CEO at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Consultant
Straightforward to install but when in a cluster, sometimes the slave goes out of synch
Pros and Cons
  • "MariaDB performs well as the backend database for our cloud-based telephony solution."
  • "With respect to clustering and the master-slave configuration, sometimes the slave goes out of synch."

What is our primary use case?

We are a software and service provider and we have a lot of customers who are using our platform on the backend, which includes MariaDB. Our platform is for cloud telephony and the interface is the PHP Laravel Apache Platform. We have a hosted PBX platform and we are using Asterix as a telephony server. MariaDB is the database part of the solution.

What is most valuable?

MariaDB performs well as the backend database for our cloud-based telephony solution.

What needs improvement?

With respect to clustering and the master-slave configuration, sometimes the slave goes out of synch. If one server goes down then the other server in the cluster should be able to handle the load. If the synchronization were better and it was easier to maintain the cluster then that would be an improvement.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using MariaDB for almost five years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability is good, although in clustering, with the master-slave configuration, sometimes the slave goes out of synch. To that extent, stability becomes a challenge and is impacted because we want both the master and slave to be in-synch.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have a lot of customers who are using our platform on the backend. Also, there are a lot of customers using our telephony product on the front end.

We have five or six clusters and as our business grows, we plan to use it more intensely.

How are customer service and support?

We have our own technical team and to this point, we have not subscribed to receive technical support. However, we are thinking of taking it now because sometimes we have difficulties. There are a number of companies who do provide technical support.

How was the initial setup?

The installation is straightforward, but depending on how efficient you want to make it, it can become complex. You have to have a good level of experience to be able to use it. Otherwise, there can be problems and you won't be able to handle it.

What about the implementation team?

My technical teams, including the development and instructure teams, were responsible for the deployment.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

This is an open-source product, which can be used free of charge.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We have not compared this product to many others. 

What other advice do I have?

Our use of MariaDB is very basic, so it's a good platform compared to many others.

As it is a good product, I can recommend it to any users. If you want to have paid versions then there is Oracle and Microsoft SQL, but MariaDB is quite good and unless you have some specialized requirements, of which I don't know what they could be, you can use mariaDB.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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System Analyst and Team Lead at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
A straightforward solution which is easy to install, but the license should be cheaper
Pros and Cons
  • "Installation is straightforward."
  • "The license should be cheaper and closer to that offered by MySQL, Oracle and other products."

What is our primary use case?

We are using the solution under the Oracle license. Since MariaDB is offline, we use its applications instead of MySQL. 

The solution offers all the principal features that are offered by MySQL, including the process which is used, features, function and system. 

The solution can provide SQL interface for data. 

What needs improvement?

The license should be cheaper and closer to that offered by MySQL, Oracle and other products. 

The solution needs more metrics on daily count. SQL Stripment should be addressed. 

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using MariaDB for the past five or six months. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable.

How are customer service and support?

We have not contacted technical support. 

How was the initial setup?

Installation is straightforward. 

It took maximum of a half to one hour to complete. It is not a big deal.

What about the implementation team?

The installation can be handled on one's own. 

There are two or three technical people responsible for the deployment. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

MySQL is under a license for Oracle, which means that it is free and cheaper than other systems and databases. 

When it comes to MariaDB, it should have a more cost-effective license. 

What other advice do I have?

We use the solution with our Internal application. It is not cloud based. Work bench is the interface for MYSQL. An additional interface is also available there from MariaDB. 

Integration does not present an issue. It works plain and simple, as if it's MySQL. When it comes to installation, we can control backup systems and there is much data found there, no problem at all. Given the software, the integration works fine and I use the solution in Windows and Linux Ubuntu. The Linux platform has nearly an identical work queue.  

I have found the solution to be easy to use from the get go, around five months back. It is simple and secure. No problems there. 

There are 100 people making use of the solution in our organization. 

I would recommend the solution to others. 

I rate MariaDB as a six out of ten. 

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Database Engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Vendor
Enterprise integration is valuable but the audit and security aspects of integration need improvements.

What is most valuable?

  • Reliability
  • Enterprise integration
  • Documentation
  • Certification
  • Support

How has it helped my organization?

It allows us to have an alternative solution to licensed DB's.

What needs improvement?

It requires enterprise integration improvements from the security, and audit perspective (AD integration etc.). Also, existing integration into BI tools is not present.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used it for three to four years.

How are customer service and technical support?

They provide a high level of technical support.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We switched due to a common OS integration strategy.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We switched due to a common OS integration strategy.

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IT at a construction company with 201-500 employees
Real User
Can be easily installed and is stable and scalable
Pros and Cons
  • "MariaDB is easy to install and is stable and scalable."
  • "It does not have tools for debugging procedures and functions."

What is our primary use case?

We're currently using it for billing.

What is most valuable?

MariaDB is easy to install and is stable and scalable.

What needs improvement?

It would be good to have tools for debugging procedures and functions.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using MariaDB for more than 10 years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It has been stable, and we have had no issues with it.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I think it's a scalable.

How are customer service and technical support?

My experience with technical support/customer service has been good.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is pretty straightforward and took about 30 minutes.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

This is an open source solution with no licensing fees.

What other advice do I have?

On a scale from one to ten, I would rate it at eight because it's a stable and scalable solution.

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