.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

What I appreciate the most about MariaDB is the interoperability it provides with the different DB administration tools, the compatibility, simplicity and robustness when handling large transactions places confidence in the product. I have been using it for 7 years with File Repositories DB.

Cons:

When performing dumps and/or migrations, it is usually a little problematic. It is necessary to use the correct parameters to obtain a comprehensive and secure backup for new installations. Experience in this context is required.

Jhonatan C.

Verified reviewer

Marketing and Advertising

2-10 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed July 2021

Review of mariadb by a developer from Peru

As a Peruvian developer I have used this database manager a lot, not only in software but also in virtual stores, storage of large amounts of information and I have never had problems with this manager

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I like the functionalities that it has similar to its predecessor, but it is easier to use for new programmers. the great compatibility with mysql is reassuring because you don't need a lot of translator or start from scratch with the database

Cons:

The only disadvantage that could arise would be in some case of incompatibility, but since they are very similar services we should not find any such case.

Justin S.

Verified reviewer

Computer Software

201-500 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed April 2021

Great product, but MySQL is still the standard

MariaDB is easy to set up and use, but I worry that its community support isn't where it needs to be in order to be a top contender against MySQL.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

MariaDB has picked up the community-oriented development mindset where MySQL left off since being acquired by Oracle. I've had virtually no problems with stability, and MariaDB seems to be actively developed.

Cons:

Unfortunately, the majority of the community still seems to use MySQL, and that will become a problem as MySQL and MariaDB continue to diverge. How many developers will want to support both platforms? It's difficult to say.

Reasons for switching to MariaDB

Oracle tends to ruin everything it touches, and we didn't want to risk being caught using one of its products if a drop-in replacement was available.

Verified

Reviewer

Computer Software

51-200 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed February 2023

A great RDBMS

Overall I am happy to use MariaDB as an RDBMS. It fulfills all of my requirements to develop a complete Web Application.Using MariaDB we can create dynamic web applications very easily and quickly as it supports standard SQL language. So no need to learn anything new to work with this.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

I mostly like pulling and storing data using standard SQL queries. We can define reference as foreign keys which keep the integrity of data.Also, auto-increment key generation is very helpful. Datetime and timestamp data types are very helpful to sort the records.The limit keyword is also there to pull the data in a pagination manner.Integration of MariaDB is very simple. I have used MariaDB with Java frameworks like Spring, Dropwizard, and Struts 2 and didn't face a single issue regarding its connectivity.

Cons:

The only thing is when a table grows much then pulling data using a SELECT query becomes slow than expected.

Verified

Reviewer

Computer Hardware

51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed February 2022

Review for MariaDB

I always use MariaDB for mine as well as mine client's project.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It is very much faster than MySQL, It can aslo be used to build web application for the clients. It has alot of features amazing functionalities and table and table management. Its 100% compatible and much important it is easy to use.

Cons:

The price is bit expensive but free version also alot of work can be done.

Reasons for choosing MariaDB

Its fast and time consuming

Aníbal M.

Verified reviewer

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed July 2018

Great experience a fast database and without many novelties

Currently I am carrying out a project independently for one of my clients and we have chosen MariaDB as a database, which gives me the advantage of being able to offer a simple and stable service without recharging the price of the licenses, although the time in what I have tried is little. I hope that this software is maintained over time and continues to grow. With MariaDB I have grown personally and professionally

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

MariaDB is something new in the market and at the beginning I was not sure about making the migration, but it has been very easy to use and has shown a lot of stability and speed, I really like it to be OpenSource with the software under the GPL license. This reduces many costs which gives a point in favor when choosing it, I like that it has a large community where there are always people willing to help in any problem, its configuration in the servers is quite simple and with very few resources can have the service operational, I like that the hosting providers have added it at no additional cost, which makes me consider it a lot when I'm going to implement a content manager or an electronic commerce system. New tables are an advantage in INFORMATION_SCHEMA

Cons:

Although the community has tried to guarantee 100% compatibility with MySQL the reality is that it is not quite true when migrating to MariaDB it is necessary to change some data types that are not available. I did not like that it is necessary to uninstall MySQL on my development servers in order to install MariaDB. This software is fine for small and medium projects but it is limited when you need a robust database and with many long and frequent queries so for large projects it is not a good option.

Héctor A.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2020

Better than MySQL

Is a complete, with a great community database with a feature set that grows version after version easy to work with most programming languages and truly open source.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

It is based on MySQL, and has great compatibility with tools based on it, it is OpenSource like MySQL, but the difference is that MariaDB is governed by the [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] of MySQL and not Oracle, Oracle is a Closed Source Database company, If someday they decide to remove the plug on MySQL or making it weaker to sell their products there would be no option to MySQL users, but MariaDB exists now.

Cons:

It's missing some statistic tools that PostGreSQL already comes with, they can be added but it might be kind of cumbersome, Tools are not as polished as MySQL Workbench, DBeaver is the best one that I tried but have some issues from time to time.

Giuseppe N.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed June 2022

Best opensource RDBMS solution

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

For years now, many hosts have offered MariaDB as RDBMS. DB management and performance are excellent, 90% of the work is done by the correct design of the data structure.

Cons:

No problem or defect regarding the use I make of it.

Anton T.

Verified reviewer

Information Services

Self-Employed

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed January 2023

Best optimized database WordPress

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Database optimization, data replication, data management

Cons:

Instalation is very hard, especially for beginner

Daniel P.

Verified reviewer

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed February 2018

The improved fork of an excellent solution, integrate with a lot of software

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Value for money

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Pros:

As a fork of another solution you have all the advantages of the old solution but with more actualizations and an improved experience. Easy to connect with a wide variety of DB clients and integrates with a large amount of software- Widely recommended as there are a lot of documentation on the web.

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