We performed a comparison between MariaDB and Percona Server 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 an absolutely stable solution."
"MariaDB is stable and the initial setup is straightforward."
"The solution is very easy to implement."
"MariaDB has a straightforward initial setup with easy-to-understand documentation."
"There is the need for a robust IDE for MongoDB. The existing PHP admin console doesn't meet the client's requirements effectively."
"MariaDB is a user-friendly solution. Performance wise, it's better than SQL. With SQL, I would need to write a number of queries. In contrast, MariaDB is light."
"MariaDB is easy to install and is stable and scalable."
"It's a very easy product to set up."
"We find the product mostly stable."
"It does not have tools for debugging procedures and functions."
"When we have had issues with accidental computer shutdown or a power outage, our MariaDB database was corrupted."
"The customer service and support are okay. But the response time is slow. Moreover, the material is not available freely."
"The configuration could be improved. It should be easier."
"Lacks time series data and additional driving support would be helpful."
"It should work across all fields like SQLite, as it is the basis of any application, even apps for phones and the like."
"The difficult part related to the product stems not from the tool itself but is related to learning how to implement the product in the right way without creating any wrong configuration that could cause security issues or performance issues."
"The product needs more features and more functionality. It's imperative that it supports more platforms, and supports more operating systems."
"If Percona had flashback capabilities, it would be ideal."
MariaDB is ranked 3rd in Open Source Databases with 30 reviews while Percona Server is ranked 8th in Open Source Databases with 1 review. MariaDB is rated 8.0, while Percona Server is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of MariaDB writes "Allows for fetching data from multiple correlated or related databases in a single query, user-friendly and easy to handle". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Percona Server writes "Open-source and free to use with a good community". MariaDB is most compared with SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle Database, MySQL and Amazon Aurora, whereas Percona Server is most compared with MySQL, EDB Postgres Advanced Server, PostgreSQL and Oracle MySQL Cloud Service.
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