We performed a comparison between MariaDB and MySQL based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Open Source Databases solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I am editing."
"MariaDB is easy to install and is stable and scalable."
"MariaDB is stable and the initial setup is straightforward."
"The solution's high availability is its most valuable aspect."
"The solution runs very quickly. It's not slow at all."
"The solution is very easy to implement."
"MariaDB is scalable."
"The most valuable feature of MariaDB is the replication mode."
"I would use MySQL for a medium project, with around 1,00,000 hundred thousand users, because of the indexing and stored procedures."
"The solution is free to use, which is its most valuable aspect."
"We use it as a data store and from that perspective, we get everything we need."
"We use the basic features of MySQL. The interface that allows us to see the parameters of the server is good."
"While MySQL offers strong basic functionality."
"Fully scalable and stable SQL-based RDBMS, with a straightforward and easy setup."
"The easy access to the data and the ability to sort the data with multiple methods are very valuable features."
"I am totally satisfied with MySQL."
"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."
"It would be helpful if I could specify multiple drives for the database storage."
"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 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."
"Could have more integration with user platforms."
"One feedback I can quickly provide is the need for a robust IDE for MongoDB. The existing PHP admin console doesn't meet the client's requirements effectively."
"There is room for improvement in terms of security."
"MariaDB should provide HA and archive logging... I haven't had the opportunity to use the features provided by the solution since I don't know how to see them."
"It could be a little bit simpler to use."
"I would like to have the ability to cancel a query in SQL Developer."
"MySQL's performance needs to be improved for enterprise-level applications compared to Oracle and Postgres."
"I feel that some tools which make it easier to create queries or make it easier for other functions would be really interesting to see."
"The solution is expensive."
"The solution could improve the monitoring. At the present time, you need to use third-party monitoring solutions."
"The auto-tuning and NDB cluster has some limitations regarding foreign keys."
"MySQL's performance requires attention. For optimal performance, one should review and sometimes revise the code, particularly when using server-side scripting."
MariaDB is ranked 3rd in Open Source Databases with 51 reviews while MySQL is ranked 1st in Open Source Databases with 142 reviews. MariaDB is rated 8.2, while MySQL is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of MariaDB writes "Simultaneously use active server capabilities but lacks the maturity ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of MySQL writes "Good beginner base but it should have better support for backups". MariaDB is most compared with SQL Server, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL, Firebird SQL and Percona Server, whereas MySQL is most compared with Firebird SQL, PostgreSQL, Teradata, SQL Server and Oracle Database. See our MariaDB vs. MySQL report.
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