We compared Firebird SQL and MariaDB based on our user's reviews in several parameters.
Firebird SQL and MariaDB both have their strengths and weaknesses. Firebird SQL is praised for its integration with programming languages, performance, scalability, and customer service. However, it needs improvement in speed, documentation, and query optimization. On the other hand, MariaDB excels in performance, security, and scalability, with flexible pricing and excellent customer support. However, it needs enhancement in query optimization, error reporting, and user interface. Overall, Firebird SQL focuses on integration and service quality, while MariaDB emphasizes performance and security.
Features: Firebird SQL offers seamless integration with various programming languages, efficient resource management, and strong data security. In contrast, MariaDB boasts excellent performance, powerful query optimization, and extensive community support.
Pricing and ROI: The setup cost for Firebird SQL is praised for its affordability and simplicity, while MariaDB offers a flexible pricing structure and easy setup process. Both products provide satisfactory licensing options, with Firebird SQL being straightforward and MariaDB offering value for money., Firebird SQL has received positive user feedback regarding its return on investment, while MariaDB's overall ROI was deemed positive based on user input.
Room for Improvement: Firebird SQL can improve in terms of performance, speed, documentation, error messages, query optimization, and compatibility with other databases. However, MariaDB needs enhancements in query performance, error reporting, debugging, user interface, and user-friendly features.
Deployment and customer support: Users have mixed reviews regarding the duration required to establish a new tech solution with Firebird SQL. Some users reported a relatively quick process, while others mentioned spending several months on deployment alone. In contrast, reviews for MariaDB also had varying timeframes, with some users spending three months on deployment and an additional week on setup, and others spending a week for both deployment and setup. Thus, there are differences in the time required between Firebird SQL and MariaDB., The customer service and support provided by Firebird SQL is highly regarded by users. They praised the prompt and efficient assistance, knowledgeable and friendly support team, and the responsiveness of customer service. In comparison, MariaDB's customer service has also been praised for their helpfulness, responsiveness, and expertise. Users found the support to be reliable, knowledgeable, and prompt in addressing their queries or issues.
The summary above is based on 37 interviews we conducted recently with Firebird SQL and MariaDB users. To access the review's full transcripts, download our report.
"The documentation is very well written."
"I can deploy it on Linux, Mac OS, and Windows — it's very easy."
"The product was easy to use."
"I find the ease of deployment to be the most valuable aspect of this solution."
"I appreciate the fact that, once the database is embedded, it doesn't need to be administered, and removes the requirement for a specific server."
"Robustness is the absolutely main feature."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is reliable, offers good performance, and is easy to use."
"The solution is very useful for stock management."
"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."
"MariaDB can solve things better than MySQL. Maria DB has better performance than MySQL."
"The solution runs very quickly. It's not slow at all."
"A valuable feature is that we can use it for quite a few things, all the things you'd expect from a server—along the lines of Linux's Lightweight Directory."
"Easy to use and available in most environments."
"It is an absolutely stable solution."
"It is a stable solution."
"We like the easy way that we can collect data from other databases."
"It would be good to have more automation and integration with the tools from other vendors."
"It would be interesting if they added functionality with redundancy, reputation, and variability."
"The security of the users could improve in Firebird SQL."
"Database sharing is a capability that Firebird SQL lacks."
"I don't think the solution is very scalable, because the scalability of the performance when using more than one process is not very good."
"Firebird SQL's performance has slowed since Firebird SQL 3 or 3.5 versions, where they developed over-the-wire encryption."
"The main feature I expect is to be able to work with different databases at the same time because that's a wishlist item for me."
"It would be nice to have a graphical user interface to handle the product."
"The price could be less expensive."
"It does not have tools for debugging procedures and functions."
"It would be good if they can maybe improve the mass import in the database. Currently, for importing a large number of data, we create a CSV file and upload all the things in the system. The system does not activate them by default. We have to do this manually. This may be due to the version we are using, but this is something we would like to see improved."
"I’m not sure if it can scale."
"It would be helpful if I could specify multiple drives for the database storage."
"The GUI could be improved a bit. The user interface needs to be improved."
"MariaDB doesn't handle long or complex SQL queries quite as well as Oracle Database."
"Data continuity could be improved."
Firebird SQL is ranked 4th in Open Source Databases with 14 reviews while MariaDB is ranked 3rd in Open Source Databases with 51 reviews. Firebird SQL is rated 7.8, while MariaDB is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Firebird SQL writes "A stable and freely available tool with well-written documents". On the other hand, the top reviewer of MariaDB writes "Simultaneously use active server capabilities but lacks the maturity ". Firebird SQL is most compared with MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite and Oracle MySQL Cloud Service, whereas MariaDB is most compared with SQL Server, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL, MySQL and Percona Server. See our Firebird SQL vs. MariaDB report.
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