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."The solution is very stable. It was originally built under MySQL. It has a similar level of stability."
"MariaDB is scalable."
"MariaDB is easy to install and is stable and scalable."
"It is a scalable solution. It easily scales up and scales down."
"It's a very easy product to set up."
"One of the great features of MariaDB is its scalability. It's easy to handle even with large databases."
"The solution is very easy to implement."
"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."
"MemSQL supports the MySQL protocol, and many functions are similar, so the learning curve is very short."
"The paramount advantage is the exceptional speed."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to create pipelines, streamline and extract data from the pipelines."
"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."
"The product's initial setup phase was pretty straightforward, with no complex processes."
"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."
"I would like to see a better user interface which would make the tool less complex."
"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."
"When we have had issues with accidental computer shutdown or a power outage, our MariaDB database was corrupted."
"Master-master replication is something that needs to be simplified."
"Replication could be better, and it's not so simple. It would be better if they had a replication server. It would make things a lot easier. You need to have that replication server, but not in the same server farm. Then there will be a bit of latency between both because you should have one in one city and another one in a different city. That kind of solution should be more baked into every single database today. Mirroring the database in a live environment where any record written on the production server replicates instantly across the fiber on the other server wasn't easy. Many people don't even bother with that, and they just run one server."
"The maintenance and performance could be a bit better."
"It's not very stable. It needs improvement."
"MariaDB can improve by adding more features. There are a lot of features, which are available in Oracle, and which are not available in MariaDB. We hope they will introduce the features soon."
"The product can be developed further to provide more appropriate output to users as it is one of the areas where there are shortcomings."
"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."
"Poor key distribution can significantly impact performance, requiring a backward approach in design rather than adding tables incrementally."
"There should be more pipelines available because I think that if MemSQL can connect to other services, that would be great."
"We don't get good discounts in Pakistan."
"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 Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop.
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