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.
"Robustness is the absolutely main feature."
"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."
"The solution is very useful for stock management."
"I can deploy it on Linux, Mac OS, and Windows — it's very easy."
"The most valuable feature of Firebird SQL is the creation of databases."
"Firebird SQL is an open-source solution and can run on most operating systems, such as Linux, Unix, and Windows."
"The documentation is very well written."
"It helps us in detecting all kinds of problems in the code, such as bad quality, unclear code, or any violation in the code or best practices."
"The solution is very easy to implement."
"It is a stable solution."
"From the user's perspective, the performance of the columnar queries is very good in terms of the database when comparing it to the Oracle, and MySQL."
"The speed and functionality are the most valuable features."
"It is a scalable solution. It easily scales up and scales down."
"I like the global transaction IDs (GTIDs) feature. It's quite reliable for replication between a master and a replica server, and it's a feature that MySQL also has but implemented differently."
"MariaDB is stable and the initial setup is straightforward."
"The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that it is a cloud-based tool, so it is pretty fast."
"The solution could improve by providing partitioning and encryption. It is not at the higher level of database solution but it could be with some upgrades."
"Firebird SQL's performance has slowed since Firebird SQL 3 or 3.5 versions, where they developed over-the-wire encryption."
"Technical support and performance could be better. We have some problems with this solution, but we don't know if the problem is with the database or the configuration. For example, sometimes, the users can't access the database."
"On large databases, we have some difficulties."
"Database sharing is a capability that Firebird SQL lacks."
"It is not easy to integrate the tool with Visual Studio."
"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."
"It would be nice to have a graphical user interface to handle the product."
"It's not very stable. It needs improvement."
"An improvement would be scaling it up to the levels of Oracle, especially when it comes to resilience, so that we can do higher transactions for two databases or power our operation."
"The configuration could be improved. It should be easier."
"There is room for improvement in terms of security."
"It doesn't have the same level of maturity metrics as Postgres."
"The price could be less expensive."
"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."
"With respect to clustering and the master-slave configuration, sometimes the slave goes out of synch."
Firebird SQL is ranked 3rd in Open Source Databases with 14 reviews while MariaDB is ranked 4th in Open Source Databases with 52 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 "Easy to deploy, cost-effective, and integrates seamlessly with other products". 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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