We performed a comparison between MariaDB vs PostgreSQL based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Both solutions are easy to deploy, have good features, an open-source version, good support, and a proven ROI. Which solution you choose will depend on what suits your company’s specific needs and requirements best.
"The speed and functionality are the most valuable features."
"One of the great features of MariaDB is its scalability. It's easy to handle even with large databases."
"The solution is very easy to implement."
"It is a stable solution."
"Installation is straightforward."
"I haven't faced any technical issues with the product, and it works fine."
"The most valuable feature of MariaDB is the replication mode."
"The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that it is an open-source product and offers its users great online community support."
"We use the solution to store tables. It is stable and performs well."
"What I like is that it's quite powerful in terms of performance."
"PostgreSQL is very powerful, easy to manage, and has many features."
"It's a standard reliable database management system."
"PostgreSQL is very easy to use. I have experience in Oracle SQL and PostgreSQL uses the same syntax which makes it is easy for me to develop."
"The community support and the open-source community for it are good."
"The solution has many valuable features such as it easy to use and the interface is intuitive."
"The most valuable feature is the performance."
"The interface should be more user-friendly. It should be able to connect directly to the database and Interact with it without having to use commands. It needs better integration."
"In the next release, I would like to see improvements in the scalability and redundancy features."
"It should work across all fields like SQLite, as it is the basis of any application, even apps for phones and the like."
"Master-master replication is something that needs to be simplified."
"The solution should do some fine-tuning on maybe the transaction per second so that users can get more than they can on the Microsoft SQL Server."
"When we have had issues with accidental computer shutdown or a power outage, our MariaDB database was corrupted."
"The license should be cheaper and closer to that offered by MySQL, Oracle and other products."
"It doesn't have the same level of maturity metrics as Postgres."
"PostgreSQL could improve by being more user-friendly. In SQL Server they have a studio where you can easily do management but not in this solution."
"As PostgreSQL is an open-source product, you do have to do a bit more configuration and management yourself."
"If it was free to use, it would be the perfect solution."
"Integration with other platforms could be improved."
"There are several features I would like to improve that aren't working as expected. It's likely that the latest version is doing something that was missed in the previous versions. For example, the output parameters — the stored procedures — is something new in PostgreSQL that Firebird has already had for a long time."
"There could be a plugin to distribute the data on servers for the product."
"Instead of the installation agent downloading all the packages for the install, it should allow the user to download the packages separately on their own to do the install."
"The pricing could be better."
MariaDB is ranked 4th in Open Source Databases with 52 reviews while PostgreSQL is ranked 2nd in Open Source Databases with 123 reviews. MariaDB is rated 8.2, while PostgreSQL is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of MariaDB writes "Easy to deploy, cost-effective, and integrates seamlessly with other products". On the other hand, the top reviewer of PostgreSQL writes " Real-time data capture optimizes database performance but Views create problems". MariaDB is most compared with SQL Server, Oracle Database, Firebird SQL, MySQL and Percona Server, whereas PostgreSQL is most compared with Firebird SQL, EDB Postgres Advanced Server, MySQL, Chroma and SQLite. See our MariaDB vs. PostgreSQL report.
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