We performed a comparison between MariaDB and SingleStore based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Oracle, PostgreSQL, MariaDB and others in Open Source Databases."It is a scalable solution. It easily scales up and scales down."
"MariaDB has a straightforward initial setup with easy-to-understand documentation."
"We use MariaDB for identity provider services. Most of the things that we are doing are deployed in the container mode. All such solutions require a database, and MariaDB is easier to use for these kinds of deployments."
"The product has good documentation and you can find many examples online."
"MariaDB is stable and the initial setup is straightforward."
"The product has been stable and reliable."
"The solution is very stable. It was originally built under MySQL. It has a similar level of stability."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is a relational database, which is fairly reliable...It is a stable solution."
"The ability to store data in memory is a standout feature, enhanced by robust failover mechanisms."
"The product can automatically reinstall and reconfigure in case of a shutdown."
"It's a distributed relational database, so it does not have a single server, it has multiple servers. Its architecture itself is fast because it has multiple nodes to distribute the workload and process large amounts of data."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to create pipelines, streamline and extract data from the pipelines."
"MemSQL supports the MySQL protocol, and many functions are similar, so the learning curve is very short."
"The product's initial setup phase was pretty straightforward, with no complex processes."
"The paramount advantage is the exceptional speed."
"In future releases, mainly the addition of security features would be beneficial for MariaDB."
"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."
"Master-master replication is something that needs to be simplified."
"The dashboard and pricing need improvement."
"I’m not sure if it can scale."
"In the next release, I would like to see improvements in the scalability and redundancy features."
"I'd like to see improved materialized views, like the ability to save select queries. This feature is missing in MariaDB compared to other relational databases like Oracle and SQL Server."
"Document caching is an area of concern in the product, where improvements are required to help MariaDB improve on the previous queries as they are retained, and you can roll back to them."
"We don't get good discounts in Pakistan."
"Poor key distribution can significantly impact performance, requiring a backward approach in design rather than adding tables incrementally."
"It is not the optimal choice for direct data collection through queries, and it's more suited for aggregation tasks."
"For new customers, it's very tough to start. Their documentation isn't organized, and there's no online training available. SingleStore is working on it, but that's a major drawback."
"The product can be developed further to provide more appropriate output to users as it is one of the areas where there are shortcomings."
"There should be more pipelines available because I think that if MemSQL can connect to other services, that would be great."
"Having the ability to migrate servers using a single command would be extremely beneficial."
MariaDB is ranked 3rd in Open Source Databases with 51 reviews while SingleStore is ranked 6th in Database as a Service with 7 reviews. MariaDB is rated 8.2, while SingleStore is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of MariaDB writes "Simultaneously use active server capabilities but lacks the maturity ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SingleStore writes "A reasonably priced product that offers good speed and seamless support". MariaDB is most compared with SQL Server, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL, Firebird SQL and Vertica, whereas SingleStore is most compared with SQL Server, MySQL, Teradata, Oracle Database and Amazon RDS.
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