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."Installation is straightforward."
"I am editing."
"The solution is very stable. It was originally built under MySQL. It has a similar level of stability."
"The solution has PL/SQL compatibility."
"The most valuable feature of MariaDB is the replication mode."
"The product has been stable and reliable."
"It is very simple to install, and the commands are exactly the same as MySQL."
"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 is easy to use."
"We use MySQL for enterprise data storage as well as part of the back-end of websites and web applications."
"It has a remote access feature to manage the database from a remote location. This enables in-work collaboration."
"MySQL is a scalable tool. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...The solution's technical support is good. I rate the technical support a nine out of ten."
"The solution has been very easy to scale so far."
"It's a mature solution that's been around for decades."
"The IO segregation in CGE is valuable."
"This is a lightweight product that is not demanding on the resources, which is what I think gives it the edge."
"I would like to see a better user interface which would make the tool less complex."
"MariaDB doesn't handle long or complex SQL queries quite as well as Oracle Database."
"Master-master replication is something that needs to be simplified."
"It does not have tools for debugging procedures and functions."
"We'd like more data intelligence."
"With respect to clustering and the master-slave configuration, sometimes the slave goes out of synch."
"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 PL/SQL performance is slow if you have big batch jobs running overnight."
"In terms of what I'd like to see in the next release, one thing that's always missing is dash boarding. There's no real BI tool for MySQL, like there is in Yellowfin and all the different tools that you get. They all have MySQL connectors, but there's no specific BI tool for MySQL. These open source projects have sprung up, but they're more general purpose."
"I would like to have features that allow us to jump between the cloud and our on-premises system."
"This solution needs to be improved when it comes to working with desktop applications on the developer side."
"It is not as powerful as SQL Server. It can be more powerful. It is not scalable and has certain limitations, which is not the case with SQL Server."
"Scalability could be improved."
"Since we upgraded from 8.0.12 to 8.0.22, it has had some slowness-related issues. Some of the queries that were fast previously are quite slow now. I did some research, and I found many people complaining about it."
"When it comes to supporting big data, there is space to improve upon the database engines that are supported by MySQL."
"Sometimes, not because the version is not the latest version, there are some issues with it. Sometimes there's an issue with the server which creates issues with it."
MariaDB is ranked 4th in Open Source Databases with 52 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 "Easy to deploy, cost-effective, and integrates seamlessly with other products". 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, Firebird SQL, PostgreSQL and Percona Server, whereas MySQL is most compared with Firebird SQL, PostgreSQL, Teradata, SAP HANA and SQL Server. See our MariaDB vs. MySQL report.
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