We performed a comparison between Citus Data and MariaDB based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Relational Databases Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It's very straightforward to implement the solution. It took us two days to set up everything."
"You can use Citus Data to write complex scripts. I like its version upgrades and disaster recovery as well."
"Its distributed processing capabilities are a standout feature. It requires minimal changes to get up and running if you already have a system on PostgreSQL. Citus can run in its natural state."
"The solution is very stable. It was originally built under MySQL. It has a similar level of stability."
"It's open source."
"For non-production purposes. I'm just using it for my personal project, so it works quite well. I haven't faced any errors yet."
"It's a very easy product to set up."
"I would say that for most use cases it works fine."
"From a customer perspective, MariaDB is a good choice for cluster configuration. It's also easy to operate and cheap."
"It is very simple to install, and the commands are exactly the same as MySQL."
"The solution's high availability is its most valuable aspect."
"Citus Data needs to improve its stability. Do not consider this product if you have the budget. It is still developing and has a lot of issues."
"There are many areas of improvement , especially in terms of DDL query routing. Even though it's masterless, DDL queries need to be sent to the coordinator node. Also, setting up a multi-node environment could be more straightforward."
"More features in monitoring and the reporting could make it better."
"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."
"The maintenance and performance could be a bit better."
"Replication could be better, and it's not so simple. It would be better if they had a replication server. It would make things a lot easier. You need to have that replication server, but not in the same server farm. Then there will be a bit of latency between both because you should have one in one city and another one in a different city. That kind of solution should be more baked into every single database today. Mirroring the database in a live environment where any record written on the production server replicates instantly across the fiber on the other server wasn't easy. Many people don't even bother with that, and they just run one server."
"The performance could be a bit better."
"I’m not sure if it can scale."
"MariaDB's GUI is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
"With respect to clustering and the master-slave configuration, sometimes the slave goes out of synch."
"The product needs more features and more functionality. It's imperative that it supports more platforms, and supports more operating systems."
Citus Data is ranked 18th in Relational Databases Tools with 3 reviews while MariaDB is ranked 5th in Relational Databases Tools with 52 reviews. Citus Data is rated 8.0, while MariaDB is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Citus Data writes "Efficiently handles high-traffic scenarios and compatible with PostgreSQL extensions, offering flexibility in database management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of MariaDB writes "Easy to deploy, cost-effective, and integrates seamlessly with other products". Citus Data is most compared with CockroachDB, YugabyteDB, Amazon Aurora, SQL Server and MySQL, whereas MariaDB is most compared with SQL Server, Oracle Database, Firebird SQL, PostgreSQL and MySQL. See our Citus Data vs. MariaDB report.
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